He hesitated bit, finally said. «Know, poisoning spot on.» «Wife involved.»
«You right everything, know sure now.» «How found?» Christina turned Victor. «Simple.»
«Installed cameras.» «Home, office.» «Learned partner romancing Julia.» «Poisoned me together.» «As said, gave wife alibi enter inheritance later.»
«My father-in-law bankrupt.» «Decided fix affairs my expense.» «What horror!» Christina pressed hands cheeks.
«But I’m divorcing too.» «Caught cheating.» «Oh, such beauty won’t stay single long,» Victor smiled.
«Note, inviting you date first.» «Case other candidates.» «By way, what wife partner?» Christina kept amazed.
«Threw both, half company too.» «Now seeking good security chief.» «Just interviewing,» Victor sighed.
«Want change job? I’d take you personal assistant.» «Oh no, thanks.» «Love my job,» Christina smiled.
«Know, can help security chief.» «And good person.» «Former cop, now private detective.»
«Great, call him,» Victor commanded. «By way, let’s breakfast.» «Hungry.»
«What doing area?» «Returned parents’ apartment,» she sighed. «Still property division.» «If need pay lawyer, ready.»
«As thanks,» Victor offered. «Anyway, maybe faucet leaks repair needed? All do.» «Started that.»
«Then built suburban homes.» Sat cafe till lunch. Nicholas Parker arrived interview there.
Former detective, license revoked Veronica Davis complaint, businessman quickly bonded. Nicholas Parker smiled. Christina no longer felt obligated him.
With Victor saw often since. He didn’t push advice, invited. Lunches, dinners often with Max.
Even befriended their cat, namesake. Generally, quickly entered close circle. At ambulance station whispered Smith quickly replaced husband.
But didn’t care. Alex didn’t try reconcile. His head that secretary.
From son Christina knew Vicky moved their home. Two months later divorce court. Christina awaited light panic.
Knowing husband pull stunt. Entered courtroom alone, head down. Victor conducting meeting then.
Ashamed ask cancel for support. But Alex shamelessly brought lover. Stood smirking almost ex-wife’s face.
Christina burned shame situation. So didn’t hear judge question immediately. «You have lawyer?» «No, alone.»
Woman mumbled suddenly heard noise behind. «Will be lawyer,» Victor stated authoritatively, sitting her side. Nearby Nicholas Parker Veronica Davis, looking guilty today.
«Best, Swanson.» «Excellent,» judge nodded, «begin.» Next Christina middle-aged man expensive suit appeared.
He smiled fleetingly, handed secretary papers. Alex wilted eyes, girl fidgeted uneasy. «Honorable court,» lawyer Swanson began, «client married ten years.»
«All years impeccably kept home, raised child.» «Husband meanwhile cheated spent family money other women.» «Last two months withdrew huge sum joint accounts.»
«Evidence?» judge looked interested. «Of course.» «All submitted documents,» Swanson nodded.
«Insist half joint apartment, return half withdrawn funds, division account remnants.» «My money!» Alex exploded. «Pulled mother their side.»
«Shame raised such son!» Veronica Davis replied dignity. Hour later court decided. Christina got all lawyer requested, plus full child custody.
Father could see, but weekends only. Left courtroom smiling. Veronica Davis followed, together went Max.
Boy stared dazed adult crowd, then grandma pulled new plush bear from bag. «This from me Uncle Nick!» she said embarrassed blushed. «Now I have grandpa too?» boy amazed, looking her former detective.
«Possibly,» Veronica Davis blushed. «Well, celebrate?» Half year later mother-in-law married new security chief — Victor, same detective she revoked license. He forgave woman fell for her.
And Christina Victor quietly married almost right after divorce. Now with husband, son, new bear cat lived same cottage fate once brought her.
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