Chapter 111

Tarquin’s eyes widened in shock, and he quickly grabbed Elysia’s wrist!

However, since he was holding a cigarette between his other fingers, his instinctive concern about burning her triggered a reflex, and he shifted that hand to the side..

And then, Elysia seized her opportunity.

With one wrist in Tarquin’s grasp, she used her free hand to strike, scratching and biting like a

wildcat.

Lowell and Keaton were dumbfounded by the sudden turn of events, their mouths agape in disbelief. It took Lowell a good few seconds to snap out of his stupor and try to intervene.

“Ms. Thorne, please, let’s calm down and talk this out…”

“Stay out of this, it’s none of your business,” Keaton said, standing up to pull Lowell away.

“What are you doing. Mr. Huber? Tarquin and Ms. Thorne…”

own

Lowell was speechless.

enthusiastically closed the

handle this, no need to worry.

conflicted. “You’re getting back at Tarquin with Ms. Thorne because he called your sis on you. You guys are

fair, even among friends. He mocked me for being scared of a lady,

I worry Ms. Thorne might be at a disadvantage;

you? And sure, Tarquin’s got a fuse, but he’s fair. He’s the one who’s going to end up shortchanged here.”

pressed his lips together, realizing Keaton was just

the room, Tarquin had finally subdued Elysia, his temper flaring like a three–alarm fire.

you lost

so low against a woman, to lay hands on a five–year–old child! I felt a twinge of sympathy

day, when Jessamine spoke of the years of hardship, Elysia had spared a thought for

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husband for support, while Tarquin had nobody to share his burdens

with.

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