Broken Vows and Buried Twins novel Chapter 122

"Good," Julian said. "Daddy has to get back to work now. I'll call you again when I have a free moment."

"Okay! Make sure you don't work too hard, Daddy. You need to get some rest!"

"Daddy knows. And you need to be a good boy, take your medication, and cooperate with your treatments."

"I've been taking my medicine like a good boy!"

"That's good..."

...

The father and son exchanged a few more words. Julian seemed swamped with work—the background noise was chaotic—and he hastily ended the call.

Caden looked up at Hester. "Pretty Lady, Daddy isn't coming back for another week."

"I heard," Hester said, gently ruffling his hair. "Then you can stay at my place for the next three days."

"Really?" Caden's face lit up with surprise. "I can really stay?"

"Yes, but only for three days."

"Why only three days?" Caden asked, his little brow furrowing.

"Because on the fourth day, I have to travel to another city for work. I won't be home."

Gael had orchestrated a brilliant exit strategy: a staged out-of-town car crash in Riverton.

Following the 'accident,' Hester would use a brand-new identity to fly out of the country directly from Riverton.

By pulling this off far from Northwood City, even if Julian suspected something, tracking down any actionable leads would be nearly impossible.

...

Hester had Lena and Caden settle into the guest room.

Caden was exceptionally well-behaved and emotionally intelligent. Over the three days he stayed with her, Hester noticed an uncanny number of similarities between him and Julian.

Julian despised bananas; Caden wouldn't touch them.

Julian habitually turned pages with his left hand; watching Caden read his picture books, Hester realized he was left-handed too.

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