Chapter 914:

Evita gripped her phone tightly, her mind racing. Had Andrew not noticed her post yet?

Hours ago, at a nearby restaurant, Luka and Vienna were still waiting for Elaine and Glenn while Madisyn’s unease grew. Finally, after much anticipation, the couple walked in.

“Apologies, we ran into some issues on the way and got delayed,” Elaine explained.

Luka kept his expression neutral. “No problem, as long as you’re here now. Let’s start eating.” He signaled the waiter to bring out the food. While he remained composed, the slight disappointment in his eyes was unmistakable. It had been twenty years since they last met, yet Elaine seemed indifferent.

Vienna, too, felt disheartened. She’d hoped that with Madisyn bridging the gap, Elaine would show a sincere effort to mend things. If she truly cared, would she have shown up almost an hour late?

Luka and Vienna had been so worried about being late that they had arrived thirty minutes early themselves.

longer—perhaps Elaine just wasn’t as invested

a sharp pang of guilt. Glenn attempted to strike up a conversation, but their responses were quite lukewarm. Madisyn found herself stuck in the middle,

she was baffled. Her mother had been so eager about this meeting—how could she have shown up this

available

nothing like the warm reunion they had imagined. Barely half an hour into the meal, Luka set his

doing fine all these years. That’s good to know. We’ve got work to tend to,

sorry, Luka. I didn’t think it would take

Elaine. She had long wished for her husband to mend things with his sister, but now, thinking about his nervousness when they prepared to leave home and

carry on. We’ll head out now,” Vienna said

mistake. If she wasn’t interested in patching things up now, why would

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