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 deeply.

hesitation, Evelyn turned and left. She felt no attachment to the romance created with

a path of rose petals from the door, leading all the way to the living room. She glanced toward the bedroom, where she could faintly see

Evelyn didn't even spare it a

the living room, brushed aside some petals, and

suite offered more privacy, and Maria's ears couldn't reach this

that it was just past 8:00 pm. Tonight, she would

agreement she had given him, she hadn't asked for anything. If Lucas insisted on not returning the Reed family's ring, she would request that the agreement be amended

meant going to court,

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

exhaled, only to feel a sharp pain in her

from the periodic pains she had grown accustomed to in recent weeks. She didn't pay much attention to it and pulled out her iPad to read a research paper from Graham. She was engrossed in her

long legs moved in fluid motions as he glanced down at his phone while

other side of the couch, the distance between them

for a night filled with romantic possibilities, it felt unnecessary for the two of