Joshua Hughes' arrival once again sent the Yates Family into high alert.
Except for Brian Yates, who watched Joshua walk into Avery Jane's cottage with eyes full of hatred and jealousy, then watched him walk out again.
Sensitive as he was, he could detect the faint scent clinging to Joshua—one that belonged only to Avery, distinct from any perfume or cosmetics, but her natural body fragrance.
Even if they hadn't done anything, they must have been very close. If he could, he would have rushed up and challenged him to a duel, but it was too soon. He wasn't yet strong enough to contend with him, couldn't even shake the tip of the iceberg, so he gritted his teeth and held back.
"Joshua, where's my sister-in-law? You didn't scare her away, did you?" Evelyn Yates watched the man step out of the garden, shrouded in the thin dusk, and eagerly greeted him, teasing Joshua with flushed cheeks.
Joshua Hughes smirked, eyeing Evelyn with amusement: "Do you have an opinion?"
