How dare he ask him such a question?
Was he trying to humiliate him in public?
Simon was indignant as he forced a smile on his face upon noticing that he had let his emotions take over.
"What's going on with him?"
"I wonder!"
"Perhaps he is too excited!"
The other guests whispered in amusement, finding Simon's sudden outburst very outrageous and funny. Which adult acts like that before an important announcement is made?
Simon didn't bother to listen to these gossipmongers, but his gaze somehow found itself lingering on where Gloria was, and his heart ached badly.
She wasn't even looking at him at all, but was busy whispering with the elderly woman at her table. Did he mean that little to him?
"Patriarch Simon!" But then Xander didn't seem to want him to go easily. He called his name once more, making him grit his teeth as he was forced to answer.
His mind spun very quickly, searching for an appropriate answer. There was no way that he could tell the truth, right?
