Lina waved her hand, and Chris rushed over.

"I need to take care of Sephy!" Lina smiled. "Can you look after Lenny for me?"

Chris eagerly agreed. He hadn't come over earlier because Elijah and Lina were present—one was Lina's brother, and the other was her best friend. Approaching them at that moment would have seemed awkward.

Now, he straightened his back, ready to place his hand on Lina's shoulder, only to feel a force grabbing his wrist.

"What are you doing?" Chris was puzzled.

"What are you doing?" Elijah narrowed his eyes. "How dare you touch my sister in front of me?"

Chris was at a loss of words.

It seemed like they had never quite gotten along from the very first time they met. At that time, Chris didn't even know that Elijah was Lina's brother, and he had treated him as a potential rival.

Now... it seemed like things had gotten even worse.

"Alright, don't get in the way!" Elijah stood between Chris and Lina, glancing at Chris. "My sister and I have a lot to talk about!"

"What else is there to discuss?" Chris asked.

"Such as... her position in the Chriss Group after this!"

"Right!" Chris slapped his forehead, suddenly remembering. "You just said that the Chriss Group and the Hamerton Group are collaborating on a project. As a sign of goodwill, the Chrisses want to form a union with us Hamertons, marrying Lenny to—"

"Is that so?" Elijah feigned ignorance. "What did I say just now? I forgot."

"Elijah Chriss!"

watched them with a smile.

finally cleared, and Centrolis

hosted guests in Zest Garden. The estate's senior butlers were all

the aroma

her with a smile, "Wendy, take a

a break? The guests here today are your

both you and your brother are grown-ups now. Why do you still enjoy barbecuing in the yard? We have so many hotel chefs at home. Isn't that enough for

of his drink. "My brother insists on showing off his culinary skills

a bit disastrous

excellent genes but had also inherited his father's habit of turning the kitchen into

in an open-air barbecue, he managed

Lina was by his side to help. Otherwise, the entire yard

brother isn't that dim. Even if he's not skilled in cooking, he's not an idiot! I think he's doing this to constantly attract his wife's attention, making her circle around

the young people's tricks, but it seemed to

on the chicken wings and placed them on the grill. The aroma wafted in a while as the juicy grease hissed. He was good at watching the fire, retrieving the wings just at the right time, and

cook, could not help but praise, "See? Your brother can't compare to you at

"What?"

at enjoying life

"Aww, you're exactly right!

one thing you're weaker

saw Persephone, who

a puffy princess dress with a diamond-studded tiara on

attention, capturing

scratched his head and

was impatient. "So your

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