Julian led Evelyn over to stand in front of Gerald.
"Grandpa," he greeted softly.
Evelyn smiled sweetly as she echoed, "Grandpa." She looked every bit the picture of grace and warmth.
Caroline couldn't help but curl her lips in disdain at Evelyn's tone, clearly itching to say something, but one glance from Bernard shut her right up.
Gerald's face lit up when he spotted Julian and Evelyn. "Evelyn, you're here," he beamed, his whole expression glowing with fondness for her.
The sudden gush of affection didn't sit well with Joshua and Danielle. Their faces tightened ever so slightly—no one expected their grandfather to gush over Evelyn like this.
Joshua instinctively looked at Evelyn, while Danielle didn't voice her dissatisfaction like usual. She just clenched her jaw, ke
