Matteo was fine, but Kaleb had never been fond of Roseanne. He made no effort to hide his disdain for her, especially after the car ident earlier in the afternoon.


    Seeing that Matteo had brought Roseanne along, Kaleb naturally held a grudge against him as well.


    Matteo wasn''t foolish and sensed this immediately. He awkwardly touched the tip of his nose and exined, “I happened to invite Sean out for fun. Sean mentioned that you were drinking here. Since Roseanne was at my ce at the time, she came along with me."


    While exining, Matteo deliberately nced at Julian, who hadn''t even looked their way, trying to help Roseanne build a connection with the group.


    He continued, "Ever since Roseanne went to Avaloria, we haven''t all been together like this. It''s a good opportunity to catch up."


    He even pulled Roseanne a little closer to him.


    Kaleb remained silent, clearly unhappy about the situation.


    Sean, on the other hand, remembered how he had belittled Roseanne in the group chat the other day. Feeling a bit embarrassed despite their past acquaintance, he wasn''t very enthusiastic either.


    Julian, however, seemed to have not heard them at all, never putting down his bottle of alcohol.


    Roseanne, still upset with Kaleb from the afternoon, wasn''t about to force herself into his good graces.


    As for Sean, she hadn''t confronted him yet for his previous mockery, so naturally, she was also giving him the cold shoulder.


    Her sole purpose foring was to find Julian, and she didn''t care about the others.


    Seeing that Julian wasn''t even looking at her, Roseanne felt a bit annoyed and walked straight up to him, speaking softly, "Julian, you left so abruptly this afternoon. We didn''t get a chance to catch up properly. Let''s have a drink now." Julian was already irritated by Rosalie''s attitude, and now Roseanne was adding to his frustration. He had no idea how the rumor about Rosalie being a stand-in had started, but at that moment, he found Roseanne even more annoying. Ignoring Roseanne, Julian bypassed her and looked at Matteo, who was still standing. His voice, tinged with alcohol, was slightly hoarse, making him sound even more stern. "You brought her here without my permission. Are you trying to make decisions for me?"


    Matteo, who had grown up in the same courtyard as Julian, had a brotherly bond with him, though not as close as the Perry brothers.


    Now, being publicly humiliated by Julian, Matteo''s face also turned sour.


    What made him even angrier was that Julian''s words had clearly embarrassed Roseanne.


    ''Is he ming me and saying that he didn''t wee Roseanne?'' Matteo wondered.


    "Julian, what do you mean?" Matteo''s face darkened. "Roseanne is your girlfriend. What''s the problem with me bringing her to see you?"


    Julian''s heart raced with irritation whenever someone mentioned him and Roseanne together.


    His cold gaze fell on Matteo''s face as he said, "If I remember correctly, she broke up with me a long time ago."


    His words sounded incredibly casual, as if thebel of ex-girlfriend meant no more to him than an ordinary person.


    After all, when Roseanne had been with him, she hadn''t been treated like a girlfriend should have been.