Love At The Wrong Table

Chapter 96

Ryder had never won an argument against his wife. At last, they came to

an agreement to gift Shawn the supplements to offset eighty thousand

from her poker debt.

Shawn was not even thinking about collecting the debt, so he thought he

had no reason to turn her away when she delivered to him herself.

Out of curiosity, he asked Abellyn quietly, “Are you related to Ms. Quillen,

who was in your uncle’s house the other day?”

Ryder was Emmanuel’s elder cousin, but Emmanuel’s father was older

than Ryder’s. Even more bizarre, Ryder was younger than Benny.

Ryder’s father had fathered him when the former was seventeen. Thus,

the difference in age between the two generations of the Lowe family had

always been a distinct oddity.

“She’s the wife of my cousin–in–law, Emmanuel. What about her? You don’t

have a crush on her, do you? You men are pigs!”

As she chided, Abellyn pinched Shawn on the waist.

Though she feared him, she was also trying to seduce him; she thought it

would be more worth her time to be with Shawn, the son of a rich man,

than to be with a pauper like Ryder.

not! Don’t say that. I

deathly afraid that

to some sort

like Shawn did not dare

with somebody like

at the sight of his panic. “You were joking, right?

you not

your mouth, Abellyn! I’m keeping the gifts, and you can

You’d better get

husband away, still reeling from

the cold CEO of Terence

going on?

Verkade Group. He had even

long–standing business relationship

lost no opportunity to curry

himself.

Hubert coveted Mackenzie,

had been relentlessly pursuing Mackenzie. How could she

gotten married?

the bottom of the

under the pretense of delivering

a rumor, Mr. Verkade. Ms.

spread such vile

propped on the table, Hubert was savoring his coffee when

the veracity of those

not believe it.

a woman I play poker with,” Shawn answered

you actually believe the gossip that gets passed around a

She is known for her misandry. Even I could not

been watching her. Do you think I wouldn’t find out if

married?”

You have a point. That woman shares such lousy gossip. I’m