A Bitter Realization

Gregory and Marissa's faces darkened the moment the words left Evander's lips.

Wife.

They clearly hadn't expected that. Not at all.

Marissa's lips pressed into a thin line, her perfectly applied lipstick doing nothing to hide the way the corners of her mouth twitched in displeasure. Gregory, on the other hand, was quick to recover. He forced a smile, though the tension in his jaw betrayed his true feelings.

"Oh… wife," he repeated, dragging the word out just slightly as his gaze flickered to Delphinia. His eyes roamed over her, as if seeing her for the first time. "I didn't know you had already married, Mr. Walton."