Dylan had initially planned on having a private dinner with Eliana and was about to decline, but Eliana pulled Josephine to sit down.

Helplessly, he took a seat as well. He watched Josephine and the greasy man she had brought, feeling that all the good mood he had built up earlier had been ruined.

"What would Ms. Nell like to eat? This mis-... oh, this meat looks nice." Eliana continued with her taunting remarks, referring to Josephine's companion as "mistress."

Josephine was now openly irritated. "Mrs. Cunningham, I need to lose weight lately. I won't be eating meat."

"Oh, alright, then this homewr... I mean, hamburger, looks good. My apologies,...