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.

He shifted the topic

food and return home early,” he suggested, his voice carrying

father and son remained largely silent. I focused

sudden ring of my cell phone startled me.

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

weight.

need to take a call outside,” I informed

nodded in

corridor, I answered the call quickly.

“Have you returned to

“Yes, I had to return because of David’s

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

offered without hesitation. “I can have someone pick

and contact you

City,” Adrian

Chapter 203 Unexpected Encounters

him quickly. “I

phone call concluded, I felt some relief wash over me. At

was about to return to the private dining chamber, a server passed by. He

room nearby.

exclaiming loudly.

voice immediately. Peering through the slightly open door, I saw

was about to speak to me. I needed to

her daughter’s resistance. She tried to persuade Jane

maternal authority.

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

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