Chapter 1324

The man raised an eyebrow and stood up, making his way to the edge of the small riverboat, the kind used for carrying modest cargo.

Peering into the water, he spotted a figure floating and let out a chuckle

“Looks like we ve hit the jackpot Tell Omar we’ve found the man, he said with a smirk

Quickly, they hauled Fitch aboard

Fitch was out cold, burning up with fever, his wounds festering in dire need of proper care

Abner had just gotten off the phone with Omar and finding the man so soon had put him in a fairly good mood

His gaze fell on the figure sprawled on the deck, and he frowned

If they didn’t get a doctor soon, the guy was as good as dead.

And the Haskins family was all aflutter, planning Fitch’s funeral, unaware he was bobbing in the water this whole time

Abner had no desire to untangle those high society secrets

Dock this thing and get a doc for him he commanded

Mr Olson, shouldn’t we send a servant instead?”

Fitch? His friend lan blocked my shipment just the other week. I didn’t chop him into mincemeat only out of respect for Omar

The inquisitor shrank back wisely choosing silence

They were a good distance from Greenfield, in a city about sixty miles out

As soon as they docked Fitch was whisked away to an unassuming little villa

When Omar got the call, he was taken aback, he hadn’t expected Fitch to still be breathing.

he turned to Comelia

proper

I’ll call Mr Raymond”

Omars

even known these men before, and

watched her dial lan with practiced ease

had been waiting for any word, but this

from you, Omar, and Abner, does anyone else

says they just fished

look

she’d heard wrong.

so

sidling up to Omar and

Quid pro quo

might need

solidifying connections always handy for future

his

from her lips down to her neck, then to her legs, growing hotter

swallowed hard, suppressing the surge of

take you home

see you next time

stepped back leaving him

was just using him leveraging his power.

he couldn’t shake the feeling that maybe, just maybe. Comelia cared for him too Why else would she use tum and not someone

‘Cornelia

involuntarily uttered her name as he grabbed her waist bercely.

tensed, taken

with a sly smile, she teased. Have you changed your mind about having some

for ten minutes before

like this happens again dont go to others Come to

with a smile, grabbing her bag and nodding at

with that, she was off no lingering looks no hesitation

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