Like two students who were fighting to answer the teacher's question, there was a slight hint of hostility in their eyes.

Gasper demanded. "What did you do wrong?"

The moment the words left his lips, Tom's hand shot into the air as he sought to be the first to answer.

Polo had wanted to raise his hand as well but, he was just a beat too slow.

Pointing a finger at Tom, Gasper growled. "Yes, go ahead!"

Shooting a smug look at Polo, Tom allowed a polite smile to cross his lips as he answered. "Miss Adam's, I was a fool to have interfered wrongly in the incident caused by...