Chapter 203: Unexpected Encounters

Chapter 203: Unexpected Encounters

(Elena Blackwood’s POV)

Marcus and I returned to our private dining chamber to wait. We sat face to face, neither of us speaking.

The silence hung heavy in the air between us. An unspoken tension was palpable, crackling like electricity.

Marcus broke the quiet. He leaned back in his chair and loosened his collar with deliberate slowness.

“Do you have anything to say to me?” he asked, his golden eyes fixed on mine.

I retorted without hesitation. “What do you want to hear? My words won’t be pleasant.”

Marcus anticipated my response. He refrained from pressing further, his jaw tightening slightly.

Alexander Blackwood returned at that moment. His expression suggested he was lost in thought after his

unexpected reunion with Evelyn Ashworth.

Marcus, with a hint of sarcasm, inquired about his father’s conversation. “Was your chat pleasant?”

Alexander frowned at the insinuation. “Don’t overthink things. And don’t go telling your mother Victoria about

this.”

Marcus retorted sharply. “Mother hardly needs me to inform on you, given her nature.”

I subtly pursed my lips at this exchange. The family dynamics were always complicated.

noticed my reaction immediately. He

order food and return home early,” he

son remained largely silent. I focused on eating, trying to

ring of my cell phone startled me.

me intently, his gaze unwavering and intense. I could feel his attention

weight.

need to take a call outside,” I

nodded in agreement.

I answered the call

returned to Riverside

I had

for his safety in Riverside City,” I continued, my voice dropping to a whisper. “I

hesitation. “I can

discuss it with him first and contact you later,” I

City,” Adrian warned,

Chapter 203 Unexpected Encounters

him

some relief wash over me.

chamber, a server passed by. He was carrying fruit into

room nearby.

familiar voice exclaiming loudly. “Why should I listen to

immediately. Peering through the slightly open door,

exited, I shushed him when he was about

frowned at her daughter’s

maternal authority.

left in the family,” Mrs. Harrison explained patiently.

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