Page 98 of Heartbreak Hero

Justin Clark wasn’t stupid, and passing the baby off as his really wasn’t going to fly.

If she told Justin about the baby, then maybe the man wouldn’t mind so much.

After all, the marriage was beneficial more so to Justin than to her.

What she didn’t want was to get Shane involved. While she loved her brother, he had a habit of sharing information with their adoptive parents.

The last thing she wanted was for Shane to spill the beans about the baby to Jack or Laura.

“He was paid to be there for me,” she whispered, picking up the thread of their conversation.

Shane made a sound under his breath, but didn’t argue.

After all, what could possibly be said?

Levi had been paid to be there.

She was nothing more than a job to him.

That might be thinking harshly, but she wasn’t a good judge of character. Between Chris, Kevin, and Levi, it was three strikes and she was out.

And while Levi was one of the good guys, she could never forgive him.

She knew to her soul.

Sara stood in one of the library’s alcoves, thumbing through a book when her father and Markem walked inside and closed the door.

Jack made his way over to pour two glasses of whiskey, and Sara sank back, hidden in the book aisle. High shelves would hide her from view.

She didn’t want to see anyone, much less her father or her mother, for that matter.

“Is Clark in agreement?” Jack asked.

“He’s on board. He’ll make the transfer as soon as he and Sara are married. I have the contract,” Markem said.

It didn’t surprise her that her marriage to Justin Clark had monetary gains. It was the way of the wealthy. Blue blood society never really gave anything away that would not benefit them.

“This time next week you’ll be a millionaire,” Jack told Markem lightly.

Sara heard their glasses clink together as they toasted. How would her marrying Justin make Markem rich?

“And don’t let Sara know that he gave the money back,” Jack said, ice clinking in the glass.

Sara held her breath.

Who gave money back?

There was only one possibility.

It had to be Levi. And just when did he give the money back? Was it after she caught him or before?

And did it really make a difference?

Not really.

If Levi gave the money back to Jack, then that meant he had done what he had done for different reasons. And those reasons might have nothing to do with monetary gain.

“I won’t. That’s privileged information, but I wonder about the government officials comment,” Markem said.

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