Chapter 271

“She’s telling the truth,” Brigitte said. “She won’t be with Quinn.”

“Why did you have problems with him?” Sean asked Brigitte.

“I was married, and my husband was a coward who got Quinn’s fiancée killed due to his cowardice. I didn’t know what had happened. Then my husband was killed, and I played a part in that because I didn’t know. I hated Quinn and he hated me. It was a fucking mess. Jessica helped us both figure it out. We don’t hate each other anymore.”

“There’s a lot you’re not saying,” Sean said.

“There’s a lot we can’t say,” Brigitte replied. “Quinn hunts down fugitives for the government, and it’s a secret. You need to have clearance, and you don’t.”

“Is that why you can’t be with him, because of his job?” Sean asked me.

“If that were true, he could quit his job,” I said, “but it’s because of who he is, not his job.”

Sean remained quiet thoughtful during the meal, but interacted with everyone, though more answering questions, than