Regretting the Wife He Threw Away

Chapter 427

James fixed his gaze on Ferdinand and asked, "What exactly is your relationship with Mr. Seven?"

He could see the suspicion in James's eyes as plain as day.

Ferdinand offered a calm, gentle smile. "The important figure who brought me to Northborough as a doctor recently-that's Mr. Seven."

James frowned. "Mr. Seven's not well?"

"Right. It's not cancer, but over the years he let his health slide, so he's got all kinds of chronic issues."

James's frown deepened. "So what do you think of him as a person?"

Ferdinand hesitated, then countered, "Mr. Delaney, do you find Mr. Seven untrustworthy?"

James was caught off guard. "Not exactly. It's just that Dr. Clarke mentioned something about Mr. Seven in Astara the other day."

"My relationship with Mr. Seven is strictly professional. I don't know much about his private affairs." Ferdinand paused, then added, "But I have heard he values talent, and apparently he doesn't have much family-most of the money he makes goes straight into charity work."

much was true: Mr. Seven had

was Briony's painting that had caught his attention in the first place;

why his people had reached out with

ease, rubbing his brow as if

his

James answered, "Dr. Clarke."

"How's Briony?"

infection. She'll need to stay in the

she's going

sigh. "I'm glad to

didn't feel relieved at

kidnapping, plain and simple. I've already

time. But there's more to this than you know.

defending Stewart, then the next time we see each other, let's just pretend we're strangers. I always thought you had a good head on your

for a moment. "I'm sorry. I know it's too late to say anything now, but there's something you need to pass on to

He's just not out of intensive care yet. The earliest he could