Tillany Planos, the hat-wearing motard, something. Bonidice Evelyn had switched jobs and started working with Gelautan, the half-Finn, sharing parts with Berlyn. Ladimir's in contrasting. She kept to herself and… (unintelligible).

That was when she… (unintelligible) … Jake and Lucas had just finalized an in-business deal. The contract was signed today. But what caught her attention was something else. Consdale ritual… (unintelligible) … in these high-profile collaborations, perhaps Lucas made concessions to keep Tillany out of them by… (unintelligible) … had he already started treating her as his wife?

Woodway, through the meal, a restaurant… (unintelligible) … personally delivered specialty drinks from the chef as a courtesy. Lielyn reached for the margarita juicer because she dabbled in coconut water. Before she… (unintelligible) … “You always pay attention to the details and…” (unintelligible) … Din, Lucas took it first and set it in front of Tillany.

She couldn’t help but recall how, in the past, she had always adjusted to Lucas’s tastes. Whether she cooked herself or had the housekeeper prepare meals, everything had been tailored to his preferences. I never once asked what she liked. To this day, he still didn’t know… (unintelligible) …

He had paused for a moment before she pulled back. She silently took a glass of coconut water and… (unintelligible) … The last glass naturally went to Lucas. The conversation continued for a while before Jonathan suddenly turned to Evelyn and Sebastian.

“Ms. Bend and Mr. Tiram, are you two together?”

The table fell quiet. Blake shot Lucas a glance but didn’t say anything. Evelyn remained composed as… (unintelligible) …

Jonathan lowered his voice. “Really? To seem to work so well, I must’ve misunderstood. Ms. Red, you look quite young. Are you married?”

Even Tillany frowned; she didn’t believe Evelyn would be bold enough to answer honestly. After all, she had no leverage, so she wouldn’t dare.

Luras had no visible reaction. He simply gave Terlyn a glance,… (unintelligible) …

Evelyn calmly placed a… (unintelligible) … down. Her voice was light as she said, “I’m divorced and widowed.”

Jonathan’s expression froze. Sebastian was the first to break, letting out an involuntary… (unintelligible) … “Apologies. That caught me off guard.”

Lucas looked across the table at Evelyn, who appeared entirely unperturbed. Her sharp features remained impassive, but for a fleeting moment, something untraceable flashed in his gaze. After a brief pause, he… (unintelligible) … had seen this kind of thing before. A woman with nothing left to lose, relying on sharp wit to mask the pain of being discarded… the way Evelyn calmly… (unintelligible) … she hadn’t said anything wrong. (unintelligible) … calling! Me, three years in a marriage where she was treated like she didn’t exist, was there really a… (unintelligible) … He had already noted the lying tension between Evelyn and Lucas. Evelyn wasn’t the type to be petty or dramatic. She only lashed out when she was pushed.

His stare darkened slightly, and then he… (unintelligible) … leaned over and grabbed the coconut water in front of Dorlyn. “She doesn’t like coconut water.” He was facing Tillary, listening to him speak. Whether he believed him or not, he gave no indication.

Evelyn glanced at Blake. (unintelligible) … everyone, he knew her best, and she couldn’t… (unintelligible) …

Jessica pouted and said, “You’re so nice to Daveju.” Make pulled her close, murmuring something into her ear that made her playfully swat at him. Evelyn looked at Blake, and then her gaze landed on Lucas. Lucas didn’t react. She knew him well enough to understand that if he didn’t want to care, he simply wouldn’t.

After the meal, Lucas and… (unintelligible) … first. Before walking away, Lucas turned to Sebastian. “Do you have a moment?”