Chapter 102
Chapter 102
“What’s this? Crying at the dinner table? What do you want to do?” Patrick’s voice thundered, his anger filling
the room.
Rosie instantly forced back the tears that hadn’t even fallen yet, her shoulders giving a token shudder as she looked at Patrick in fear.
Kyle just sat off to the side, acting like none of this had anything to do with him, his eyes wandering aimlessly around the room.
With no one to rely on anymore, Rosie could only sit down quietly, not daring to utter another word. It seemed like everything had suddenly become peaceful again.
In the hush that settled over the room, Zina seized the chance while everyone was distracted, quickly sneaking a few extra bites onto her plate.
She plastered on a huge grin, completely absorbed in her feast, blissfully ignoring the drama around her. Wow, the pudding is so good, I could eat a whole plate of them,‘ Zina thought, her eyes lighting up.
She wondered, ‘The lamb chops have been stewed so tender they fell off the bone, and the grilled chicken wings are impossibly good. I can’t get enough.
‘The blueberry tart has a lovely texture, too. Wait? Something feels off. Have I really piled this much food onto my plate? I distinctly remembered taking only a tiny square of pudding!‘
Zina looked up, suspicious, just in time to see someone slipping something onto her dish.
She could only watch as Kellan, looking completely unconcerned, dropped the shrimp ball roll onto her plate.
Zina’s brows furrowed slightly as she asked, “Did you put all this on my plate?”
“You don’t like it? I thought you’d enjoy it,” Kellan said, frowning a little as he glanced at the food he’d put on her plate.
He had picked out all the dishes he knew Zina liked; there shouldn’t have been a problem.
Zina forced a smile, feeling awkward at Kellan’s puzzled look, She just turned her head away and gave a small shake.
“It’s not that. But don’t you think this is a bit much?” she said, her voice soft. Her plate was piled up like a little
mountain.
He’d been heaping food onto her plate nonstop. It was too much for her to handle.
Zina was speechless, and Kellan just went quiet. Only Rosie and Kyle were still brooding over what had just happened, both looking pretty gloomy.
Just as the heavy silence settled in, Patrick suddenly spoke up, his tone warm. “Zina, I feel at ease leaving Kellan to vou. You know. I used to hold you when you were inst a little girl”
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