In this scene, Felix understood it immediately.

"Sister, you and Mom go ahead to the party. I'll chat with Mr. Cunningham,"

"But..."

"Darling, Felix is little brother. Are you afraid I'll eat him?" Dylan said with a faint smile.

Eliana nodded and went to the banquet hall with Mrs. Randle. Dylan and Felix entered the lounge, and Dylan locked the door behind them.

Unexpectedly, he grabbed Felix's shoulder again, his grip was strong, as if you could hear bones shifting.

"You didn't tell Eliana anything, did you?" Dylan's gaze, unlike the warmth he showed Eliana, turned ominously dark.

"What are you afraid of?" Felix was no longer the obedient boy;...