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!"

holding himself back, he'd have thrown a

was in no mood to accept their so-called

at

know how to play their cards, switching tunes from threats to apologies in a heartbeat! If my child's father

fifty shades of

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

it was indeed the Murphys' fault. I'll make sure to send over a generous apology later." Elysia

to pin the blame on Mrs. Hawkins after plotting to harm Evan! The culprits confessed it was all

Roger hastily interjected,

the Murphys at large. Let's not paint everyone with

with his cane, signaling him to

son, Tarquin's

to distance themselves

turned to

Helen herself, let alone the Murphys! Mr. Bradford,

a furrowed brow and eyes

their minds! Until this is resolved, both

was resolved, the Murphys couldn't take Larry

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