Tangled Temptations

Chapter 39

Things didn't go as planned. Denise's flight had a hiccup and got delayed. She tried to call Harvey from the waiting area, but his phone was switched off because he was in the middle of a court hearing.

It wasn't until lunchtime when the hearing ended that Harvey turned his phone back on and saw Denise's message. He frowned as he processed the information.

An assistant to his client, Mr. Hughes, approached him respectfully saying, "Attorney Horigan, our boss would like to invite you to lunch."

Harvey put down his phone and replied with a nonchalant smile, "Please express my gratitude to Mr. Hughes! I have some urgent matters to attend to, I'm afraid I can't make it."

Just as they were talking, Mr. Hughes himself came over.

Mr. Hughes, a businessman in his forties with a refined appearance, shook hands with Harvey and said warmly, "Harvey, you were brilliant in court. I won't keep you if you have important matters to attend to! Next time you're in town, let me show you some hospitality."

"Absolutely!" Harvey responded, ever so charming.

Mr. Hughes thought highly of him and had his own driver take Harvey to the airport. Denise's flight was delayed for half a day, so she decided to catch the same flight back with Harvey.

Harvey tried calling Eloise again. But her

frowned, something must

with her. By evening, she made dinner for Michelle. As they were eating, Eloise softly

was a bit

held her hand and said, "Really! Michelle, I want to give it a shot."

out a photo album from a big box. She gently opened it to

she was ten, and a year later her dad married Michelle. Eloise remembered her dad and Michelle fighting a lot then. Once, Michelle cried really hard, questioning him why he was so good to someone else's child and didn't want to have a child of their own. That was when little Eloise realized that she wasn't their biological daughter. She was scared, scared of being abandoned all of a sudden. Whenever her dad and Michelle weren't fighting, she would act spoiled

never got

kind to Eloise. How could

photo, and Eloise quickly wiped

expression darkened, and she tried to sound as gentle as possible, "Didn't you

it away. She stood up, changed into a new set of clothes,

head, there was a faint smile on her face. She said that the person Veronica introduced was very capable, and that Max would probably respect them. That was when Michelle

her and leaned against it for a