Chapter 293

She was already fuming—now someone had to show up and make it worse? Walk with the Allens? Sure, go ahead, she’s not joining. While she was too pissed to even speak, two more unexpected guests showed up. Everyone turned around just as tension was thick in the air. And the ones who arrived... were Lucas and Helen. Oh great, were they planning to tear down this ancient temple today? Lucas couldn’t sit still down the hill any longer. He was just about to head up when Helen suddenly appeared, asking why he followed Claire here. He didn’t have time to explain, just took her up with him. Mother and son had their own thoughts—neither said a word about the kid yet. Helen paused when she saw the crowd up there. She’d met Viola and Natalie at the masquerade once, but since everyone had been masked, no one had known who was who. But seeing Julian here gave her a pretty good clue about Viola’s identity. Viola, on the other hand, genuinely didn’t recognize them. Their unexpected arrival instantly s