The country was vast, and searching for a person was like a shot in the dark.

He had dispatched numerous people to track down Laurence’s whereabouts. Eventually, they found a lead. A nanny had taken Laurence across state lines, and he had ultimately surfaced in Meadspring.

Jane, who was still just the Johnsons’ daughter-in-law back then, had rescued a baby in Meadspring. He suspected the child was Laurence, but there was no way to confirm it. The Lafayette family was not to be trifled with, so