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Kylian's POV

She shrugged. “I’m not used to big family gatherings.”

I nodded, reading the expression on her face and wondered if she was lying. I glanced over at Kieran and caught him watching us. I narrowed my gaze at him, silently telling him to back off. I felt like I was sitting and eating dinner with the enemy. Yvonne was trying like hell to pretend Kieran wasn’t there, which was odd. If they were friends, why wouldn’t she at least acknowledge him. It made me think they were trying to hide something. She thought she was fooling me by not talking to him at all.

Midway through dinner, I heard a vibrating noise and realized it was coming from Yvonne’s purse under the table.

“You didn’t silence your phone?” I hissed.

“Sorry, I forgot it was on,” she said, her face turning red as all conversation stopped.

She reached for her purse, pulled out the phone, and looked at the screen.

“What is it?” I asked.

“I have to take this,” she said, excusing herself and leaving the room. My eyes imme