Aveline stood up , watching them approach with a blank expression , then said to Valentina , " Valentina , Auntie is leav- ing . " Xavier was standing right between the coffee table and the sofa , blocking Aveline's way . She gave him a cold look , telling him to move . But he said , " Where's your business dinner ? I can have my driver take you , the traffic is bad outside . " Xavier had never shown this much concern for her before . Now that they were getting a divorce , he was just putting on an act . Aveline said coldly , " Do you find this amusing ? " After speaking , she glared at him , signaling for him to get out of the way . Xavier smiled as if he didn't care and stepped aside . 75 Of course he didn't care . He was just toying with her for fun , and in front of Josephine , no less . Aveline walked out with a cold expression . She looked up and saw a familiar - looking man standing beside Josephine . The man smiled . " Aveline , long time no see . " Aveline recognized him . It was Dylan Sanders , from the same year as Julian , and also Courtney Kane's nephew and Josephine's cousin . Xavier asked , " You two know each other ? " Dylan laughed . " Yeah , I was Aveline's senior in school , haha , and also her cousin . " Aveline didn't believe for a second that Xavier didn't know Dylan was Josephine's cousin . She shot him a cold glance and said icily , " I don't have a cousin . " With that , Aveline turned and walked away , heading for the elevators . Standing before the elevator , she lowered her gaze and wondered , could the architect Josephine recommended to Xavier be Dylan ? Of course , they'd keep it in the family . The elevator doors opened . Aveline stepped inside , catching sight of Xavier and the others approaching out of the corner of her eye , 0.0 % 19:02 Once inside , she pressed the button for the second floor , and the doors closed . Outside the elevator , Valentina looked up at Xavier and said , " Uncle , Auntie is eating here too . " Xavier held her hand and gave a soft " Mm . " Valentina kept looking up , her tone resentful . " Uncle , Auntie is mad at you because you broke your promise . " Xavier looked down at Valentina . Josephine's eyes flickered . " Valentina , what are you talking about ? Your uncle would never break a promise . He's a gentleman . My sister is just throwing a tantrum . " Valentina didn't like Josephine badmouthing Aveline , and glared at her . " Uncle said he'd pick me up from school , but he didn't . Isn't that breaking a promise ? " Josephine defended Xavier . " That's because your uncle was in a meeting , so he asked my sister to get you . It's wrong for her to be angry about that . She's just throwing a fit . " Valentina was too young to win an argument with Josephine , but she still felt Xavier and Josephine were both wrong . She huffed . Xavier patted her head . " Okay , Uncle gets it . " Aveline reached the Chinese restaurant on the second floor . As soon as she entered the private dining room , she quickly apologized . Bernard , who was gentle and refined , smiled . " We just got here . We've ordered , but the food hasn't come out yet . I heard you went to pick up your niece from school . Aren't you an only child ? How do you have a niece ? " Bernard didn't know about Aveline's family , so he had no idea that her father had moved in the other woman and his illegitimate daughter after her mother died . He also didn't know that Aveline and Xavier had gotten their marriage certificate . Aveline sat down and said , " She's my husband's niece . " Bernard froze . " You're married ? " Aveline gave a faint smile . " We got the certificate , but no wedding . And now we're getting a divorce . " Bernard was even more stunned . Since they were getting a divorce , he didn't feel it was right to ask about her husband . He just nodded and said , " If you weren't a good match , then it wasn't meant to be . Splitting up might actually be for the best . " Aveline nodded , " You're right , Bernard . " She didn't tell Bernard that her husband was actually Xavier . For one thing , they were getting a divorce and would soon have nothing to do with him . 39.6 % 19:02 ་ ་ ་ ་་་ ་་་ For another , Xavier had never publicly announced their engagement or their marriage certificate , probably because he didn't want their relationship to be widely known , which could lead to gossip when he married Josephine in the fu- ture . Xavier and Dylan were eating here , so she figured he had already accepted Josephine's recommendation and was go- ing to hire Dylan .