Zachary showed a sour face and held his tongue.

Since there was no point talking sense into Zachary now, Josh suggested, “Why don’t you stay in the office while I do the snooping around for you? I think you need some distraction and what better way to get your mind off things than work? It will take more than a day or two before the conflict between you and your wife can be resolved.

“It doesn’t help to hurry things along. You’re only making more room for mistakes if you rush into it.”

It was true that Zachary needed to do something to distract himself. Helpless, he said, “You’ve just gotta let me know that you want to skip work. Don’t use spying for me as an excuse.”

Josh chuckled. “I’ve been working my *ss for you for so many years. It’s time I get a couple of days off.”

He and Jasmine had not made progress in their relationship.

It was probably due to Zachary and Serenity that Jasmine remained on the sidelines. Josh could tell Jasmine was interested, but she held her fe