Eleanor startled at the sight of Julian.
His presence alone was enough to silence the whole table, Lauren and Caleb went quiet just from him standing there.
She'd assumed at first this was coincidence, that he'd wandered into the same restaurant. But nothing about his expression suggested "chance encounter." He'd come looking for her specifically.
He didn't say anything at first, just held her gaze, sharp enough to make her pulse stutter.
"You had someone investigate me."
His voice came out flat, ice-cold.
Before she could confirm or deny it, he had her by the arm, hauling her up out of her chair.
Lauren and Caleb weren't about to sit there and watch him drag her off.
"This is a private conversation with my wife. No outsiders."
Julian said it without missing a beat, and neither of
