When Evelyn and Julian returned to the ballroom, Bernard and Joshua had already dipped out.
Evelyn held onto Julian's arm as they made their way to Charles. Beside him stood Reginald, and next to him, Sebastian had joined the group too.
Charles gave Julian a once-over, then called out to Evelyn, "Evelyn, come over here to Grandpa."
His eyes practically glared at Julian, like the man had just snatched his grandbaby right under his nose—and wasn't subtle about how much he didn't like it.
Reginald and Sebastian watching from the side couldn't help but think the whole thing was straight-up "my precious cabbage just got stolen by some wild boar" kinda drama.
Sebastian pressed his lips together, trying real hard to hold back a laugh, shooting Julian a look that screamed, "Bro, t
