"Don't tease."
Stellan could sense Eve's discomfort and stopped them with a low voice.
"Alright, alright, that's enough. Otherwise, Fourth Madam might not even want to eat dinner."
Only then did everyone tactfully stop making a scene.
Eve felt her whole face burning.
"Sorry about that. They were just messing around, and if it made you uncomfortable, I apologize."
"It's fine."
Eve shook her head, but her expression didn't look 'fine' at all.
Stellan's sharp gaze swept across, scaring them into quickly averting their eyes.
"When I met Aaron Clark, he was just a delinquent with no ambition. Later, I gave him some start-up funds with the excuse of getting him to straighten out and helping me run a restaurant. After a few years, he's turned this place into a signature spot in Marinus."
Upon hearing this, Eve nodded. "Then he's really amazing. If it were me, I definitely wouldn't have the ability or the head for it."
