Chapter 242

As soon as they got inside, Alfred West pulled Julian to sit down beside him. Barely had Julian taken his seat, Alfred started, "You really didn't have to make a special trip." "We're headed out to the proposal lunch anyway. Isn't it a bit much running back and forth like this?" Julian's plans were no secret—Alexander West had already mentioned the whole engagement thing at the Everett house. Alfred had come mainly for Julian's engagement party. Of course, he'd be there for the actual wedding too. Julian smiled casually, not minding at all. "It's alright, I'll just head back in a bit. Since you're here, I definitely had to come see you." Honestly, he'd already been feeling guilty about not making it to the airport to pick Alfred up the night before. Alfred looked over Julian carefully, his voice softening. "You... kid." Just seeing the boy made his heart ache. Across from them, Jonathan and Alexander West exchanged a quick look and chuckled. See? Knew it. They both knew that once their