Chapter 64
AFTER dinner, Celest invited them to have tea in the living room. Everyone followed suit.
Sitting elegantly on the high-end couch, Celest carefully filled their teacups. Her expression was warm, yet a visible seriousness lingered beneath it.
Alex took a seat on the long couch opposite Celest. His posture was relaxed, but his mind was sharp and calculating. He was already sensing something. Eve sat beside him, silent yet quietly observing the unusual atmosphere in the room. She could feel the tension in the way Alex held her hand.
Earl, on the other hand, sat on another long couch across from Alex and Celest, in a semi-confused state. He silently wondered why Celest had included him in this family gathering when he was just an outsider. But he still followed along as it was a
