?<strong>Chapter 914:</strong>


    Evita gripped her phone tightly, her mind racing. Had Andrew not noticed her post yet?


    Hours ago, at a nearby restaurant, Luka and Vienna were still waiting for ine and Glenn while Madisyn’s unease grew. Finally, after much anticipation, the couple walked in.


    “Apologies, we ran into some issues on the way and got dyed,” ine exined.


    Luka kept his expression neutral. “No problem, as long as you’re here now. Let’s start eating.” He signaled the waiter to bring out the food. While he remainedposed, the slight disappointment in his eyes was unmistakable. It had been twenty years since theyst met, yet ine seemed indifferent.


    Vienna, too, felt disheartened. She’d hoped that with Madisyn bridging the gap, ine would show a sincere effort to mend things. If she truly cared, would she have shown up almost an hourte?


    Luka and Vienna had been so worried about beingte that they had arrived thirty minutes early themselves.


    Vienna couldn’t fool herself any longer—perhaps ine just wasn’t as invested in this meeting.


    ine caught their looks and felt a sharp pang of guilt. Glenn attempted to strike up a conversation, but their responses were quite lukewarm. Madisyn found herself stuck in the middle, feeling awkward and unsure. She couldn’t fault her uncle for his frustration. She would feel the same if it were her, especially on such an important day.


    Still, she was baffled. Her mother had been so eager about this meeting—how could she have shown up thiste?


    The mood at the dinner table was nothing like the warm reunion they had imagined. Barely half an hour into the meal, Luka set his fork down.


    “It looks like you’ve been doing fine all these years. That’s good to know. We’ve got work to tend to, so we’ll leave now.”


    ine quickly apologized, “I’m truly sorry, Luka. I didn’t think it would take this long.”


    Vienna nced at ine. She had long wished for her husband to mend things with his sister, but now, thinking about his nervousness when they prepared to leave home and ine’s indifference toward the meeting, she felt it was unfair.


    “You can all carry on. We’ll head out now,” Vienna said softly.


    Years ago, it was clearly ine’s mistake. If she wasn’t interested in patching things up now, why would she and her husband bother to be so warm and friendly?


    ine’s eyes grew misty. Glenn, feeling for her, said, “Luka, Vienna, this dy was on us, but ine truly wanted to meet you.”


    Luka’s lips curled into a faint, bitter smile. He found it hard to believe that ine genuinely wanted to reconnect.


    ine could see the disappointment written all over Luka’s face, and it made her heart sink. “I’m so sorry, Luka. I’ve let you down again. Maybe I’m just too foolish to get things right. Here, this is for you. I promise I won’t bother you anymore.”


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