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.

took a cigarette from his pack and looked at her

and left. She felt no attachment to the romance created with piles

door, leading all the way to the living room. She glanced toward

didn't even spare it a second glance. She

the living room, brushed aside some petals,

and Maria's

time, noting that it was just past 8:00 pm.

hadn't asked for anything. If Lucas insisted on not returning the Reed family's ring, she would request that

to court,

divorce agreement were to be overturned, it would cause him a lot of trouble. It meant everything would need

a

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

fluid motions as he glanced down at his phone while walking. He noticed Evelyn frowning

on the other side of the couch, the distance between them making

had been set up for a night filled with romantic possibilities, it