Chapter 149

It was easily the most bizarre meal Bethany had ever sat through. Nora sat to her left and kept her head down as she ate in silence. Meanwhile, Julian and Evan, sitting across from them, kept their eyes fixed on Nora. To make matters worse, Bethany was periodically forced to cooperate with Silas' act of showing public displays of affection. "Darling, hand me your phone for a second." Bethany did as she was told and passed her phone over. Silas made a show of casually flipping the phone over. He aligned it next to his own to reveal their matching couple cases, ensuring everyone at the table noticed. He said, "Evan, what do you think? Pretty nice, right?" Evan curled his lip. "Uncle Silas, you're so tacky." It was just a pair of matching phone cases. In Evan's eyes, that was something only old people did. Julian offered a brief, indifferent glance before turning his attention back to his meal. He seemed completely uninterested in such superficial displays. As a guest, Nora felt