Hank removed his hat with an apologetic smile that came across as a sneer. “I do apologize if I frightened the Mrs.”
“I would be more worried about pissing her off.”
“Is that how you would describe your wife? Easily angered?”
Vincent clenched his jaw as his grip tightened on the door. “That is not what I said and you are not to use anything I say right now, do you understand me?”
“Sure, of course not. As long as I get my interview.”
“I think you need to leave before I call the police for trespassing.” He tried to close the door again, but the man’s foot didn’t budge.
“You won’t even answer my question about the lookalike wife?”
Shit. “Are you watching my house?”
“Of course not, that would be stalking. I was merely passing by and saw a woman who appeared to be your wife leaving the house, but when I glanced back at the front door, I saw your wife clearly standing in the doorway.” Hank rubbed his crinkled forehead. “Is she a twin, by chance? An identical twin?”
“So what?”
“Just curious, is all, if things get complicated.”
Vincent’s chest tightened, and he forced the man out onto the front porch, pulling the front door shut behind him. “I don’t know what you’re implying, and frankly, I don’t care. If you have any questions, you may leave them with Billy Ross as I mentioned before. Otherwise, you are to leave my property and stop harassing my wife and myself,” he seethed.
Hank planted his hat back on his balding head and winked. “If that’s the way you want it.”
“It is,” Vincent huffed.
“All right then. But remember, you had your chance to talk to me first. Good day, Mr. Cunningham. Give my best to your wife—or is it her sister?” The man sniggered as he strode down the walkway.
Vincent glared at him until he reached his car parked along the curb and drove away. He even had the nerve to stick his arm out the window and wave. He tugged his cell out of his back pocket and texted Billy to keep an eye out for anything about him hitting the papers over the weekend.
He trusted Natalie with his life and his career, but someone out there clearly had it in for him. It had to be one of his rivals, trying to dig up a scandal. If he wasn’t careful, they would find one big enough to bury his political career for good and tarnish the Cunningham name.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.
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