Chapter 235

Even now, she wasn't entirely sure—if he hadn't touched her just then, she might not have even noticed anything wrong. Marcus's eyes were full of worry as he looked at the red mark on Elaine's arm. It wasn't bleeding, but it stood out too clearly. Elaine could tell he was stressing out, so she tried to ease his mind. "It's really nothing." "I'm sorry," Marcus muttered, still staring at the mark on her arm. Elaine blinked, confused. "Why are you apologizing? It's not your fault." Nick knew this wasn't the best time to interrupt the boss and his wife, but Connor was becoming a real problem—kept whining about how now that the lady was found, he had nothing to do with it and should be let go. But without Marcus's go-ahead, Nick had no say, and he was pretty sure Marcus wasn't going to let the guy off that easy. Not him or Joseph. So, Nick hauled Joseph over and brought him in front of Marcus and Elaine. The moment Elaine saw Connor, she recognized him. "You again?" Connor dropped to his kn