Seeing this , Aveline returned a polite smile . Chapter 37 Xavier's eyes narrowed slightly as he watched their interaction . Josephine's smile stiffened for a moment before she beamed again , saying , " My sister hasn't done any design work since she graduated . It's an honor for her that you think so highly of her , Mr. Harmon . No wonder she didn't want to come have BBQ with us when we asked . " Fiona heard this and got pissed . She rolled her eyes and was about to speak , but Sebastian spoke first, " Did you not know that the statue Isabella Sutton designed for the Entora city center garden last year won an interna- tional award early this year ? " Fiona chuckled lightly . " Brother , she's still just a student . A student . She hasn't been out in the real world yet , so there's a lot she doesn't know . " She even emphasized " a student " twice . Josephine wasn't stupid , so she naturally heard the mockery of her ignorance and immaturity . Josephine's face burned with anger , so hot she couldn't even force a smile , making her expression a bit stiff . She hadn't expected Aveline to be quietly doing design work . Not only did the Sutton family not know , but even Xavier didn't know . She was sure Xavier must not have known , because when she was with him , she would occasionally bring up Ave- line , precisely to test if Xavier had any feelings for her . Xavier had never told her that Aveline was doing design work . Josephine looked at Xavier . " Darling , did you know my sister was doing design work ? " Xavier glanced at Aveline and said flatly , " I didn't . " Josephine smiled . " So you didn't know either . " Turning to Aveline , she said , " Sister , why were you so secretive , hiding it from all of us ? It's not like it's something to be ashamed of . " How could Aveline have possibly hidden it? She once wanted nothing more than to bare her soul to Xavier , for him to know everything about her . Her greatest pride was her talent for architectural design ; of course she wanted Xavier to know about this strength of hers . 0.0 % 18:59 ས་ ལ་ ་ ་ But Xavier never entered her study , never cared what she was doing , which is why he knew nothing at all . Aveline gave Josephine a cold glance , not intending to dignify her with a response . " Sebastian , Fiona , let's go inside . " Then Aveline gestured for Valentina to go to Xavier . Sebastian said , " Alright , let's go in . " He gave a slight nod to Xavier . Xavier nodded back in response . Valentina unhappily returned to Xavier's side , took his hand , and watched Aveline's back as she walked into the restaurant . " Uncle , Auntie Aveline was never this busy before . She even has to work on a weekend night . " Xavier patted her head to comfort her , his expression indifferent . Josephine's eyes flickered . She smiled and took Xavier's arm . " Darling , let's go inside too . Valentina , don't be sad . You'll feel better after you have some BBQ . " " That's the President and Chairman Beltran of Crestmark Group . Your dear auntie is busy cozying up to him . She doesn't have time to eat BBQ with us . " Valentina was confused and looked up at Xavier . " Uncle , what does ' cozying up ' mean ? " Josephine smiled without saying a word . Xavier said flatly , " You'll understand when you're a little older . Let's go inside . " Aveline , of course , didn't know what Josephine had said behind her back . Once inside the private dining room , Fiona leaned in and said to her : " Just seeing those two ruins my mood . " " I heard from Gerald that Xavier wants to redraft the agreement . He said the previous one was unfair to you and he wants to give you some of the assets . " Aveline nodded . " Yeah , he told me . " Fiona naturally knew the " him " was Xavier , and she scoffed , " Anyway , with his wealth , he could just toss you a few hundred million so people don't call him cheap . He'd get a good reputation and also get rid of you . " Sebastian didn't want to listen , but he heard their conversation and said , " With Ms. Sutton's talent , earning a few hun- dred million would be a piece of cake . " 45.3 % 18:59 Chapter 37 Buchers Aveline felt like Sebastian was implying something , so she glanced at him , but he didn't continue . A waiter was grilling the BBQ for them , so Aveline took out the design plans to show Sebastian . Sebastian's expression was serious , and it was clear he was examining it carefully . After a moment , he nodded , " Ms. Sutton , you really do live up to your reputation . This is the preliminary design proposal , right ? " Aveline nodded , " Yes , it still needs to be refined . " 89.5 %