Chapter 437

By the time Evelyn Knight got to the café, Joshua Everett was already waiting in the private booth. She glanced at the booth number on her phone and followed a server inside, pushing the door open. The moment she stepped in, she quietly tapped her smartwatch to start recording—better safe than sorry, especially with someone like Joshua. Initially, Joshua looked comfortably slouched in his chair, but the second he caught her figure from the corner of his eye, he straightened up and gave her a casual smile as she sat down across from him. “What would you like to drink?” he asked, pushing the menu toward her. “A cold Americano,” Evelyn replied without hesitation. “Same for me,” Joshua told the server, who left almost immediately and returned shortly after with their coffee. Evelyn took a small sip, then looked straight at Joshua. “Alright, let’s hear it.” There was no point in dragging this out. Whatever he had to say, she'd already decided to treat it like a bad joke. Joshua met her calm