Chapter

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When the two arrived home, Ana lise was already bustling about in the

kitchen.

Abigail washed her hands and entered the kitchen. "Let me do it, Grandma." Ana lise wanted to decline, but when she saw Sean taking off his coat and entering as well, she instantly smiled. "Sure, of course! You two probably like more seasoned food, so go ahead."

Abigail had just taken a seat next to Ana lise when a piece of fish appeared on her plate. She looked up and saw that it was from none other than Sean. She returned the favor with a sweet smile, but she was complaining in her heart.

I don't like fish!

Is this man getting revenge on me for getting in the way between his lunch appointment with Joan?

Furious, Abigail grabbed a large spi cy chicken wing and placed them on

Sean's plate. Then, she said innocently and caringly, "Darling, you like chicken wings, don't you? Eat as much as you like!"

Abigail was a proper Chilgalesian, so she was adept at eating spicy food. The spicy chicken wings weren't just spi cy, but they were also filled with numbing spices.

It didn't matter if one could pick all the spices out; they were hidden under the skin, so they were impossible to detect.

Sean couldn't handle spi cy food.

bite, then his expression instantly froze. He

He silently finished the food she placed on his plate, then put more fish on hers. He gave her a slightly challenging look

said, "Eat as

Abigail fell silent.

it?" Sean mimicked her tone.

so strongly

smile and said,

head and ate the fish. For a moment, she didn't know if the fish was worse, or the fact that he

felt something heavy in her

ran off. The meal was giving her goosebumps. There weren't any video conferences scheduled for that day, but after dinner, tell him funny stories about

childhood.

was over,

she emerged from Ana lise's room, she noticed that Sean hadn't left. He was standing in the small living room, holding the toy drum with red linings that Ana lise had brought from the countryside.

lise, he put it down after the two

However, now that there were so many children's things in

yesterday, so none of them had time for that. On that night, the two were extremely sober, so Abigail feared that Sean might get the wrong idea. She cleared her throat and stepped forward. "Um... Don't get the wrong idea. Grandma brought these

her, then put down the

the conversation along. It might look too suspicious. Hence, she stiffly changed the subject. "Are you

felt a little guilty; she felt as if she were a horrible

"I'm not chasing you away;

Nice enough...

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