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!"

kid was nearly fuming; if not for holding himself back, he'd have thrown a

was in no mood to accept

glared at Bobby, dripping with

If my child's father was just any regular Joe, my son and I would probably be at the mercy of the Murphys by

face turned fifty shades of red from

at his age, how he could stand being mocked in front of everyone. But what could he do? The Murphys couldn't afford to

Bradford, I understand your frustration, and it was indeed the Murphys' fault. I'll make sure to send over

harm Evan! The

Roger hastily interjected,

not paint everyone with the same brush. You got

infuriated, whacked him with his cane, signaling him

Helen plotting against Tarquin's own son, Tarquin's wrath could spell disaster for the Murphys,

Murphys needed to distance themselves from

turned to

doing of a maid close to Helen, not Helen herself, let alone the Murphys! Mr. Bradford, if you doubt me, feel free to investigate

a furrowed brow and

my son must be out of their minds! Until this is resolved, both Larry and Helen

clear: until the matter was resolved, the Murphys couldn't

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