Chapter 174: The Guest
Leander’s hand reaching to his mouth paused. He looked at Evander. Evander’s eyes were red as if he was feeling something. He’s never seen his brother getting emotional.
He thought that Evander might be faking it.
But during the rest of dinner, Evander didn’t say much except for sharing some of his memories with their father when they went to Abenney together. He looked solemn and even smiled from his heart as he reminisced about that outing, just like when he was when he gave the eulogy at their father’s funeral.
He was honest with his emotions!
It surprised Leander. When Evander talked to Viviana with his pretend charm, he was irked. He wanted his wife to not show her feelings to him. She handled him well. And now, he is seeing a genuine side of his brother.
He thought that his surprise was mainly because he never spent much time with his brother for as long as he remembered. They chose different paths; he picked the gun while his brother went to business meetings and parties. Maybe that’s why they never got to know each other.
Their mother’s obvious partial treatment played a big role too. Jealousy played a big role.
After dinner, Evander and Leander had drinks in the pool room on the first floor. Viviana waited to see if Viola needed company. But when Viola glared at her menacingly, she went to the kitchen.
She was not going to put herself through humiliation when even Leander didn’t care. She did find it weird to see Leander and Evander being chummy.
She did think that Evander was acting differently during dinner. But she would never forgive him for what he did. She poured herself a glass of wine and drank in the kitchen chatting with Mary and Martha.