The Queen Returns And She’s Unforgiving

Chapter 170

Evelyn was allergic to almonds, so whenever she ate out, she always had to remind the restaurant. It was rare for her to have a meal without needing to bring

it up.

She felt a little suspicious about the absence of almonds in the dishes tonight, but then she thought it was probably Maria who had taken care of it.

She ate a few more bites, then set her cutlery down. Lucas clearly wasn't hungry either. He looked up at her and said, "Grandma arranged a suite on the floor below."

After a brief pause, he added, "The night view here is really quite beautiful."

Evelyn understood that Maria wanted them to have a pleasant evening together. She instinctively looked around.

There was only a violinist playing in the corner to set the mood and a few servers who were barely visible inside the restaurant.

It felt like a crowded environment, with too many eyes and too many people for a private conversation.

"I'm done eating. I'll go ahead." Evelyn stood up. This wasn't the place to talk about the ring, and she didn't want the conversation to accidentally reach Maria's

ears.

cigarette from his pack and looked at her

no attachment to

leading all the way to the living room. She glanced toward the bedroom, where she could faintly see the large bed also

wine-everything screamed Valentine's Day. But Evelyn didn't even spare it a

room, brushed aside some petals, and

suite offered more privacy, and Maria's

checked the time, noting that it was just past 8:00 pm. Tonight, she

on not returning the Reed family's ring, she would request that the agreement be

to court,

cause him a lot of trouble. It meant everything would need to be renegotiated from scratch. He wouldn't allow that kind of

exhaled, only to feel a sharp pain in her

stomach, a familiar discomfort from the periodic pains she had grown accustomed to in recent weeks. She didn't pay much

down at his phone while walking. He noticed Evelyn

on the other side of the couch, the distance between them making it clear they were both occupied with their

filled with romantic possibilities, it felt unnecessary for the