The Baby Inheritance. Maureen Child

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      “Divorce is reality,” Reed Hudson told his client. “It’s marriage that’s the anomaly.”

      Carson Duke, America’s favorite action-movie star, just stared at his attorney for a long minute, before saying, “That’s cold.”

      Reed shook his head slowly. The man was here to end a marriage that most of the country looked on as a fairy tale come to life, and still he didn’t want to accept the simple truth. Reed had seen this over and over again. Oh, most of the people who came to him were eager to end a marriage that had become inconvenient or boring or both. But there were a few people who came to him wishing they were anywhere but in his office, ending a relationship that they’d hoped was forever.

      Forever. Even the thought nearly brought a smile. In his experience, both business and personal, there was no such thing as forever.

      “Like I said,” Reed told Carson with a shake of his head, “not cold. Reality.”

      “Harsh.” Then Carson snorted a short laugh and crossed his legs, his ankle on top of his knee. Frowning a little, he asked quietly, “You ever been married?”

      Now Reed laughed. “Oh, hell, no.”

      Just the idea of him ever getting married was ridiculous. His reputation alone, as what the tabloids called the “divorce attorney to the stars,” was enough to make sure no woman he was involved with developed long-term plans. And representing most of Hollywood and New York in high-profile СКАЧАТЬ