Tangled Temptations

Chapter 60

Veronica was feeling super cranky.

She gritted her teeth and answered the phone.

Harvey's voice was deep and a bit raspy, "Why aren't you at home? Where'd you go?"

Veronica glanced at Eloise.

She really got the short end of the stick!

She knew it! The reason why Angus was suddenly fine and why Max suddenly

had a bunch of problems-it was all Attorney Horigan's doing.

A bigshot in the legal field standing up for a woman, how touching!

Veronica was getting better at using people. She deliberately spoke softly, "Attorney Horgan, it's Veronica!... Yeah, we've met before, Eloise's college friend! Right... She's with me, she's really upset, she was crying, and has had quite a bit to drink."

Harvey had just come home and was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, delicately loosening his tie with his slender fingers.

act, but

furrowed his brows, "She's been drinking? What's wrong with

softly and started spinning a

the dark or just pretending? Eloise is deeply in love with you, and she's completely fallen out with Max! Max's ex happens to be our classmate and Eloise's co-worker, she's been badmouthing Eloise behind her back... Eloise really adores kids, she's really upset right now." She mixed truth with lies, but towards the

said too much. She accidentally brought up Max, would

was worrying, Harvey spoke, "Where are you

their location without asking

never

famous actress thought she had a chance to marry into a wealthy family after attending a banquet. But she didn't even manage

a joke

Eloise's face, smiling like a proud mother, "You

foolish not

made a call to the

the

is

she come? Innocent will

saying all that, Veronica put down the phone, satisfied. There were quite a few people wanting to see Eloise embarrassed, let them have their fun for a few

Veronica was feeling smug, Harvey

his formal work clothes,