She hadn't expected Ronan Joyce to arrive so early, but it was probably for the best that he'd seen them. It would save her the trouble of racking her brain for a way to force him to give up. 'This scene should be enough to make him lose all hope, right?'
After Ronan Joyce left, his face pale, she went to confront Mason Thorne. 'He actually put his arm around my shoulder?'
After begging for mercy, Mason Thorne's expression turned uncharacteristically serious. "I can't believe it. The first time I, Mason Thorne, have ever truly fallen for a woman, and I get rejected!"
"I can't be bothered with you. Hurry up and put on your clothes!"
She shot him a glare and went into the bedroom to wake Cheryl Nash.
The little girl was groggily refusing to get out of bed, so Lara had to play her trump card. "Your daddy is already waiting for you in the lobby downstairs. Don't you want to see him?"
