Chapter 234

Lilah Hart immediately turned to look at Gabriel Wallace. Was this guy really Clara’s biological dad? Just how much did Gabriel already know? “Mr. King, do you know someone named Miss Ella Hayes?” Gabriel asked calmly, almost casually. As expected, the moment the name dropped, Vincent King's face visibly stiffened. Ella Hayes—she was Clara’s mom. Lilah kept her eyes on the subtle shift in Vincent’s expression. So… was this the same Vincent King that Clara had asked her to check on? Was he really Ella’s old bodyguard? And was there actually something going on between him and her? “Why are you bringing her up?” Vincent’s fingers started fiddling anxiously with his string of prayer beads, clearly nervous. “You used to be her bodyguard, right?” Gabriel asked again, catching Vincent’s reaction. Vincent didn’t answer. He only spun the beads faster in his hands. “Back then, Ella married into the Dawson family because her parents arranged it. Later, she had a daughter. But Nathaniel Dawson tol