Chapter 286

Anna Green paused for a second too, but once she caught the annoyed look on Julian Blake’s face, she burst out laughing. Her almond-shaped eyes curved into mischievous crescents as she grinned at him, clearly enjoying his discomfort. Come on, anyone would be grumpy getting interrupted halfway through a meal. “Julian…” Outside the door, Megan Moore heard Julian’s voice and hesitated briefly—yeah, probably not the best time to interrupt. But with no other choice, she bit the bullet and said, “Mrs. Johnson and the others are here.” “Mrs. Johnson?” Anna’s eyes lit up the second she heard that, totally forgetting about teasing Julian. She grabbed his sleeve and asked eagerly, “You mean *that* Mrs. Johnson? The one from that restaurant you took me to?” She’d been dreaming about the food from that Yellow House Diner Julian brought her to months ago. Just thinking about it was enough to make her mouth water. “That’s the one.” Julian looked into her glowing eyes—yep, definitely happy to see Mrs