His afternoon with Anne had invigorated him. She had such a passion for life that she made him want to be a better man. She’d also gotten him thinking about his business…specifically why he was working as a private investigator. His reasons for becoming a cop had been so clear and he wanted that kind of clarity again. Margaret was at a dentist appointment with her youngest child, so when the phone rang in her office, he picked up. “Cavendish Investigations.” “Gareth.” He recognized Richard Wells’s voice immediately. “We need to talk.” “What can I do for you, Richard?” “You can get some of the DNA of that Farleigh woman.” Gareth had known this was coming, hadn’t he? Still, he carefully confirmed, “Jasmine wants to get a DNA test to prove shared paternity?” “Exactly, and the easiest way to do that is to persuade the Farleigh woman to provide DNA.
