Of course, Elysia was clueless that it was Elliot who had tampered with the surveillance. She frowned and retorted, “What does it matter to you where I stay? How’s that any of your business?”

Tarquin just gave her a frosty look, and Elysia’s heart skipped a beat in fear.

He was quite intimidating wheh angry.

Earlier, her temper had flared, and she’d been as fierce as a little tiger, but now, cooled down, she felt the bite of fear.

Elysia shrank in on herself and grumbled, “That’s my private affair, not something I’d share.”

“Is it really just a private matter, or are you purposefully hiding something?” he asked.

“Why would I hide anything? I don’t owe you…” The thought of the fifty million stopped her mid–sentence.

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Suddenly remembering something, she huffed and pulled out her phone, showing him at photo,

“Look here, I questioned my son about it. Sure, he scratched up your car, but look at this you started it by bullying. Evan did it to stand up for his brother.”

As Tarquin glanced at the photo, his brow was furrowing.

In the picture, a child’s tender leg was covered with a large bruise. It was painful even to look

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    Your lady friend did that, probably your wife. That’s child abuse! I could take her

    Tarquin was silent.

    cameras. If you don’t believe me, go check

    all too well what Nola was capable of. But what Nola did had nothing to

    injury wasn’t caused by me, but your son did wreck my car.” He stated.

    blankly and

    grievances had their designated owners, and even in a marital relationship, she couldn’t pin the blame on him.

    bite on my wrist

    his wrist and shrank back, her bravado deflating.

    was

    end up behind bars and leave your kids motherless, you

    “Clean about what?”

    reason for getting close to me. Who’s

    had no intention

    believe her, “If you don’t tell the truth, the consequences

    the truth!”

    her over to the cops, and don’t let her out without my say–so!”

    and Lowell stood by the

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    Tarquin remained silent.

    seizing the moment of his hesitation, added with feigned confidence, “And let me tell you, Tarquin is… head over heels

    in obvious distaste.

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