Lowell was driving, eyes on the road but still full of opinions. “Tarquin, you better start stepping up your game. Honestly, I’m worried one day Elysia’s gonna get sick of your nonsense and kick you to the curb. You do realize you’re dating way out of your league, right?”
Tarquin pressed his lips together, not even dignifying that with a response.
Lowell snorted. “You’ve been working non-stop for a month and still look fresh as a daisy. Clearly, you’re not working hard enough. How about I load you up with some more tasks?”
“Don’t you dare,” Lowell shot back, hands up in mock defense. “You can run your own company, but leave me out of it. I’ve got to take the kids skiing this weekend. Anyway, I’ve actually got something serious to tell you.”
Tarquin glanced over, curiosity piqued. “What’s up?”
“Yesterday afternoon, someone visited Verity’s secret kid in the hospital. Wanna guess who?”
Tarquin blinked. “Someone visited Verity’s illegitimate son?”
That kid was hidden away in a little town called Karl Town. Hardly anyone back home even knew he existed—Tarquin himself had only found out recently. Who’d bother checking in on him?
Lowell grinned, enjoying the suspense. “You’ll never guess, so I’ll just tell you. It was Lucian.”
Tarquin’s brow furrowed. “You mean my dad’s old buddy? That Lucian?”
Now, out of nowhere, Lucian wakes up and immediately visits Verity’s secret kid. How did he even know about the kid? What was their connection? And if Lucian had been comatose, how did he even find out the kid was back in the country—or that he was in the hospital?
Who told him? Was it the same mysterious figure that had tried to have him killed?
Tarquin’s expression darkened at the thought.
Lucian, his father, the mystery man, Verity’s hidden son… There was definitely some web of secrets binding them all together. One thing was clear: Lucian knew something—something big. And someone out there wanted him silenced, no matter the cost.
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