Ashton glanced at his younger brother. I knew he, too, was wondering just what game Nathaniel was trying to play.
Having received no response, Quince’s smile slipped off his face. Sulking, he took a gulp of drink and slammed the glass on the table in a display of displeasure.
Rebecca immediately sidled up to him. “Mr. Quince, forget about that guy. Here, let me have a drink with you,” she said, throwing a flirtatious smile at the man and raising her glass at him.
Placated, Quince’s expression eased.
Meanwhile, Nathaniel placed the champagne flute on the table and turned to look Ashton in the eyes. “I love new year’s eve,” he drawled as if he was only making small conversation. “It’s such a great occasion for new and old friends to gather, isn’t it? Speaking of, I happened to run into an old friend of yours today, Ashton.”
The latter said nothing and merely narrowed his eyes. The icy aura around him, however, spoke volumes about what he thought of the other’s remarks. Under normal circumstances, the dark look was enough to shut a man up instantly, but Nathaniel remained unfazed.
husband with an expression of picture-perfect innocence. “Well, I know you’d want to meet him, so I took the liberty to invite him here. You aren’t going to blame me, are you,
with his baiting. “Who else
should’ve known that you’d be more eager
the doorway and called out, “You can come in now. Scarlett doesn’t seem to
he saying? I followed his line of
clothes, the man bent his head in a subdued manner. “M-Mrs Fuller. You look well…”
I know
his face seemed to have rung a bell for Rebecca. She regarded him with a pensive
don’t remember? This is Mr. Roger Melton,” Nathaniel told me. “Back when the Fuller Corporation was expanding, Mr. Melton’s company,
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