The Queen Returns And She’s Unforgiving

The Queen Returns—And She’s Unforgiving 97

Chapter 97

Evelyn’s grip on her fork tightened instinctively as her gaze wavered for a moment.

Sophia didn’t miss that fleeting reaction. The smile on her lips deepened as she nudged her phone closer to Lucas, pressing for an answer. “Lucas, do you like it or not?”

Lucas‘ sharp gaze landed on the screen. His expression remained utterly indifferent. Then, without a word, he shot Sophia a warning look.

She immediately shrank back and retracted her phone. She knew Lucas and Tiffany weren’t publicly official yet. She had only done this out of curiosity–to gauge Evelyn’s reaction. She

didn’t mean to actually anger Lucas.

“What’s going on over there?” Maria noticed the odd atmosphere.

“Nothing, Grandma.” Sophia grinned mischievously. “I just showed Lucas something he really liked.

Maria didn’t understand what they were talking about. She simply patted Sophia’s head and let it go.

Evelyn kept her head down with an expression as calm as still water. Like an outsider, she watched

word. Maria frowned. “He disappears the second

had been thinking of an excuse to leave, but with Maria’s request, she had no choice but to hold off. She made her way upstairs and knocked on the

pushing it open just in

was still wet from the shower, and he had changed into casual wear. His broad shoulders, trim waist, and well–defined muscles

in his hand, and he appeared to be

in place as forbidden thoughts flashed through her mind. Sophia had just shown him a sultry photo of Tiffany. Now

this very moment, he was still chatting with someone–if it was Tiffany, was it possible she had sent him even more private photos? If so, the timing of his shower

voice pulled her back to reality as he approached. As he moved, the

snapped out of it, quickly averting her gaze. “Grandma

uninterested in whatever had just crossed her mind, and walked

in the living room. He was dressed in a

“Evie, Lucas, this is Dr. Hart, a highly respected expert in traditional medicine. I invited him to assess your health and recommend any necessary treatments.” Evelyn’s expression changed instantly, immediately understanding Maria’s intention. Rick Hart was undoubtedly an expert in his field. More importantly, Maria clearly wanted him to assess whether there were any

what Maria was hoping for, if the doctor assessed her health, her terminal illness

remained unbothered Maria had been planning this for a while. She had tried to get them both to go

figured they could at least get some health advice–partly for her future grandchildren’s sake, but also partly because she had noticed Evelyn looking increasingly