Esther appraised her with a faint, almost-smiling expression, then picked up the little girl and seated her on the sofa, away from the danger zone. Only then did she speak again,“No need to ask.”“You?!”Claire sounded as if she’d heard the biggest joke in the world. “You actually managed to buy the restaurant from my brother?”What a ridiculous international joke. She knew better than anyone who her brother was. Esther was nothing but a defeated dog driven out of the bottom-rung Daveniers—how could she possibly have the money to buy such a high-end restaurant?But when her eyes landed on the little girl quietly sitting on the sofa staring at Esther, they abruptly shifted to Evander, and her arrogant aura instantly vanished. Instead, she tentatively said, “Mr. Westvale?”“I was actually trying to be nice,” Evander said coldly, glancing at her once, then added slowly, “But Miss Davenier didn’t give me the chance.”Claire: “???”
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