Chapter 282

"How did you handle that pretty boy?"

Rachel was at a loss for words. "Pretty boy?" she thought, unsure if it was because of Everard's reputation or his intimidating presence. As Everard left, he glanced back, his gaze so commanding that Rachel felt a chill run down her spine.

She stuttered, unable to form a coherent sentence.

Belinda leaned in, whispering, "Why the silence? We're practically family now. What's there to hide?"

The Delaney family wasn't exactly on par with the Fosters, which had always made Belinda somewhat skeptical about Juliana's engagement to them.

She continued, a bit louder now, "Is it because you didn't want to make a scene in front of everyone? If it's bothering you, you could always show that pretty boy who's boss. It's just a bar, Midnight Scent, right...?"

Confront the founder of Fortuna Group?

She must have a death wish!

Worried about the Fosters possibly retaliating, Rachel blurted out, "Please don't! That guy... he's not just some pretty boy. He's the founder of Fortuna Group! Even Bill treats him with the utmost respect, calling him 'boss'!"

Silence fell upon them.

It took a moment for Belinda to recover before she laughed, "You're joking, right?"

Rachel sighed, "I'm dead serious. This is no joke."

Belinda was speechless.

Unaware of the Delaney family's shock, Cordelia sat in the car on the way home, lost in thought with a vocabulary book in her lap.

and Sanderson were still reeling from the news, both staring at

off, Lorna finally

Cordelia responded, "Italian."

call him Everard, right? Who knew he spoke

of learning Italian. It seems

Sanderson exchanged bewildered

to learn

other

at a loss for

exchanged glances again

upstairs as usual, Sanderson couldn't help but call

on the couch, Cordelia faced her

meet Everard? What's your relationship with him? You're still young and

the Delaneys felt they

Everard, thinking he was just a

But now-

to be wronged, they doubted they could even stand up for her

replied, "I went to his bar, Midnight Scent, to buy a drink.

crucial not to reveal the "die if

then asked, "Do you love him more, or does he

of thought, Cordelia

occasionally speaking to her in strange tones, but she genuinely didn't understand what love

was at a

enough, Lia. You

and

to Sanderson, "Why

his

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