However, even as Howard Lynch grew so agitated that everyone noticed, the man holding Phoebe Faulkner acted as if he hadn't seen him at all, not even sparing him a single glance.
Not only did the man ignore Howard Lynch, but his cold arrogance was such that he simply didn't deign to acknowledge anyone else present. He turned to the still dazed Phoebe Faulkner, stroked her hair, and said with eyes full of tenderness, "I'm so sorry, I'm late. You've been wronged."
"This gentleman is..."
Mayor Ford was also rather distracted today. This was mainly because Faye Ford, the daughter he had driven from home many years ago, had unexpectedly returned and appeared before him at such a sensitive occasion.
But now, with the situation having escalated into such a mess, he naturally snapped back to his senses.
