All Chapters of The Ex-Wife He Never Knew: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

When we got in our respective vehicles, I turned to Kate, “I think I want to try Hobby Lobby first. I need a drafting table for the front of the jewelry shop, and I don’t know that my usual craft store would have one.” Kate nodded, “I’ll let Celeste know about the change.”While Kate called Celeste, I started the car and then added my phone to Bluetooth in the car for real hands-free use. I started my reggaeton playlist and kept it at a reasonable level. I started driving out of the parking garage and headed straight to Hobby Lobby. On the way there, I told Kate, “If they have everything I need, I may just stop there. It also depends on how tired I am. Last night took a lot out of me.”Kate asked, “Victor called and told me about it. Trust me, Harley, your mother won’t get anywhere near you. We have been given very strict orders not to let anyone near you and we are going to obey those orders to the letter.” I smiled, “Thank you, Kate. I really am lucky to have you two as my bodyguards

When we got home, I asked the ladies to take the drafting table and bar stools to the jewelry shop and I can have it all set up later. I went to the shop to see how things were going and it looked busy again. The shop was packed. I asked Jessie, “How’s it going?”She answered with a smile, “We’ve sold three of my ladders and we have orders for three more. You may want to buy some more.” I laughed, “There are more in the storage unit. I’ll go over there later. Right now, it looks like you have six more, so you’ll be okay for today.”We talked a little more, then I walked up front to speak with Angela and Lacey. I pulled Lacey aside, “One of Daya’s friends tried to come at me as soon as I stepped into the furniture store.” I gave her the thumb drive and I added, “You have a new email that shows what she did in the parking lot. The thumb drive includes video inside the store and the streetlight perspective of the parking lot.”Lacey asked, “Girl, how do you keep getting into this stuff?”

The next morning, Daniel and I went downstairs to eat breakfast after a particularly steamy shower. When Amy brought our breakfast to the table, I asked, “How was your night?” She smiled, “It was good.” I smiled, “You look like you need a nap.” She laughed, “Scott and I talked on the phone until three am.” Daniel laughed, “It’s going to be fun ribbing him about this. He did it to me. Turnabout is fair play.”I laughed as I shook my head at them. Then I got serious, “I had an idea last night, just before I fell asleep. I think I want to try to turn one of the properties into a home for battered or abused women. I need to figure out which house would be best for it.” Daniel smiled, “I think that is a great idea. I would go in on that idea. If you want to look for a property to buy, let me know.”I nodded, “Lori and I will go to each of the properties this morning and I will see if there is one that would work. I know I still want to let her stay in one of her own.” Daniel agreed, “I thin

I called my doctor and asked, “Is there any chance you can squeeze in a new patient?” She answered, “I have an hour free right now. Can you get her here?” I answered, “We’ll be there as soon as we can.” I asked, “Brent, can you gently pick her up and take her to my Suburban? I will sit back there with her.” Brent nodded, “I can carry her. Let’s go.”I texted Daniel, “Gotta take Lori to my doctor. She found out last night that she is pregnant. She just got off the phone with her mother-in-law. She’s almost as bad as Winifred. She passed out from the pain in her ribs from crying so hard.” Daniel texted back, “I’ll text the cleaning teams with their instructions.” I smiled, “Thank you, love.”When we all got in the SUV, Dale took off like a formula one driver. We were at Doctor Martin’s office in record time and he ran to her side of the vehicle and he picked her up. He ran into the office with the rest of us following closely behind. A nurse met us inside and led us to a room where he la

We finished eating lunch and Lacey needed to get back to the store. I looked at the time and asked, “Well, we have a little time, would you like to stop and get you some clothes that won’t hurt you to put on?” She smiled, “I wasn’t going to ask, but I would really appreciate it.”She insisted on shopping at Wal-Mart, so that was where we went. She chose six new outfits with shirts that button or zip in front, panties, socks, and bras. I encouraged her to get a pair of slippers and a pair of crocs. When I pointed out the fact that she would have to tie tennis shoes or pull boots on. She cringed at amount of pain she imagined and we walked straight to the shoe department.When we left Wal-Mart, I asked Celeste to take us back to her place. When we walked in the door, Lori chuckled, “The whorehouse is gone.” I laughed out loud, “Daniel had his cleaning crew come and get it all out and paint. It looks much better now.” She laughed, “I like it much better.”When the doorbell rang, I opened