Chapter 26 26: Alliance

"Hello everyone," Eveline said, drawing attention to herself with her excited voice as she moved toward the elders.

Gabriel took a deep breath, finally retreating from his sullen mood and smiled.

Eveline greeted everyone before settling next to Stefan.

"You look pretty, honey." Belle praised Eveline's simple yet elegant look.

"Not as pretty as you, Aunty. You understand that you will always be my favorite," Eveline said, giving Belle a blush for her kind words.

"How are your studies going, then?" Richard looked at Gabriel, who straightened in his seat, and then carefully glanced at Eveline. "I hope Gabriel can teach you properly," he said.

Not someone who got nervous, but wanting to hear Eveline talk about him cautioned him.

Eveline looked at Gabriel, her smile wavering a little. Immediately, she was brought back to their earlier conversation this evening.

"Yes, Gabriel has been a good teacher. I am capable of learning anything by heart," Eveline remarked, turning away from Gabriel.

"How about you, my beloved son?" Marcus directed a lighthearted comment at Stefan, asking, "Have you been taking your course seriously or are there chances that you repeat the semester this year?"

"Dad?" Stefan complained because he did not think his father would make fun of him.

He was not a serious type, to be sure, but he never undervalued his education. His ability to score enough goals without exerting much effort was a gift from God.

Everyone inside the room laughed.

"Let us head somewhere else before my dad roasts like a marinated chicken," Stefan proposed, and the foursome moved past the elder and toward the study area.

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and extended his arm, saying, "I feel better now." Taking out his

ask further questions about your life," Daniel said while

was of his father when

of his father. He could be a friend with whom he could share everything, but

he turned to face Daniel, who was

to inform Uncle Richard

rushed to coax Stefan by massaging

do that. I am your favorite brother; did you

and a satisfied nod, which made Daniel

us here?" Eveline, who had been watching them silently,

doing in the study, Stefan just

mood spoiler, brother Stefan," Eveline scowled at his frank response. "I

would have preferred to converse with the elders since she felt safer among them

appear uncomfortable, she found

play games?" Daniel suggested, only to receive a smack on his

doing it already, kiddo," he

saying, "You are the only one having fun. What

do you have anything in mind?" he asked, shifting

her thoughts and shook

noticed Eveline was acting strange the moment she came to meet

it because of me that she started feeling

itself caused him to feel queasy, so he cleared his throat only to get

do you suggest anything? To just sit here and do

Daniel's sudden remark. He was only attempting to divert his attention when he found himself in the

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