The Mafia Lord's Secret Lover (Evelyn and Axel) novel Chapter 163

Chapter 163: Trust!

Axel guided Joseph into the living room. He appeared calm on the outside, but behind that composed appearance, his mind was quietly whirling.

’Why had Evelyn invited this man?’ He wonders.

When he found out Evelyn had invited Joseph, he tried to ask her, but she was too busy with the preparations.

Worried about ruining her good mood, he kept his questions to himself. Instead, he asked Collins to run a background check on Joseph Carter.

And the results had made him uneasy.

According to Collins, Joseph Carter had once been very close to Evelyn during her time at the Walters Group.

Some even whispered they were more than colleagues. Because Joseph had followed Evelyn everywhere... meetings, charity events, even late-night company parties.

Knowing that, he didn’t like that.

What made it worse was learning that Joseph had also attended the New Year’s gala at the Imperial Hotel years ago. The very same night, Evelyn’s life had changed forever.

So yes, he had reasons not to trust Joseph Carter, no matter how much Evelyn did.

"Daddy—"

A cheerful voice pulled Axel out of his thoughts. He turned to see his son.

Axel’s guarded expression instantly softened when he saw Oliver’s bright eyes light up.

He crouched down and scooped him into his arms. "Are you finished playing with Uncle Oscar?" he asked warmly.

"Yes, Dad..." Oliver answered with enthusiasm. Then his gaze landed curiously on the tall man behind his father. "Oh, this uncle..."

Axel chuckled lightly.

"Mommy’s friend. You can call him Uncle Joseph." He turned to Joseph with a relaxed, polite smile. "This is my son, Oliver."

Joseph managed a small smile, still feeling the weight of disbelief pressing on him. "Hi, Oliver. I’ve heard a lot about you."

Oliver tilted his head. "Really? From who?"

"From your mom," Joseph said with a soft laugh.

"Oh..." Oliver smiled proudly. "Mommy talks about me a lot."

"Oh, yes, she does." Joseph smiles.

Before the conversation could continue, Evelyn appeared in the doorway, graceful yet slightly breathless, her face lighting up when she saw them.

"Ah, Joseph... You made it."

Joseph turned toward her voice, the familiar warmth in her tone returning, and he almost forgot how surreal everything felt.

"Of course," Joseph replied. "I wouldn’t miss it."

Evelyn came closer, gently fixing Oliver’s collar before introducing everyone to Joseph.

"Joseph, you’ve met Axel, right?" Evelyn asked.

A faint smile appeared on her lips as she saw him nod. She continued, "Axel Knight is my husband. And this is my son, Oliver Taylor Knight."

Then she turned to Oscar, "and that’s Oscar... my brother from different parents."

Oscar waved from the couch, his usual teasing grin in place. "The mysterious Mr. Carter. Finally, we met in person."

Joseph laughed awkwardly. "You must be the famous Oscar I keep hearing about."

"Famous?" Oscar arched an eyebrow. "Hearing that from Evelyn? That can’t be true. Maybe you mean infamous, right? Anyway, I prefer to be known as the Legendary... Man!"

Evelyn rolled her eyes and smiled, "Joe, ignore him. He has yet to recover from his caffeine-induced babbling since this morning."

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