When My Ex's Worst Enemy Became My Sanctuary novel Chapter 271

Latham leaned against the wall outside the private room and pulled out his phone to call Pearson.

“Hey Pearson, you busy?”

Pearson sounded a little surprised to hear from him. “Not really. Just finished a meeting at city hall. What’s up? You got something going on tonight?”

Latham let out a low chuckle, his voice full of mischief. “Actually, I’m having dinner with your blind date. Carmen, my wife’s best friend, just happened to mention you and... well, I heard her say you have an old man smell.”

Pearson froze for a second, then burst out laughing. “So this is what you called for? To mess with me?”

“Come on, I’m just being a good friend,” Latham replied, putting on his best innocent act. “Just thought I’d give you a heads up. Maybe try a little cologne next time, you know?”

Pearson clearly wasn’t in the mood to keep chatting. “Yeah, I’m hanging up.”

Latham slipped his phone into his pocket, feeling pretty damn satisfied. Why should he be the only one who gets teased? If nothing else, warning Pearson was the least he could do. That counted as being a good friend, right?

Suddenly, a soft voice called out. “Latham?”

He looked up and saw a woman in a long purple dress walking over. For a second, he seemed surprised. “Beatty?”

Beatty smiled and came closer. “I thought that was you. I almost didn’t believe it.”

Beatty had been his doctor overseas. She was the one who designed his rehab plan, the person who knew every inch of his struggle. She’d seen firsthand how hard it was for him to even stand again. Latham had always felt grateful to her. Back when he wanted to give up—more times than he could count—Beatty would sit with him, calm as ever, and say, “Don’t you want to see the person you love again?”

He’d gritted his teeth and pushed through, mostly for that one hope. At the time, Beatty was the only person he could really talk to.

“Beatty, you’re back? What a coincidence,” Latham said. His tone was polite, almost distant.

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