Chapter 98

Elysia pursed her lips and said, “Look, we’re all adults here, no need to spin tales. It was your son who shoved mine first! Everyone saw it.”

The onlookers huddled around, exchanging glances and whispers, none daring to utter a word.

As it happened, Tarquin was in the area conducting an inspection.

The mall was part of the Bradford Group’s portfolio, and he made a point of personally checking on each establishment monthly.

Lowell spotted Elysia and said, “Well, if it isn’t Ms. Thorne. Talk about fate, eh? I heard she went shopping with Ms. Blythe, never imagined they’d grace us with their presence. Must be divine intervention! The big guy upstairs knows you’ve been all knotted up about Ms. Thorne lately, and arranged a little serendipity for you.”

Tarquin shot back with a dry. “Silence is golden, Lowell.”

Lowell chuckled, “Seems like Ms Thorne’s caught up in some trouble. Should we go have a look?”

“Playing the knight in shining armor, are you?”

Lowell blinked, “No, of course not. That wasn’t my intention.

But he was definitely hoping Tarquin would play that role.

planted one on Tarquin, Lowell figured she had something special. After all these years, she was the only one who’d

life again, then Elysia would be golden in Lowell’s eyes. Regardless of whether she had an agenda with. Tarquin, as long as

Tarquin and didn’t want to see

uncertain.

like her?” Tarquin asked out of the

that’s not

feelings for her, I’ll play

corner of Lowell’s mouth twitched uncontrollably as he said, “You might as well put me

quite interested in her, and you think

her, I can approach her and extend an olive

was close to

may have been a

you.”

“Oh?”

moved but he said nothing more, aware that Tarquin harbored no feelings for

condition, didn’t she? I think she

half–closed eyes but said

argument. A few women were making quite the scene, haughtily

if she pushed your son? The fact that we didn’t kick your kid out of the park

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