"What are you doing here?" Leonie asked softly.
"Should I not be here?" Alaric countered.
He took Leonie's hand and led her to the dining table.
"Your family's business is my business."
Hearing his words, Leonie was even more stunned.
Had he just acknowledged their relationship in front of her family?
She stared at Alaric, unsure of what to say.
Alaric smiled at her and handed her a slice of tiramisu cake.
"Eat up."
He didn't want her family to think she had gained his help by compromising herself.
Moreover, after the previous gala, everyone already saw Leonie as his girlfriend.
Now, it was necessary for him to personally clarify things.
Leonie gazed at Alaric with emotions she couldn't hide, her face tinged with a soft blush. She looked shy and a little flustered.
"Let Ezekie
