“It looks like there was an accident,” Lilli said. “That poor girl looks drenched.”
Mason clenched his jaw, his anger rising. He thought it was odd that a woman would deliberately trip a wait staff until he saw the expression on her face when the contents of the bucket poured out onto Ines. He recognized malice when he saw it.
He'd never wanted to hit a woman in his life, but at that moment he was very close to it.
The sight of Ines soaked in ice water, her hair plastered against her cheeks brought an ache in his chest. He took a step, not quite knowing what he was going to do when he got to her.
“Here take my drink,” Lilli said, handing him her glass.
“What are you doing?” he said.
She pulled her wrap off her shoulders. "She looks cold. I'm going to help her."
“Wait.” He put a hand
