Nathaniel slammed his teacup down, producing a crisp clang. “Julian, enough! This is a family decision. You don’t get to make a scene.”
Marielle immediately stood up and grabbed Julian’s arm, her voice soft as though coaxing a child: “Julian, don’t make trouble. Your sister marrying into that family is her good fortune. The Locke family will benefit as well.”
She kept shooting him meaningful glances, urging him to shut up.
Julian jerked his arm away violently, his chest rising and falling hard as he glared at me as if he could burn a hole through me.
I didn’t even bother to look back.
A second later, he stormed out in anger.
Nathaniel and Marielle exchanged a glance and headed upstairs as well.
Evangeline’s eyes lit up, clearly assuming they were going to “reason with” Julian. She h
