Chapter 212

After dinner, George found himself an excuse and slipped out of the old house. Watching his back fade into the distance, Charles's face darkened noticeably. Evelyn stayed by his side, doing her best to steer the topic elsewhere and lift his mood. Thomas kept her company for a while, then stood up to say his goodbyes. Only Hannah remained seated on the couch, looking like she wasn't planning on leaving anytime soon. Evelyn glanced at Hannah from the corner of her eye, then quietly shifted her attention elsewhere. She was waiting for Julian to come pick her up. But instead of Julian's call, what popped up on her phone was a picture—sent anonymously. In it, Julian was having dinner with Jasmine. Evelyn stared at the photo and let out a soft laugh. She had no clue who had so much free time on their hands to send her this kind of stuff, but even without them saying anything, she already had a pretty good idea of their goal. Curling her lips into a quiet smirk, she replied quickly: "Alright,