Gloria had appeared beside Neville without anyone noticing, and her earlier shopping enthusiasm was doused with cold, restrained anger.
Both women immediately straightened their backs, and their confrontational postures changed to something more respectful.
"Madam Maxwell," the woman said, inclining her head. "We were simply curious about your companion. It's unusual to see someone we don't recognize in such an... exclusive place."
So, when they said the Erskine family, they were talking about Gloria? Neville widened his eyes; he couldn't believe that, apart from being wealthy, they were even noble. This made even less sense that Grayson destroyed the world for one man.
Gloria's smile didn't reach her eyes.
"This is my daughter-in-law," she introduced him with a hint of pride that made Neville's ears burn. "Neville."
Both women blinked.
