Chapter 348

“Why would we want to do that?”

“There’s a lot of different reasons, at least one of them being that you and Lucy would be paid a hundred thousand dollars for your help.”

“I have a good job.”

“Bully for you. I haven’t found another job in the shipbuilding field for close to three years. But even if you don’t need the money, think of what you could do with some extra money. Money towards a summer home, the trip of a lifetime to Europe or the Caribbean, or even setting it aside in case you lose your job, or want to have an educational trust fund set aside for your own children.”

“That would be nice, Peter,” Lucy said. “Money has been a little tight since we bought our home.”

“Say we were interested, and I’m not saying we are, what would we have to do?”

“Lucy has to have a medical exam to show she’s capable of having children, at no cost to you, and you’d need to sign some other paperwork, not to discuss what you’re doing with anyone else, and sign a