The Heiress’ Return: Six Brothers at Her Beck and Call (Wynter Quinnell) novel Chapter 182

Dalton did not set his phone down once throughout the party.

It was hard for Fabian not to notice this, seeing as Dalton usually did not have his phone on his person.

"You got some important business going on?" Fabian asked with a raised brow.

Dalton smiled. "Not business. It's a friend."

As he said this, he unlocked the screen. His gaze immediately darkened, and he began to type. His normally placid expression flickered slightly.

"I just sent it," he replied as Emperor VIP Sir Yarwood.

He got a reply instantly, which read, "I didn't receive it. Maybe you sent it while my account was suspended and it was lost. Resend it."

"Resend it?" he thought. He rubbed the flat of his fingers against his phone and made no reply.

He could still remember the frustration he had felt after sending the photo the first time. He glanced at the chessboard to the side, looking somewhat dazed.

Fabian grew curious at the sight of this. Before he could ask Dalton what was wrong, he heard someone say softly, "Grandpa, you didn't tell me you'd be here!"

It was Naomi. She was wearing a long, white dress that made her look like an angel. She feigned surprise when she entered the room and saw Dalton. "Oh, I didn't expect you to be here too, Dale."

Dalton regarded her indifferently. Without responding to the nickname she had given him, he rose to his feet courteously. "Mr. Quinnell Senior, I've got to go handle a couple of things."

Fabian didn't stop him from leaving. "Very well, then. Remember what you promised me."

Neither of them bothered to elaborate on the said promise in Naomi's presence.

Naomi watched Dalton leave without acknowledging her. She bit her lip dejectedly. "Grandpa, I don't think Dale's happy to see me."

"He's never happy to see anyone," Fabian countered dryly.