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...?"

deserve to know," Tarquin shot back flatly,

mouth dropped open for

with a pride the size of Texas. Raised in comfort, used to being pampered-being called out in

red, and she bit her lip, looking at

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

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

any

little girl started sobbing

heart ached for 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 a doctor here,

about to call Benjamin, when

before he'd stepped out to take a call. Now, seeing the tense group gathered in the

going on?"

voice. "It's Dr. Lambert's daughter's birthday. She just wants to see her dad for a minute. Why

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