Chapter 69

Hannah lost over twenty million in the blink of an eye, and she was downright pissed. She was too busy grieving her money to spare energy dealing with Evelyn. So she grabbed Jonah and left in a hurry, her face sour—better than sticking around and letting Evelyn drive her up the wall. Thomas saw the drama was over, casually greeted Evelyn, then moved on to chat with his buddies around the hall. Finally left in peace, Evelyn lifted her gown slightly as she wandered through the banquet looking for someone. Steven quietly walked up next to her and said in a low voice, "As you asked, Ms. Knight, Nathaniel is being kept outside the banquet hall." On her way over, Evelyn had specifically texted Steven—clear instructions: she didn't want to see Nathaniel. His team made sure that the moment he tried to come in, he got blocked. Sebastian hadn't come with Nathaniel. Nathaniel shamelessly wanted to tag along, but Sebastian had skipped straight over after work, leaving him behind. By the time Natha