Chapter 180

Back in the day, no matter how much Keaton jumped around in front of Elijah, Elijah just turned a blind eye and a deaf ear, treating him

like he was thin airl

Before Keaton left, he and Tarquin stood downstairs, taking a smoke break.

“You know, you cant knock it–Elysia’s got some chops. I’ve hired a string of fancy chefs to cook, but none could win over Elijahis stomach the way she did

“Why don’t you just have her come over to take care of Elijah?”

Tarquin frowned, flicking ash from his cigarette.

“She came over once, but Elijah didn’t take to her, sent her packing.”

“Huh? Likes her cooking but not her company?”

“Vep.”

“The kid’s probably feeling threatened because Elysia’s such a looker. Thinks you and she might become an item.”

Tarquin took a drag on his cigarette, mulling it

it over. That was probably it.

Elijah never liked it when he was around other women.

He was playing his Mommy’s little sentinel!

If Elijah likes her cooking, maybe hell warm up to her too. Once he

Yeah.”

the way, she asked again about meeting up tomorrow. You planning on seeing her? Decided

flicked more ash, lost in thought

leave things up

leave my

you. If you bail tomorrow, how

and said,

“Good!”

Keaton left, Tarquin went upstairs.

polished off everything on the dinner table..

stunned. “You

“Yep.”

“Feeling stuffed?”

shook his head and retreated to

the plates that looked licked clean by a dog for

a call to the nutritionist, asking how much a kid Elijah’s

a kitten, now he was devouring it like a little tiger!

off

Elijah to eat that much, Tarquin sank into a deep

a lot today, it

of a three–year–old, but he was already

knowing how much his child

at the empty plates on the table, he felt

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