After so many days, Alessa was still annoyed at Brian, or at herself. She hanged her head and said dryly, “nothing, we met in the garden. He helped me when I tripped.”
Brian frowned. Each time the little woman needed help Lionel happened to be with her, and then she could enjoy his care as a matter of course.
What a coincidence! Brian laughed sarcastically. Was that mean they were brought together by fate?
The atmosphere among the three became even tense. Fortunately, at this moment, Emma came back in a hurry with a coat in hand. Seeing that Brian and Lionel were there, she stopped startled, "Mr. Sterling, Mr. Rowe...”
The two men stood there like two wild beasts ready to attack each other; Mr. Sterling looked madly ferocious and Rowe calm and self-possessed.
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