Chapter 66

Maurice looked at Julia with slightly misty eyes and smiled. "Sorry for making you come all this way just to have dinner with an old man like me again." "Don't be silly, Grandpa," Julia replied with a light smile. She knew he was just teasing. Where he stood nearby, Sebastian glanced at her, but she completely ignored him. Maurice noticed and waved his hand. "Let's take a seat and eat." Everyone moved to the table. Maurice took the head seat. Amara sat on his right. When Sebastian tried to take the seat on the left, Maurice waved him away. "Not you. Julia, come sit here next to me." Julia got up and changed seats. Sebastian sat down beside her without saying a word. The table was filled with steaming, lavish dishes—richly flavored seafood and truffle stew, and freshly caught fish flown in that day. Every dish was carefully selected. Maurice picked up his cutlery first and glanced at Sebastian. "Julia likes sea fish. What are you waiting for? Give her some. Get the meat from th