Under the Veil I Rule

Chapter 398

Back when they used to eat together, Keith was always looking out for Amara like this, so no one found it surprising. Still, someone couldn't resist making a playful comment or two.

But this time, something was different-Finnian had started looking after Liliana as well.

He wasn't nearly as attentive to Liliana as Keith was to Amara, but it was still a marked improvement from before.

Louis, the producer, clearly remembered his last slip-up. Wary of offending either Liliana or Finnian again, he seized the chance to smooth things over: "Mr. Everly, you really dote on Ms. Porter, don't you? You haven't stopped looking after her since we sat down. Only you young people are that close these days."

"If it were me and my wife-old married couple that we are-forget about looking after each other at the table. We'd be sitting as far apart as we could manage, just waiting for the meal to end."

Everyone burst out laughing and ran with Louis's comments. "Mr. Everly, you're so good to Ms. Porter-it's true love!" "When's the wedding?" The table hummed with cheerful banter.

expression calm, she had to be

whispering, "Don't you dare get teary-eyed on me. If you cry in front of everyone, I'll never let you live it

laugh out loud. She nudged him and said, "Will you listen to yourself? I'm a grown woman. Why would I cry at a

such a crybaby, you know. Remember how

because I was self-conscious about my scars and people bullied me. The scars are gone now, I've got

didn't raise their

connection was obvious-comfortable, natural, and so close-knit that anyone watching could sense it, even if they didn draw attention like Finnian did and no

people couldn't help but glance over, some with curiosity, others with envy, even if

every subtle interaction between Keith

impassive, but from the moment he'd sat down, it felt like he was being

onto Amara's plate, Finnian wanted nothing more than to storm over, snatch the serving

the table, obviously teasing Amara, he had to fight the urge