Haynes''s brow furrowed slightly—a sure sign he was running out of patience.


    Ste calmly prepared to look away.


    But as if sensing her presence, Haynes turned and looked directly at her, his gaze unwavering.


    The moment his eyesnded on her, something lit up inside them.


    Without another word, he left Queenie''s side and strode purposefully toward Ste.


    Queenie had been in the middle of an animated conversation when she suddenly realized Haynes had walked off without so much as a goodbye.


    The smile froze on her face.


    She nced around, only to spot Ste standing a short distance away.


    A glint of coldness shed in her eyes.


    Upstairs, in one of the guest rooms, Keen cradled the gift Foreman had given him, grinning with pure delight.


    "Thank you, Mr. Richards. I really like this present."


    Foreman smiled, ruffling Keen''s hair affectionately as he probed for news about Ste.


    "Have you been staying with the Williams familytely, Keen?"


    Keen nodded enthusiastically. "Yes. Grandpa takes me on walks around the estate every day."


    "Doesn''t your mom keep youpany?" Foreman asked.


    "When she has some free time, she''ll cook for me herself," Keen replied. "But when she''s busy with work, I might not see her for days."


    A flicker of calction passed through Foreman''s eyes. "And what about Joshua? Does he spend more time with you or your mom?"


    "Most of the time, he''s with Mom," Keen said. "Mr. Joshua says this ce isn''t as safe as back home-there are a lot of bad people here so he needs to stay close and keep her safe."


    Foreman skillfully steered the conversation, digging for more details about Ste and Joshua''s rtionship.


    The more he listened to Keen''s chatter, the more his anger simmered.


    Ever since Joshua had pulled Ste into his arms not long ago, Foreman had found him an eyesore.


    What really gnawed at him was that when Ste went to change clothes, Joshua had offered to apany her—what''s worse, Ste hadn''t objected at all.


    That sort of behavior was way out of line for a bodyguard and his employer.


    A cold sense of crisis crept into Foreman''s heart.


    Joshua was using his bodyguard status to get close to Ste, winning her trust and affection behind Foreman''s back.


    It was obvious Ste trusted Joshuapletely now.


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    Would she fall for Joshua?


    Say what you will, Joshua''s looks were dangerous enough.


    Foreman had nned to take care of Leonard''s mess before dealing with Joshua.


    But now, it was clear-he couldn''t wait any longer.


    His gaze dropped to Keen.


    "Keen, your dad''s here tonight, too. Would you like to go see your parents?"


    Keen hesitated. "But Mr. Joshua said


    there are too many people at the party tonight and it''s not really safe. He told me I should stay in my room. After the party Mom and Dad wille find me."  s


    A cold gleam shed in Foreman''s eyes.


    Joshua again.


    He probably didn''t want Keen to interrupt his time with Ste.


    After all, when Keen was around, Ste''s attention was on her son.


    Or maybe Joshua wanted to take Keen with them.


    Foreman forced a genial smile. "I heard Neville brought his son, Marvin Connolly to Solmaris as well They''re nning to stay for a while. Your mom said once you leave Solmaris, Marvin wille live here for a bit, too."  s


    He paused, voice gentle. "It won''t be long before you and your dad have to leave Solmaris, right? By then, you might not get to see your m


    much at all."  s