Chapter 107

The four Knight brothers shared a quick glance. Yeah, just standing by and watching didn’t really suit them. Daphne had already stirred things up enough—it was time for them to step in. Elijah took a step forward, moving to stand in front of Daphne. With a polite smile, he said to Derek, “Mr. Jones, Daphne didn’t mean any offense. There was a bit of an accident just now, that's all. I hope you can let it slide—for my sake.” Everyone: “…” Daphne: “…” Wait, what? This wasn’t standing up for her—that was a blatant apology on her behalf! What about her dignity? He basically just dragged her face across the floor in front of everyone. And the person who did it was her so-called ‘big brother.’ “Daphne, go ahead and apologize to Mr. Jones,” Elijah added calmly, tugging her gently toward him. Daphne nearly lost it. He really wanted her to apologize? To a jerk who’d just humiliated her in front of a crowd and told her to take off her dress?? She bit her lip hard and glared at Elijah, tears well