Chapter 363

Finn had strong reasons to suspect that Dale had an agenda by bringing Lumi to the gathering. Ever since Lucius arrived, he'd been constantly making it clear to everyone that he and Valerie were in a relationship. Then, Lumi showed up uninvited and dredged up Lucius' romantic past in front of half the room. Any woman with a temper would have blown up in similar situations. He'd observed Valerie's reaction more than once. Either her nerves were made of steel, or she simply didn't see Lumi as a threat. From the second Lumi appeared until now, Valerie had been fully focused on her food, occasionally raising her head to enjoy the drama. Her composure and reaction made it impossible for Finn not to take note of her. Lucius turned to Dale, who was pretending to be innocent. "Well, your help has certainly caused me a lot of trouble." Lucius hadn't expected everything that had happened tonight, and naively assumed before Dale showed up that he wouldn't push things too far. On the surf