Chapter 1127

"What are you talking about? My chef can't make fish chowder?" Liam paused as he struggled to wrap his mind around the absurdity of Maeve's words. But he didn't take long to suspect Matteo was behind this. His expression darkened as he called out, "Matteo! Get in here!" Matteo knew he couldn't keep this from Liam, but he hadn't expected it to blow up so quickly. He stepped into the study with his head bowed. "Mr. Larson." "What's the deal with the fish chowder?" "I thought you might want some, so I asked Ms. Scott to make a little," Matteo replied hesitantly. "And you did this in my name?" "Yes..." Liam felt the urge to lash out, but when he caught sight of Maeve nearby, the words died on his lips. "Get lost!" he snapped with a grim expression. As Matteo turned to leave, Liam added, "You too! Go!" Maeve hadn't intended to stay, so she simply turned and walked away. As Liam watched her retreating figure, he felt a weight pressing down on his chest, deepening the gloom. Mat