Chapter 39
Third Person
Beau closed his eyes after contacting the family lawyers about his run-in with Jeffrey. It was hard to recall the last time someone had managed to catch him unaware to this extent, and to make matters worse, the person responsible was none other than his ex-son-in-law. This was hardly the outcome Beau had expected, and there would be hell to pay for tarnishing his image of Annika, but first, he needed to put out the latest dumpster fire she started and tip the scales back in their favor. As his mind was playing mental gymnastics, trying to wrap his head around his daughter’s reckless behavior, the veil of pretense had completely disintegrated, and he appeared to be wrestling with intense emotions. He raked a hand through his hair before straightening up and return
