Chapter 369

"Good day, Mr. Gordon." Yale greeted Trey with a bow that was all politeness. However, the iciness in his voice was unmistakable to everyone there.

Yale was Evangeline's uncle, and as the head of the Foster family, he had just called Trey 'Mr. Gordon', making the family ties—or the lack thereof—abundantly clear.

The polite words were just a product of good breeding.

Trey was no stranger to reading between the lines, and he got the message loud and clear. His face turned a shade of dark that was downright scary.

Evangeline had never seen Trey look so grim. However, with her uncles around, it was not her place to say a word.

Trey stood there, getting the stink-eye from the other side, but he remained composed and stayed polite. He felt stuck, in a way, not sure what to say next.

Yale could not stand to see the old guy squirm.

He glanced around the room, where secrets seemed to be tumbling out like sunlight in spring, and said, "Funny how today's mess has got both our families, the