So that's how it is.

Her thick lashes shadowed her eyes, and she said coldly, "I don't like it."

In the end, Reese just ordered a chicken pot pie.

Yves had to remind the waitress three times before their food came out first.

Reese served a bowl to everyone-everyone except Sylvia.

She took a bite, leaned closer to Rupert, and whispered, "Not as good as the one you make."

"Yeah," Rupert replied in his usual, nonchalant tone.

Sylvia stayed quiet, but across the table, Mrs. Hanson was starting to look annoyed.

"Sylvia, you really need to eat more meat. How else are you going to have healthy kids someday?"

"Here, here, let me get you a nice juicy piece. Don't say the Hansons don't treat you well."

Sylvia frowned. "No, thank you.”

But Mrs. Hanson wasn't listening. She slapped a big, greasy hunk of roast pork right into Sylvia's bowl.

Yves shot her a sideways glance. "Just do what my mom says."

Sylvia pressed her lips together, noticing everyone else's reactions-some smug, some indifferent, some quietly amused.


lording it over her with their so-called

Rupert to pass her some of her

a sly smile, as if silently asking Sylvia, "So, what do

at the fatty meat, her stomach

stood

a response, she turned and

Sylvia took a deep breath

up, she wasn't alone in the

her in, closing the distance

grabbed a paper towel, and

When are you going to

and down. "Oh, I'll delete it...

will disappear


so hard her eyes burned with tears. "Why

enjoying Sylvia's

want

to know?" Sylvia demanded, tears slipping down

and Mr. Rupert. Their shipping company is ruthless, and with their

her gaze

picked out for them. And if

you, why

so easy to

and you're

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