Newlywed Assignment by Barb Han

Author:Barb Han
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2022-02-23T19:50:42+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

“When I got to work, Lola was behind the bar crying,” Ree informed Quint as she took the glass of wine from him. Their fingers brushed, and she was comforted by the familiar jolt of electricity.

“Did she say why?” he asked as the sofa dipped underneath his weight.

She tucked her feet underneath her bottom as she turned toward him. “She told me that she got in a fight with Lili’s father.”

“Mystery Guy?” he asked.

“He now has a name, too,” she confirmed with a nod. “Matias Gimenez.”

“Does he live here in the States?” he asked.

“He followed her and is demanding custody of Lili,” Ree said.

“That wouldn’t fly over here, but it could happen in Argentina,” Quint stated. And then it seemed to dawn on him. “That’s the reason she came here two years ago, isn’t it?”

“We didn’t get that far in our conversation with Julian around, but that’s my guess as well,” she confirmed.

“I need to send Grappell the name and get a background check on Gimenez,” Quint said before retrieving his laptop. He sent the note while she enjoyed the click-click-clack of the keyboard and the wine.

“There,” he said before closing the laptop.

“Lola seems like a decent person. I’m not sure why she would let herself get mixed up with someone like Constantin. Matias doesn’t exactly give me good vibes, either,” she said.

“Women are attracted to powerful men. It’s biology,” he said.

“I’d like to think we’ve evolved from the caveman days,” she said with a grunt of disapproval.

“No doubt we have. But biology takes a while to catch up,” he said before taking a sip of beer. “What about Nick Driver?” Quint’s jaw muscle ticked when he mentioned the DEA agent’s name.

“No one mentioned him and, after our exchange, I didn’t ask about him,” she said. “He’s supposed to work in the office, so I’m guessing that means only during the day.” She drew her eyebrows together and frowned. “Right?”

“I believe so, unless there’s an event at night. You’ll have to attempt contact again if you want to find out. Hopefully, he’ll start to upload his notes to the file we are supposed to make important case notes in,” he said. “So far, it’s empty in there.”

“I’m not giving him my information on Lola,” she argued.

“No one in this room would ask you to,” Quint said without hesitation. His response came so fast she didn’t have a ready comeback. “Meetings with him are too risky with a nosy neighbor and these paper-thin walls.”

“I agree.” Ree sent a text to Driver, asking if he found out anything he’d like to share, and waited for a response. None came.

“Should I be surprised by this at this point?” she asked, holding up the cell.

“Probably not, but we have to keep trying if only to appease Bjorn,” Quint stated. “I’m not sure where she got her intel about him, but he doesn’t strike me as cooperative so far.”

“What about the laptop?” she asked after agreeing.

“I didn’t find anything we can use. She seems on the straight and narrow,” he said.

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