I'm Sorry My Love Novel

Chapter 266

When Rodney heard that, he retracted his thoughts and nodded lightly. "Have a seat."

"Leanna, have a seat. Dinner will be ready soon," Lizzy said.

"Let me help you, Mrs. Parker," Leanna offered.

"It's fine. There's no reason for you to help us the first time you come. Have a seat." After saying that, she yelled for Elijah, "Eli, come and accompany Leanna. There are some fruits on the table. See what she likes and serve it to her."

He walked over with a smile. "All right, I know."

Then, Lizzy said a few words to Rodney before she went into the kitchen to prepare food.

Rodney turned off the TV and looked at Leanna, pushing his glasses up on his nose. "How old are you, Miss McKinney?"

"I'm 26 this year."

"Then, you're the same age as Eli. He's just a few months older than you." After a pause, he continued, "What did your parents say about celebrating Christmas with Eli here?"

Elijah instantly interjected with a frown, "Dad."

Rodney recalled what Elijah had told him then and chose not to ask further questions.

However, Leanna smiled politely and replied softly, "My mother died when I was very young, and my father passed away some time ago."

Rodney picked up the teacup and took a sip. "I've asked too many questions. Miss McKinney, please don't take it to heart."

"It's fine, Mr. Parker."

She knew that she had come here as Elijah's girlfriend. It was normal for his father to question her about her family.

"By the way, I heard from Eli that you two were classmates before this," Rodney spoke again. "I heard you two lost contact after he went abroad and only met again at a class reunion a few months ago. Is that true?"

She nodded. "Yes."

"Then, this must be fate."

At that moment, Lizzy came out of the kitchen with several dishes. "What are you guys talking about? Let's eat, and we'll talk more later."

Rodney immediately stood up and gestured. "All right, let's eat."

Leanna instinctively walked into the kitchen, intending to help with the dishes. However, Lizzy stopped her. "Leanna, sit down. Eli's dad can help me with the food."

"It's fine. My parents have always been like this, helping each other all the time," Elijah explained next to her.

Leanna retracted her gaze and smiled.

Elijah must be very lucky to grow up in such a harmonious family.

After a while, the table was set for Christmas Eve dinner.

When Lizzy went to turn on the television, she grinned as she turned to the New Year's Rocking Eve channel. "It's Christmas. We're going to need a little bit of atmosphere."

As she spoke, she sat at the dining table and urged, "Leanna, try some food. See if you like them."

After tasting them, Leanna beamed and said, "Mrs. Parker, your cooking is delicious."

Lizzy was relieved to hear this. "Thank God you liked it. I was worried that you might not be used to my cooking. Back then, Eli's father was preoccupied with work and seldom home. I only learned how to cook two years ago."

"Leanna is a very good chef," Elijah chimed in.

When Lizzy heard that, she was surprised. "Really? In that case, I'll have to take lessons from you."

Leanna was embarrassed when she heard her praise. "You're flattering me. I only know how to make simple dishes."

"You don't have to be modest, Leanna. Eli is picky with his food, and if he can say that it's delicious, your cooking must be of five-star standard," Lizzy said. "When did you learn how to cook?"

"I've been living with my brother since I was a child, and I slowly picked it up," Leanna answered.

Leanna's cooking abilities back then were limited, and she could only prepare simple dishes. She improved so much because of that b*stard's taste in food after their marriage. That marriage made her feel ashamed, but there was no way for her to make it up to Aidan. Since she was at home all day long, she came up with various dishes to cook.

Lizzy had also heard about Leanna's family from Elijah, so she did not ask further and changed the topic.

After a while, the doorbell suddenly rang. Lizzy put down her tableware and went to open the door. A large bouquet of red roses caught her eye, and she was immediately stupefied.

"Hello, does Leanna McKinney live here?" the delivery man asked.

When she heard this, she assumed it was Elijah who had ordered the flowers and smiled as she accepted them. "Yes, yes. She does."

After closing the door, she walked back inside with the flowers in her arms. "Leanna, this is for you."

Leanna was a little taken aback to see this and turned her head to look at Elijah, who was frowning and slowly tightening his fist on the table.

Lizzy handed the bouquet of flowers to Leanna and complimented Elijah, "Eli, you did a good job. I even forgot about it."

At this point, his face had darkened as he sat there quietly.

As soon as Lizzy sat down, the doorbell rang again. She walked over to open the door and again saw a delivery man with another bouquet of roses. "Did you make a mistake? We've just received one just now," she asked.