Chapter 370

Elliot Thorne had just left his room in search of Elysia when he was greeted by the sound of her angry voice echoing from the other side of the door. Quickly, he shut his bedroom door, hoping to prevent Evan from overhearing the commotion and causing a scene.

Alone, Elliot tiptoed to the door, pulling over a small stool to peek through the peephole.

Tarquin? What was he doing here so soon?

Elliot's heart skipped a beat. He took another glance and saw Lowell standing next to Tarquin, but he couldn't catch a glimpse of his mom's expression, only the back of her head.

Frowning, Elliot stood by the door, eavesdropping on the heated exchange outside.

Elysia was furious, her voice a low growl as she confronted Tarquin, "I told you, it's not me! Now go away! If you don't leave, I'm calling the cops! I don't want to see you, just go! Now!"

Tarquin stood there, a wounded look on his face. Even though the paternity test results weren't out yet, he was convinced Elysia was the one.

hurried over to see Elysia. He never truly understood the phrase "absence makes the heart grow fonder" until today. It felt like an eternity since he

to be near her. It seemed like

much as Tarquin longed to see Elysia, she wanted nothing to

was also worried Tarquin

yelling for Tarquin to leave, but he

was thick with tension, with Lowell awkwardly caught in the middle,

never seen Tarquin so subdued, taking insults without a word, nor had he seen Elysia so fiercely protective, like a

the one calling the shots, and Elysia was the epitome of gentleness. Today, they were strangers to him. Attempting to mediate, Lowell chimed in, "Ms. Thorne, please, Tarquin just wanted to check on you,

seen her,

their fierce glares towards him, snapping simultaneously, "I don't want him

shut up!

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