Sweet in Love (11 page)
Catherine handed the phone back to Salazar. “Why so interested in this guy?”
“He’s my son.”
She choked. “What?”
“He—well, it was an accident. With a woman named Georgia Love.”
“
Georgia Love?
Sounds like some kind of liquor.”
Salazar got a wistful look in his eye. “She
was
intoxicating. But she died a few years back.”
“Oh dear. I’m sorry. Does your wife know about this?”
He waved his hand and took another big bite of his pastry. “Ceinlys has no idea. I found out not too long ago myself.”
“So…why do you want me to check him out? Has he produced a grandchild for you?” It was no secret Salazar wanted one badly.
“No.” Salazar sighed. “He’s still single. I want to bring him into the family fold.”
“Is Ceinlys going to be okay with that?”
“Why would her opinion matter?”
“She might divorce you over it.” Catherine would most likely have divorced a husband for that insult. And Ceinlys Pryce was a proud woman.
“I don’t think so. She gets nothing if she divorces me, no matter whose fault it is.”
She gave him a look. “Salazar. You might be getting a little over-optimistic.”
“I promise you I’m not. There’s a prenup. Mom made her sign it before we married.” Catherine’s shock must’ve shown on her face because he added, “My mother never trusted any woman who wanted to marry me unless they already had at least a hundred million bucks to their name. Anyway, thanks to Mom’s foresight, Ceinlys won’t make a fuss.”
Catherine took a sip of her coffee, processing this new information. “Okay. And now you want this Blaine to come into a family he never knew he had?”
“It’s not right that a Pryce is without his legacy.”
She knew what that meant. “You set up a trust fund.”
“A standard one. About fifty mil.”
“Quite a bit of money for a bar owner. So what’s the problem?”
“He refuses to have anything to do with me. My lawyer can’t seem to talk to him in a way that he can understand.”
“What’s there to understand about fifty million dollars?” If she’d had a long-lost father who wanted to give her fifty million, she’d have taken the money, no questions asked.
“I don’t know. But I figured you might be able to help me out.”
“How?”
“Come on, you’re gorgeous. What man can say no to you?”
Yeah
,
so gorgeous that my husband is a bigamist and I have nothing to show for four years of
“
marriage
”
to him
. Catherine kept the thought to herself. Bad enough that Salazar knew the broad strokes of her train-wrecked life. She certainly didn’t want to discuss the details.
“Go to Cooter’s Bluff, get to know Blaine a little,” Salazar continued. “Convince him to be part of the Pryce family.”
“I don’t know if I can do what your money can’t.”
“Then find out how I can approach him. That’s all I want.” Catherine was about to decline, but he continued, “If you do this for me, I’ll owe you a big one. And you know I always pay my debts. Think about that.”
Catherine folded her arms. Ethan seemed determined to portray her as an embezzler and toss her in jail. If he attacked her like she expected, having an ally would be prudent. Salazar’s support could make all the difference. The Lloyds were enormously wealthy and influential, but so were the Pryces.
“How much time would I have?”
Salazar smiled. “As much as you need. I’m a patient man.” He slid keys and a piece of paper across the table and leaned back again. “Here’s the address. The house is yours for as long as you want it.”
She sighed and reached for the keys. “I’ll do what I can. But I can’t guarantee a miracle.”
He polished off the rest of his pastry. “I have faith in you.”
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Redemption in Love
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Sweet in Love
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Sweet in Love
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