Upon hearing this, Evelyn Clayton’s expression slowly softened a bit. Seeing this, Tristan Hawthorne knew that his words had hit the mark. He stood up to pour Evelyn some wine and said with a smile, "Today, we didn’t invite James Grant mainly because your current relationship with him is awkward. Forcing a meeting might not be good — and about what Keith Donovan said to you earlier, I hope you don’t take it to heart." Evelyn adjusted her glass, nodded slightly, and stayed silent for a moment. It was then that Tristan signaled to Keith Donovan with a glance. Keith understood, lowering his voice a bit, "Evelyn, the things I said that day, I hope you don’t take them to heart either. I was just being thoughtless..." Upon hearing this, Evelyn smiled. Such excuses about being thoughtless are just to appease others. However, she didn’t intend to blow things out of proportion anyway. "Director Donovan, don’t take offense either. The things I said that day, were partly out of anger." Evelyn smiled slightly, "Actually, James Grant hasn’t been in Aethelburg for long. When I met him, I already made things clear." Evelyn averted her eyes, looking at the deep red wine in her glass, momentarily dazed. She spoke slowly, "What happened back then happened back then. Although I can’t say I don’t blame him at all, it hasn’t reached the point where we tear each other apart. No matter what, Sharon has half his blood." After hearing this, Keith’s expression didn’t soften much but he instinctively exchanged a glance with Tristan. Everyone present was smart, having battled in the business world for years, they naturally understood the subtext of Evelyn’s words. She and James Grant truly have no possibility anymore. Tristan couldn’t help but feel a heavy heart. When Evelyn walked in, Tristan noticed her expression and thought she was only outwardly cold but still cared about James inside. Check latest chapters at noveⅼfire.net But now, Tristan was unsure. The meal had each person’s emotions varied, and by ten, they parted ways. Keith had clearly drunk a bit too much, and Tristan had to help him leave first. Outside the door of Zenith One, Keith refused to leave. He lingered by Evelyn’s side, appearing sober but his words were becoming incoherent. "Evelyn, speaking of which, we’ve been friends for many years. Seeing you well, I’m actually quite happy." "But did you know, I’ve known James since we were kids." As Keith spoke, tears welled up in his eyes. "When he was seven or eight, he lost his real mom. As for his dad... you should know what a bastard that man was. Not even two months after James’ mom died, during her mourning period, that old man brought another woman into the house." "He often came to my house for meals when he was a kid, did you know?" Keith cried and laughed simultaneously, looking quite pitiful. Tristan originally wanted to pull Keith away, but seeing Evelyn quietly watching Keith, he paused. Without obstruction, Keith became even more uninhibited. He grasped Evelyn’s hand, speaking with the weight as if entrusting someone with an important responsibility. "Evelyn, James has done a lot of rotten things, I know that. But the heart is partial, you can’t blame me for siding with him, right?" "He’s had a hard life, struggling from childhood to adulthood. He doesn’t know how to properly love someone." "I know you, you seem gentle but you’re actually quite tough-hearted, otherwise you wouldn’t have disappeared for five years and contacted no one." "But I still hope, that you can, you know, look back and save James once more."