Chapter 122

"Julian." What on earth was he doing here? Emily stood at the dining room entrance, clinging to Nathaniel's arm, eyes locked angrily on Julian. Nathaniel's gaze darkened. Evelyn and Julian looked up at the same time. As soon as she caught sight of Emily and Nathaniel, a subtle smirk curled at the corners of Evelyn's lips. Julian just shot them a cold stare, then looked away like they didn't matter. His hand kept stirring the oatmeal, not even pausing. Emily's face twisted in anger as she stormed forward. Nathaniel followed behind, both of them stepping all the way into the dining room. "Not hot anymore. You can eat now," Julian said softly, pushing a bowl of lukewarm oatmeal in front of Evelyn. Evelyn smiled gently at him, picked up the bowl without a word, and quietly began eating. Julian scooped himself a bowl too, and the two acted like Emily and Nathaniel didn't even exist. That made Emily's face ice over. She dragged Nathaniel to sit down across from them. She turned to Mrs. Sulli