Chapter 1235

Tarquin couldn't take it anymore. With a steely expression, he strode over to Elysia's side and stood protectively by her.

"I don't care who you think you are," he said, his voice cold as ice. "But if you raise your voice at my wife again, we're gonna have a real problem."

He'd tried to stay out of the squabble-it was just women talking, after all-but

this woman was way out of line. Someone needed to put her in her place.

Sabrina's eyes widened in shock, ready to snap back at Tarquin-until she actually looked at him.

Whoa. He was gorgeous.

Tall, athletic, with chiseled features and an effortless coolness-was he a movie star or something?

Trying to regain her composure, Sabrina softened her tone, her words suddenly syrupy sweet. "I wasn't yelling. I'm just doing my job. And you are...?"

don't deserve to know," Tarquin shot back flatly, not giving her the

mouth dropped open for a

the size of Texas. Raised

cheeks burning red, and she bit her lip,

then turned to the mother and daughter nearby. "Are you Dr.

a little girl nodded anxiously. “Yes, yes, I'm Zachary Lambert's wife. This

know he's in quarantine. We haven't made any trouble, we'll cooperate with the hospital, I promise, we just... we

the little girl started sobbing

the child. She knelt down and gently wiped away the girl's tears. "I'm so sorry you're going through this. But I'm not

pulled out her phone, about to call Benjamin, when he appeared at the end of the hall, looking

with Elysia, before he'd stepped out to take a call. Now, seeing the tense group gathered in the hallway-and recognizing Dr. Lambert's family-he hurried

on?" he

Benjamin aside and lowered her voice. "It's Dr. Lambert's daughter's birthday. She just wants to see her dad for a

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