Chapter 8: Knowing When to Stop

"Young Master Mabbett is here?" The girl in the white dress rose to her feet. "Speak of the devil," Andre said with a laugh. "And he shows up." Tanner Lapwood's heart lurched. So it really was connected! "Strange. Why would Young Master Mabbett be in Xerton Pavilion?" The girl frowned, clearly puzzled. Three days earlier, she had told Daxton Mabbett she would host a banquet for him in Tenji Pavilion. Tanner lowered his head and bent at the waist. "Young Master Mabbett is in Xerton Pavilion,...