But let me tell you-

Tarquin's demeanor towards Bobby was polar opposite to how he treated Clayton and the Patel brothers!

The warmth he showed Clayton was replaced by sheer animosity towards Bobby!

With eyes dark and voice as cold as frost, Tarquin demanded,

"What in the world did my family ever do to make the Murphys so livid, storming into the Hawkins' place like some cowboy roundup?!"

Bobby was in a panic, lowering his pride yet finding no solace.

Grinding his teeth in frustration, he kept up his forced smile,

"This is all one big misunderstanding, really, just a mix-up. Someone's out to frame the Murphys, and it's got nothing to do with Mrs. Bradford or the young Bradford lad. We made an error, and I'm here on behalf of the Murphys to apologize for the scare. Sorry about that."

Evan scoffed, "Apology not accepted, buddy!"

fuming; if not for holding himself

mood

at Bobby, dripping with

If my child's father was just any

turned fifty shades

could stand being mocked in front of everyone. But what could he do? The Murphys couldn't afford

indeed the Murphys' fault. I'll make sure to send over a generous apology later." Elysia snorted and ignored him,

harm Evan! The culprits confessed it was

Roger hastily interjected,

all Helen's doing, nothing to do with the Murphys at large. Let's not paint everyone with the same brush. You got beef, take it up with her, not the

with his cane, signaling him to zip

against Tarquin's own son, Tarquin's wrath could spell disaster for

needed to distance themselves

turned

to Helen, not Helen herself, let alone the Murphys! Mr.

with a furrowed brow and eyes seething

Until this is resolved, both Larry and Helen are suspects. If the Murphys wanna clear their name, best keep your

was resolved, the

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