Even the most presumptuous person would have been caught off guard hearing such a passive aggressive remark slip so neatly from Steward's mouth. With his ever gentle expression and that polite, unassuming smile, the kind that could bend down to wipe another's shoes without bruising his pride, Steward had always appeared harmless. That was precisely why the moment he bared even the faintest hint of fangs, it startled people more than any open hostility ever could.
And make no mistake, Steward was not a man who toyed around when it came to the Valentine household.
"What?"
Gallagher almost failed to process what he had just heard. His face stiffened, the shock freezing his features as he asked again, as if repetition might change the answer.
"You didn't hear me the first time?" Steward replied calmly, not so much as blinking. "I was asking if you had proof before making such accusations."
