#Chapter 46 - Impressing The Family

The air around the dining room table was tense that evening. Both Kristen and Lana filled the silence with their own recount of their day, while James and I chose to sit back and keep to ourselves. I could tell he was heavily bothered by what happened at work earlier. What Rudolf said right before he left, caused something to snap within him. As soon as Rudolf left, James returned to the sanctuary of his office without so much as another word. My first thought was to at least tell him what Rudolf and I discussed. Part of me felt so compelled to follow him, but I knew he needed his space. ‘Fucking Rudolf Lawerence,’ I thought bitterly. I could have strangled the sleazy bastard for having brought up Evelyn. I understood that Rudolf was Evelyn's brother—the man had every right to be upset. But to make such an outward statement, and in front of so many people, it was terribly uncalled for. We were nowhere near halfway through the meal when I lost my appetite. “Well, it sou