Chapter 288

Because of George's outburst, Evelyn decided to stay at the old house to keep Charles company. She'd thought Julian would stay with her too. But after dinner, Julian looked at her and Charles and said, "Grandpa, Evelyn will stay with you tonight. I've got something to do, so I'll head out for a bit." He'd been practically glued to Evelyn these past few days. Hearing him say that, Evelyn blinked and looked up. "You going to see Grandpa Gerald?" She was talking about Gerald's place. He'd had one of the houses at the old Everett residence fixed up already. Julian had told her before that once they got engaged, they'd go stay there for a few days. Julian reached out and gently ruffled her hair, grinning. "Yeah, but before that, I'm gonna stop by the hospital and check on Victor." Victor was still recovering. Just during dinner, Sebastian had messaged Julian—said he was gonna visit Victor after eating and asked if Julian wanted to come. Julian replied with a quick "sure" and tucked his phon