The Mafia Lord's Secret Lover (Evelyn) novel Chapter 285

Chapter 285: I Want Evelyn Walters’ Life!

Axel and Evelyn had tried to escape Andrew Knight’s house the moment their sudden family meeting ended.

But the combined persistence of Eleanor and Andrew was a force much more potent than any enemy Axel might have faced outside.

The grandparents insisted, commanded, and emotionally blackmailed them into staying for lunch.

So there they were, surviving the first-ever full-family Knight lunch, minus Henry and his family, until dessert ended.

Plates were cleared, laughter had softened the earlier tension, and even Evelyn’s nerves had settled now that no one was interrogating her like she was an undercover spy infiltrating the Knight family.

By the time they managed to stand up from the dining table, Eleanor’s eyes were already suspiciously glossy; half emotion, half refusal to let them leave. Thankfully, Axel had one secret weapon.

Oliver.

His chubby and smart son, with too much charm and too little awareness of the power he held over his great-grandparents.

"Grandma, Grandpa," Axel said with a perfectly timed sigh, as if this were a heavy confession, "we really have to head home. Oliver is waiting, and you know how he gets when we’re late. He’s been crawling to the door every five minutes."

"Yes, Grandma... We already promised him that we would be home before lunch. But we’re stuck here," Evelyn added.

Eleanor gasped as someone had just reported a national emergency. "Oh no, my baby boy must be worried."

"Terribly," Axel added, smoothly.

Andrew instantly straightened, already reaching for the doorway, "Axel, Eve, hurry... You can’t make Oliver wait."

And just like that, their release was approved.

Outside, Axel and Evelyn were escorted all the way to the car by Eleanor, Amanda, and even Alexander, who walked behind them like a silent bodyguard.

The goodbye stretched so long it could’ve qualified as another meal.

Evelyn smiled, genuinely lighter now. "Thank you, Grandma... Grandpa... for lunch."

"It won’t be the last," Eleanor said immediately, her hand wrapped firmly around Evelyn’s arm as if she planned to drag her back inside at any moment. "Next time, you have to bring Oliver here. We’ll make something he likes."

"And something you like too," Amanda added warmly, her gaze fixed on Evelyn. "You hardly ate. Was it the food? Should I cook next time?"

"I totally agree with Eleanor... bringing Oliver here sounds like a wonderful idea!" Amanda also added.

Before Evelyn could say something, Axel slid in with another strategic distraction. "Mother, Grandma, why don’t you both come to our house tomorrow? Oliver already misses you."

Eleanor lit up. Amanda clapped softly, delighted. "We’ll go," they said in unison, before they laughed together.

Andrew nodded approvingly. "I’ll join. He should spend time with all of us."

Alexander said nothing. He merely stood there, gaze landing on Evelyn. It wasn’t warm, not yet.

But the icy sharpness from earlier had thawed into something neutral... tolerable. Acceptance? It could be a tiny fraction of it.

At least Alexander no longer looked like she was one wrong step away from being escorted out by security. He gave a curt nod and let them go.

Axel opened the car door for her.

The gate finally closed behind them as their car rolled down the driveway of the Knight residence, leaving behind the grand estate, the lingering tension, and the overwhelming Knight-family energy.

Evelyn let out a long breath. "I survived."

Axel smirked. "They’re not that scary."

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