High Stakes Seduction - Book 4 by LeCoeur Ami

Author:LeCoeur, Ami [LeCoeur, Ami]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Career Life Press
Published: 2014-11-07T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

“Thanks for getting back to me, Mr. Conner,” I said into my cell phone as I walked toward my favorite lunch spot.

“Happy to help, Angelina,” Conner said, his deep voice booming through the speakers of my phone. I was glad he'd called me back so soon, but I knew by his tone that there was some hesitancy on his part. Maybe the news wasn’t exactly something I would want to hear. Well, he was an attorney, family friend or not. And like most attorneys, he tended to be reserved and proper.

“Are you sure you want to be digging into this?” he asked. Maybe he thought what I was doing was wrong.

“What have you found, Mr. Conner?”

My heart raced in my chest as I told my very creative imagination to shut up and listen. So far, I had kept my secret of finding the birth certificate from Maria. Until I found out what this was about, I didn't want her worrying or stressed.

We had grown up as sisters. Very close sisters in a close-knit family. And until the accident that took Mama's life, we'd had our own special little circle.

Finding the birth certificate had thrown open all kinds of imagining on my part. Had Mom and Dad had a baby—Maria—before they were married? That would have been sooo frowned upon back then. No wonder they'd keep it secret.

But I couldn't help thinking there was another possibility. Maybe Dad wasn't her Dad. That's the one I couldn't let go of. The thought that Maria might have a different father had been quite a shock for me—one I really didn't want to think about. I couldn't begin to imagine what it might be like for Maria to find out—if it was true.

I mean, Dad had always been Dad. There was never a question. Not to us.

So, before I would be willing to even hint at a scandal or any irregularities, I wanted to be absolutely certain of the facts. Or as certain as I could be, given that Mama and Dad were now both gone.

“Well,” Conner said, drawing in a long breath, “first of all, the birth certificate is legitimate. Maria was, indeed, born before your parents were married. Your father legally adopted her after their marriage. She was about eighteen months old at that time."

"So, that doesn't make sense. We know how many years they were married, We would have noticed if it was after Maria was born."

"Angie, I'm sorry. Perhaps they lied to you to keep up appearances. I checked the court records, and they were married two months before the adoption."

I slowed my pace, my mind reeling. Mom and Dad lied to us? It wasn't unheard of for people to have sex and babies before marriage, but how did they keep this a secret from us? If that was true, then…

"I'm sorry, but I have to ask this. So, then, is our Dad Maria's father? Her real father? I mean, if he adopted her…” I couldn’t shut up the questions.

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