Chapter 199

Claire: "…" Tessa: "…" The two of them watched Julian casually walk into the dining room like nothing just happened. Completely ignoring their efforts to hold the scene together — total mood killer. Like, who just barges in and ruins the vibe? Unreal. Neither of them bothered to respond. Claire kept fiddling with her phone, and Tessa absentmindedly played with her hair while gazing out at the pinkish sunset through the floor-to-ceiling windows. "Miss Claire, Miss Tessa, why don’t we sit down for dinner first?" Kenneth said warmly, staying perfectly polite. Claire wanted to say — this dinner’s probably gonna feel like chewing nails. Tessa stood up, smile sweet as ever. "Sure, I barely ate anything on the plane. I'm starving now." She walked briskly toward the dining room. A clear voice in Claire’s head whispered: Just don’t go. Head downstairs. Forget everything that smug jerk said. Let him and his ex have their little reunion. But then she looked over at Julian’s face, remembering the