Chapter 1586 That Project

Without beating around the bush, Elisa left no room for ambiguity.

Meanwhile, Gareth, waiting downstairs, could only observe from a distance.

A surge of jealousy flooded him when he saw the two locked within each other's gaze, seemingly happily basking in each other's presence.

How could they have so much to talk about that they couldn't stop talking since they met? he thought while trying to suppress his frustration.

Gareth's face grew darker as their lips moved, and Thomas noticed it.

Feeling that it wasn't a good idea to have Gareth spying on them, he mustered up the courage and weakly suggested, "Mr. Wickam, how about this? I could say that someone in my family is ill and ask Ms. Benett to come and see them?"

of was to

indifferently, "How is this excuse any different from your first

it's Mrs. Wickam calling for her, we all, including you, must be back at the Wickam's. But if it's my grandmother... Mr. Wickam, you can show up

that Thomas calculated a

continued, "Mr. Wickam, I think we should give it a try, whether it works or not. What if Ms. Benett is willing to help? We can't just keep... we can't keep waiting

sigh. He almost slipped and said the word 'stalker.' Luckily, he managed to restrain himself from making an accidental blunter. Otherwise, it would have been a dead

didn't pursue the matter. He simply responded with a nod, indicating his agreement with Thomas'

after a moment of silence, he picked up where Elisa left off. Smiling with a trace of mockery, he asked helplessly, "Elisa, is this

lips pulled into a half-formed, heartless smile as he

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