Dead at Heart novel

Chapter 101 Ariel immediately noticed the look Nancy threw her way . It carried a hint of amusement - a look that felt especially cutting . Jayson's face remained cold and unreadable , showing no trace of familiarity toward her . As curious gazes swept in from all directions , a faint smirk tugged at the corner of Ariel's lips . " Ms. Stanton already has a man by her side . I'm just wondering . What role are you playing in this , Mr. Swanson ? " The comment made Frederick's face twist awkwardly . He instinctively glanced at Nancy . He was annoyed .

Was Ariel seriously taking shots at him now ? " He's her lapdog , of course , " Janice said . She wasn't going to show Frederick any respect . If he was targeting Ariel , then Janice would stand firmly with her . And it was obvious Frederick was the one stirring trouble here . Frederick's expression darkened . " That's out of line , Janice . I just admire Ms. Stanton , that's all . " Even Nancy couldn't help but frown . She'd expected Ariel to be flustered or embarrassed , but instead , Ariel had flipped the script and dragged Frederick and her into it .

Nancy actually thought Frederick was decent , but she really didn't appreciate being mentioned together with him . After all , no man could ever compare to Jayson . Ariel knew things had gotten awkward , but she didn't care . She glanced up without much thought , only to lock eyes with Jayson across from her . He looked at her calmly . His face was still impassive , but was that a hint of amusement in his eyes that he had caught ? Ariel froze , confused . She couldn't make sense of it . She'd just made things uncomfortable for everyone , so why was he smiling ?

She had no idea what was going on in Jayson's head . Frowning , Ariel grabbed Janice and made her way to another part of the exhibition . Once Ariel had left , Nancy's frown relaxed . She turned to Zach , who had been watching the scene play out like entertainment . " Mr. Quinton , fancy running into you again . " Zach gave a polite smile . " Ms. Stanton , Mr. Larkin , it's been a while . " " When is Liam coming back to the country ? " Jayson asked casually . Zach let out a soft sigh . " Liam Spencer ? That guy's always off the radar , saving lives . I have no clue when he'll come back .

As you can see , I'm stuck handling the exhibition for him . " 1/2 Chapter 101 +25 BONUS " Who's Liam Spencer ? " Nancy hadn't heard of him before , so she asked curiously . Frederick jumped in to explain , " He's the heir to the Spencer family . But he went into medicine . He's a top - tier doctor overseas . He and Mr. Quinton are cousins . " Nancy suddenly remembered . Perry had mentioned the name once , saying Liam was a good friend . She hadn't realized he came from such an influential background . " Well , Mr.

Quinton , since you're busy , we'll check out the rest of the exhibit , " Jayson said smoothly with a nod . Zach gestured politely for them to go ahead . As the two walked off , Frederick glanced again in the direction Ariel and Janice had gone . His face darkened all over again . With Ariel throwing out a line like that , how was he supposed to carry on with Nancy now ? " What's wrong ? " Zach asked . Frederick gave a heavy sigh and shook his head . " I'm just worried about my sister . She's not the best judge of character . Sorry you had to see that , Mr. Quinton .

" Zach thought back to Ariel's calm , distant expression from earlier . To him , she didn't seem nearly as terrible as Frederick made her sound . " You probably don't know this , Mr. Quinton . " Frederick scoffed . " Ariel might act all quiet and refined , but I've seen her target Ms. Stanton firsthand . " She left her waiting outside in the dead of winter for over an hour . As a fellow woman , all she did was make things harder . Lucky for her , Ms. Stanton was gracious enough not to hold it against her . " Zach raised his brows , surprised . He hadn't expected that kind of backstory .

If what Frederick said was true , then maybe Nancy really was the gracious one here . At least she kept her composure . Zach just shrugged . He wasn't about to jump in and judge . Meanwhile , Janice was giving Ariel a quick rundown on Zach's background . " Zach's grandpa used to be a top - level government official . His dad works in the Department of Defense . But Zach went into business , doing high - end tech exports . With a family like that , you can imagine that his path's been pretty smooth . "