Chapter 35


    An ident?


    N’s heart, which had been in her throat, settled back down at the words. It looked like she’d been


    spot on–Tarquin wasn’t into that woman; it was she who had been throwing herself at Tarquin..


    Typical home–wrecker!


    N began her performance, ying the victim with gusto.


    “She must have gotten the wrong idea about us. She came with her goons and roughed me up, and I


    was this close to being scarred for life,” she sobbed dramatically.


    N twisted the truth, aiming to tarnish Elysia’s image in Tarquin’s eyes. And maybe, just maybe,


    Tarquin would feel sorry for herself.


    Best case scenario, he’d be so furious he’d break that tramp’s legs!


    After everything she’d done for Tarquin, she hadn’t even had the chance to kiss him yet. What right did


    that bitch have?


    “Where were your bodyguards? She attacked you, and they did nothing?” Tarquin asked.


    “My bodyguards were taken down by her crew. She brought a horde with her; it was like a scene from a


    movie–they attacked me on sight. If it hadn’t been for a kind soul who called the cops, my face might


    have been history. Tarquin, you have to stand up for me.


    Tarquin just blinked.


    “Tarquin, I’m so scared. I’m terrified she’s going to keeping after me. She kissed you, and now she


    thinks you’re into her, she’s gotten cocky! Tarquin, can I maybe move in with you for a while? She


    wouldn’t dare to mess with me there, and I can take care of Elijah,


    too.”


    N was patting herself on the back for her cunning n so loudly that even the readers could hear it.


    But Tarquin’s response was unexpected. “That won’t be necessary. If she’s hassling you because she’s


    misunderstood something, just clear it up. Lowell, get the word out–I have a strictly tonic rtionship


    with Miss N. We’re not an item. Tell everyone to mind their own business and stop spreading


    rumors!”


    Wait, what?


    N was stunned. She had wanted to use this opportunity to move in with Tarquin, not for him to


    publicly friend–zone her.


    If people found out she wasn’t Tarquin’s girlfriend, they’d stop treating her with respect.


    N quickly Interjected, “You don’t have to go to all that trouble, Tarquin…”


    “It’s already been taken care of. You don’t have to worry about hering after you over a


    misunderstanding. Just focus on getting better,” Tarquin said, then he left.


    N watched him go, feeling like she was going to explode with frustration.


    Damn it! She was infuriated! Livid!


    All because of Elysia, she ended up injured and with a severed tie to Tarquin?


    “Argh!” N screamed at the top of her lungs, “That bitch! I won’t let her get away with this!”


    As soon as Tarquin stepped out of N’s hospital room, he asked Lowell, “Did you get to


    the bottom of it?”


    He had tasked Lowell with investigating because it involved Elysia. He wanted to look into Elysia’s


    situation, not because he cared about N’s drama.


    Lowell reported, “Ms. N ter’s bodyguard said it was Gage who tipped her off about you being


    kissed by Ms. Thorne at the bar. She then rounded up her posse to confront Ms. Thorne. She pped


    Ms. Thorne and threatened to disfigure her.


    Ms. Thorne fought back, kicked Ms. ter, and managed to escape… The bodyguards chased after


    her, but she pepper sprayed them and then hailed a cab and got away.


    The weird thing is, some unknown party showed upter and beat the bodyguards to a pulp, then broke


    Ms. ter’s ankle.”


    “Who could it be?”


    Lowell shook his head. “No leads yet, but Ms. ter’s bodyguard thinks it was one of Ms. ter’s


    haters. She isn’t exactly Miss Congeniality in the entertainment industry–she’s rubbed everyone from


    her co–workers to her fans the wrong way. She’s made quite a few


    enemies.”