Lucien stood beside Emma and calmly blocked Alaric's view of her. "We always wanted to thank you, but we never had the chance. Since we ran into each other today, why don't we sit down and eat together?" After he spoke, Lucien lowered his head and looked at Emma. His voice was gentle. "Emma, Calum, and Marcus went over there to get food. Why haven't they come back yet? I'll stay here with Mr. Wynn. You go call them over." The moment they arrived, Lucien had already noticed Calum and Marcus. Since they were hiding and did not come out, he pretended not to see them. It gave him more time alone with Emma. But now, Alaric had shown up. His eyes were practically stuck on Emma's face. It was obvious he was here for her. If Lucien stayed here alone, Alaric would definitely get the chance to talk to Emma one-on-one. Rather than letting Alaric take advantage, Lucien would rather let Calum and Marcus come over instead. Emma looked up and met his gentle and innocent eyes. She understood right away. She had thought Lucien didn't know they were here. She was afraid he would get upset again, so she didn't dare let them show up. In the end, he had known all along. From the moment they arrived, he already knew Calum and Marcus were hiding in the corner and watching everything. He just pretended not to see them. Now that Alaric had appeared, Lucien clearly felt the pressure. He realized he could not handle this alone, so he finally called backup. Emma snorted in her heart, but nothing showed on her face. She nodded at Lucien. "Alright. I'll go now." Emma felt Lucien was overthinking things. What she felt for Alaric was only gratitude for saving her life. There were no romantic feelings at all. She already couldn't handle her mates at home. There was no way she would add another one. As Emma walked away, Alaric quietly glanced at Lucien. Lucien smiled at him. "Mr. Wynn, please sit here." "Thanks."Alaric smiled and sat down naturally. Stella finally understood what was going on. No wonder when she had called her brother before and asked him to come hang out, he had said no. Later, when she told him she had made a new friend named Emma, he suddenly agreed to come. So he came because of Emma. That meant her brother liked her. Earlier, when Alaric looked at Emma, he smiled so happily. At home, she almost never saw him smile like that. But Emma didn't seem to like him. Just now, Emma only treated him politely. That wasn't how a woman acted toward someone she liked. … Over on the other side, Calum looked unhappy as he complained to Marcus. "That fox Alaric should stay on his own island. Why did he run all the way here?" "Just look at his eyes," Calum said through clenched teeth. "They're glued to Ms. Tibarn. And that smile of his was so shameless." Marcus' expression wasn't any better. He leaned against a pillar and spoke in a tired tone. "I saw him once before at Queen Amara's birthday banquet. Ms. Tibarn said that the fox saved her back then." When Alaric appeared last time, they all felt threatened. After the banquet ended, he did nothing. Marcus thought it was over. He didn't expect to run into him again here. And the way Alaric looked at Emma made it feel like his thoughts were written all over his face. Shameless. As they were talking, they suddenly saw Emma walking toward them. "Why's Ms. Tibarn coming over?" Marcus, who had been leaning lazily on the pillar, straightened up at once. "Is she here for us??" While they were thinking, they saw Emma lift her hand and wave at them. "Marcus, Calum, come over here."She really had come for them. The moment they heard Emma call them, both rushed toward her. When they reached her, Emma smiled at them. "Let's go. We'll eat the barbecue together." Calum and Marcus were both stunned. "We can really go over there?" "Did Lucien agree to this?" They were worried he might get upset again. Even though they often said they wanted to beat Lucien up, they still cared about him as family. "He told me to come get you," Emma explained. Lucien told Ms. Tibarn to come get us? Would he really be that kind? Calum and Marcus looked toward Lucien. When they saw Alaric sitting beside him, they understood right away. Lucien wanted them to deal with Alaric. At least he knew who was on his side and who wasn't. "In that case, let's go," Marcus said as he quickly grabbed Emma's hand. "Yeah, let's go," Calum agreed.