Chapter 21 Thickest-Skinned Award

Evelyn froze, her eyes wide with shock. Hugo and Jane had seen her as well. Hugo stopped in his tracks, his hawk-like gaze sharpening into a blade as it locked onto the hand wrapped around Evelyn's waist. "Evie, what a coincidence! You're having dinner here with Shane, too?" Jane asked, her expression brimming with concern as she deliberately stressed Shane's name. Nothing was actually going on, yet the way she said it made the situation sound unmistakably suggestive. Evelyn's expression remained cold as she withdrew her gaze and ignored her entirely. She gently pushed Shane and said, her tone filled with gratitude, "Shane, thank you for just now." Shane smiled. "No need to mention it." "Shall we?" "Sure." Shane glanced at Hugo and recognized him as Evelyn's husband. Not knowing the depth of the conflict between them, he still offered a polite greeting before heading upstairs with Evelyn. Throughout the entire encounter, Evelyn hadn't paid them any attention, and her relati