Chapter 181
“Ugh! Word on the street is that when that bold brute was getting all up in Ms. Thorne’s face, she just
snapped–went totally bonkers. shouting it was all their doing that pushed her! Then nobody really saw
her do anything, and the next thing you know, the bald guy just keeled over. Some of the guys reckon
he’d never seen a gal that stunning before, got all hot and bothered, and down he went.”
That exnation didn’t hold water
Tarquin asked, “No toxins in his system?
“None.”
op your friend on him, and let me know if there’s any new intel
“Keep
“Got it”
Hanging up the call. Tarquin lit up a cigarette.
When he’d arrived on the scene today, the guy was sprawled over Elysia, a perfectly healthy man,
suddenly turned into a vegetable.
What the hell had Elysia done to him?
No, the real question was how could Elysia–under the watchful eyes of the public–render a fully–grown
manatose in mere minutes?
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She must be something special!
Tarquin was clearly skeptical.
In his eyes, Elysia wasn’tpletely useless, but she was definitely not the sharpest tool in the shed.
She was the kind of foolish woman with more tears than cunning
Meanwhile, the ‘foolish woman‘ Elysia had just finished dinner and was cleaning up the kitchen.
Blossom had dashed to the loo and came running back, phone in hand, all flustered,
“Elysia, check this out–something happened to the Sutton family!”
The Suttons had hit rock bottom, debts up to their eyeballs, and were hawking their Jindale City vi
and other properties like there was
no tomorrow.
n Mrs. Sutton
Their fleet of cars and even Mrs. Sutton’s jewelry and designer bags were up for grabs
Oriana Sutton had skipped town, iming she’d lost her marbles and jetted off abroad for treatment
Elysia was stunned. “This is so sudden!”
“It is, but when you think about it, not really. Oriana messed up big time today, royally pissed off Mr.
Huber. When Mr. Huber gets mad, anything can happen.”
Elysia didn’t argue; she too suspected Keaton had a hand in the Sutton family’s downfall.
She didn’t have an ounce of sympathy for Oriana. She mosaint, after all. It wasn’t like she’d wish well
on those who wronged her.
She was just shocked at the power of the capitalists!
The Suttons were loaded, yet they crumbled so easily after crossing big money–imagine regr Joes
like them, they’d probably lose. more than just money!
Best to steer clear of those folks.
No contact, no conflict.
No matter what, she had to get that divorce tomorrow, and once it was final, she’d be out of this city
and far away from certain people.
The next day.
Elysia hadn’t nned on making breakfast, but the image of Elijah’s tiny frame just wouldn’t leave her
mind.
So, she whipped up breakfast and took it to Sunshine Community.
She didn’t reach out to Tarquin Instead, she just camed the breakfast towards the apartment block.
She nned to leave the food at the door and shoot him a text so he could pick it up himself.
That way, she could avoid seeing him.
She didn’t want to see him at all.
09:59
But fate had other ns. Just as she reached the apartment entrance, there he was!
Elysia froze at the sight of Tarquin
It was barely six in the moming, theplex was quiet, and there he stood, alone.
Dressed in a ck turtleneck and a long coat, he loomed beside the flowerbeds, a cigarette pinched
between his fingers, taking the
asional drag.
Against the backdrop of the snow–nketed ground, he was like a ck rose.
Though using use‘ didn’t quite fit the man with his chiseled features and an air of icy detachment when
his brow furrowed.
He was anything but delicate, all cold indifference
But as frosty as he was, no one could deny his looks. He was a knockout.
At six–three, broad–shouldered, with a lean waist and long legs, he exuded amanding presence
whether standing or sitting, always ramrod straight.
His physique was impressive, and his features? No wonder he caused a stir like a celeb hitting the
streets whenever he went out