C21 He Was Very Uncomfortable.

Reece regarded Lydia with an icy, mocking tone.

Lydia could hear the scorn in his voice but couldn't be bothered to explain.

After all, her reputation was already in tatters in his eyes, so what was one more accusation?

Her silence was seen as an admission of guilt, and he was livid.

His grip on her wrist was vice-like, forcefully pulling her in the direction of the Tillman family estate