A Caged Songbird's Escape: Into the Arms of a Predator novel Chapter 374

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"What happened to setting me up with the doctor?" Rowan asked.

"You dragged your feet, and now it's too late. She's already…" *Pregnant.* Janice caught herself just in time.

Rowan grew suspicious. "She's already what?"

"Nothing, nothing. Anyway, I can introduce you to someone else."

Rowan pinched the bridge of his nose, a headache forming. "Who is it now?"

Rex couldn't resist twisting the knife. "Grandma, you just make the arrangements. If he won't go, I'll personally drag him there."

"It's the young doctor's best friend," Janice recalled. "Her name is Tanya Foster…"

Rowan let out a sudden cough, shooting a pointed, mocking look at Rex. "You'll drag me there?"

Rex's face went pale. He'd only meant to stir up some trouble, and now he'd gotten himself caught in the crossfire.

Janice, oblivious to their exchange, continued, "She seems like a very cheerful girl. I asked, and she's single. I hear she's a lawyer, too…"

"Grandma!" Rex lunged for Rowan's phone, clearing his throat. "We were just kidding! Listen, Rowan's love life is actually very stable right now. He's going to bring your granddaughter-in-law home any day now."

"We have to go to a meeting. We'll talk later. You be safe!" He quickly ended the call and tossed the phone back to Rowan.

Rowan caught it effortlessly, arching an eyebrow. "Lying comes so easily to you now."

"I learned from the best," Rex shot back, completely unrepentant. "Besides, after all these years, your devotion to this one-sided crusade has been nothing if not stable."