Chapter 72: Have You Two Gone Nuts
<.Chairman Delaney’s private villa.>
A quiet Lariette stared at the two unexpected guests who appeared past midnight, Declan and Rafael. She really couldn’t believe her eyes.
Declan and Rafael... come here? At such hours? Why?
Surprise still overtook her heart even after their grandfather invited the two men inside the room. She blankly nodded at them when they greeted her.
Declan and Rafael shared the same couch. From how immaculately they dressed—in neatly pressed, tailored tuxedos—Lariette didn’t have to ask to know from where they came.
It was very obvious.
Declan and Rafael most likely came from the glamorous birthday celebration for Stephanie. In such getups, the brothers looked so out of place because the others were in their nightwear.
Chairman Delaney occupied a single-seater couch, also looking at Declan and Rafael. Frowning slightly, questions were evidently swirling in his eyes.
Ruediger and Madeline chose to sit on the other side of the room, warily staring at the men. They gave some space for Lariette without leaving the room, afraid that Declan and Rafael would do anything to upset her.
Lariette, who sat facing Declan and Rafael with a coffee table separating them, finally broke the silence by asking, "What are you doing here?"
Her question was simple and the way her voice sounded showed that she was dubious about their sudden appearance. There was not even the slightest joy indicating she was happy to meet the two men, her elder brothers.