Hugh certainly would not give up on a chance to add insult to injury, and he chuckled coolly. "Heh. Never heard anything about that—he's just Vicky Turnbull's sugar baby. Someone like him attending a charity auction of such prestige?"

"If I were you, Frank, I'd be hiding my face and running away instead of standing here and being stubborn. What an embarrassment to my family."

The crowd turned toward Frank at that, laughing in disdain when they noticed that Frank's suit was just barely worth a few grand.

"No way... Someone name-dropped the Turnublls?"

"Didn't you hear what Mr. Turnbull said? He's Vicky Turnbull's sugar baby."

"Tut, tut... No wonder."

Ned was quickly glowering darkly when he heard them and stood in front of Frank as he snapped, "Mr. Lawrence is my friend. Anyone who messes with him, messes with me!"

but the crowd was soon

for a sugar baby?! The rumors about Ned

a

"Disgusting..."

he heard, but just as

understand that you are different from the rest," he said, deliberately pausing for a moment while letting the others laugh. "But Frank is supposedly our live-in son-in-law. Could it be possible that you are both involved? As for you, Frank... I wonder what Vicky would do to

meant to drive a wedge between Frank and his family, so that they would chase him away or at least start an

the Turnbulls would not blame him when he avenged Sif

sake of

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