The Mafia Lord's Secret Lover (Evelyn) novel Chapter 252

Chapter 252: Lively Breakfast

"Right, Mommy..." Oliver agreed with the loyalty of a tiny soldier following his general.

Axel stared at the two of them. They were allies. That meant he lost.

He realized he could not forbid her. Not without raising suspicion or making himself look controlling.

After emptying his coffee cup, he exhaled slowly.

He tried to calm the urge to wrap both Evelyn and Oliver in bubble wrap and keep them inside the house.

’Man, stop being so possessive. This is so unlike your usual style,’ he told himself while laughing in his mind.

"Fine," Axel said at last. "If you really want to hike, I will not stop you."

Evelyn smiled, pleased and honestly surprised. She had expected a longer argument.

"But," Axel continued, tone firm, "Ryan and Lisa will go with you."

Evelyn frowned and rested her fork on the plate, eyes locked onto Axel—more confusion than annoyance filled her expression.

"Ryan and Lisa? Why? I thought the mountain belonged to us, and so does the cabin." She paused to study his face. "You also told me there are guards everywhere. That place is safe."

"Mo... Mommy..." Oliver struggled to speak with a half-chewed sandwich in his mouth. After he swallowed, he continued, "Maybe Daddy worries Mr. Bear will eat us."

Evelyn and Axel laughed.

"There is no bear around here," Evelyn said with a smile. "Right, Dad?" She asks, looking at Axel.

Axel silently gulped before answering, "My darling wife, I am not sure about Mr. Bear, but this is only for precaution. I feel better knowing they are with you."

Evelyn was speechless. She knew there were no bears in the area, having heard from Jimmy that the territory was free of them.

"Since when do I need bodyguards to walk up a mountain? To our cabin? You are the one who said that place was safe."

Axel sighed quietly. She was right, of course, but he could not tell her what he suspected.

"Maybe you need Ryan to carry Oliver if he becomes exhausted," Axel tried. He glanced toward his son, hoping for support. "Right, buddy?"

Oliver finished his milk and then shook his head.

Axel stared at him helplessly.

"No, Daddy, I will not get tired. I enjoy hiking just like Mommy." He took a slice of pumpkin pie and continued, "Maybe Uncle Ryan can come along, and if a bear suddenly appears, he will probably try to make friends with it."

Axel laughed inwardly, not because Oliver agreed, but because the image of Ryan befriending a bear was strangely fitting.

He cleared his throat and composed himself. "You are right, Buddy. Mr. Bear might appear."

Evelyn watched the two of them, amused and speechless. Axel watched her back, trying not to reveal his tension.

Oliver, who seemed entirely unconcerned with their silent stare-down, returned to his pumpkin pie like a referee who had given up on the match.

Evelyn eventually sighed. "Alright. Ryan and Lisa can come."

Axel relaxed a little. "Good."

She resumed eating, though her suspicions lingered. Something about Axel was odd. Too protective. Too cautious. But she could not guess what it was.

Across the table, Axel watched her again. Every smile she gave Oliver warmed him. Every gentle touch on their son’s hair made him want to pull them both into his arms.

But the troubling suspicion in his mind about Evelyn’s possible pregnancy kept returning. He needed answers.

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