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.

were still reeling from the news, both

a bit off, Lorna finally

Cordelia responded, "Italian."

okay to call him Everard, right? Who knew he spoke Italian so well? He doesn't seem

of learning Italian. It seems

Sanderson exchanged bewildered

"You want to

maybe other languages too. Japanese, Korean, French...

at a loss for

Lorna exchanged glances again as they quietly returned

Sanderson couldn't help but call out, "Lia, we need

the couch, Cordelia faced

carefully, decided it was best to be direct. "Lia, how did you really meet Everard? What's your relationship with him? You're still young and naive,

the Delaneys felt they

he was just a bar owner,

But now-

be wronged, they doubted they could

Midnight Scent, to buy a drink. It

made it even more crucial not to

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

of thought, Cordelia honestly answered, "I don't

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

at a

enough, Lia. You can go back to your

and

gone, Lorna turned to Sanderson, "Why

his brow

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