Chapter 90

In the past, I had gotten so used to calling him "Second Brother" in front of his friends that I couldn't immediately break the habit. Hearing Alexander ask me that, I smiled and said, “Then what should I call you?” “What do you think?” he replied. “Alexander.” He smiled faintly, not saying anything more. For a brief moment, he secretly hoped Vivienne would call him “dear,” but he knew that wouldn’t happen. We had never used such intimate terms. That word felt completely foreign to us. Watching the exchange between them, Victor Sinclair’s expression grew more complicated by the second. Maximus, though not knowing all the details, could at least guess what had probably happened. He stepped forward to smooth things over. “What kept you so late today? Did Xavier and the others hold you up?” “No,” Alexander answered. “Vivienne and I went to pick out our wedding rings. Got a bit delayed.” “It’s about time you got one. It’s been so long, and no rings yet? That’s n