Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

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."

That much was true: Mr. Seven had an eye for talent.

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

people had reached out with a

his brow

then, his

James answered, "Dr. Clarke."

"How's Briony?"

She'll need to stay in the

she's going to

sigh.

didn't feel

against her will during the divorce proceedings. That's kidnapping, plain and simple. I've already called the police-what Stewart's done

But there's

thought you had a good

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

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

me to believe that? If he's so sick he needs intensive care, how did