Zoe Monroe sent Jonathan Thorne a message, saying her father wanted to treat him to a meal.
The snow stopped at noon, so Preston Monroe and Jonathan Thorne met that evening. They didn't drink, just had a simple meal. Zoe Monroe didn't go with them, only hearing that the two got along splendidly.
She also heard:
Jonathan Thorne was sick.
They said it was just a cold, nothing serious.
Over the next two days, the two of them met frequently.
It got to the point where even Silas Thorne found it baffling. He was meeting with Liam Wentworth that day to discuss work.
Liam Wentworth, sipping his coffee, even asked him, "I hear your father-in-law is in Northgate. Why aren't you with him?"
"My brother is keeping him company."
"COUGH—" Liam Wentworth choked on his coffee.
Good heavens!
'Jonathan Thorne, what in the world have you been up to?'
'You haven't even won the girl over, and you're already buddy-buddy with her father?'
'What kind of strategy is this?!'
