When Joseph came back from work, he found Chloe in the kitchen, chopping potatoes with a knife. She looked as if she had a deep grudge against the potatoes, for she was smashing instead of chopping them.

“Who upset you?”

Chloe paused and turned around to look at him, knife in hand.

“A moron,” she said begrudgingly.

‘Yes, a moron. And that nutjob of a moron is your nephew!’

After a look of confusion, Joseph went upstairs to clean up.

For dinner tonight, they had beef potato stew, oven-roasted vegetables, and Greek salad.

“I took a crash course on cooking today. Want to try the result of my learning?” Chloe asked.

took a bite of the beef and said, “Well, there isn’t much difference

only the first day, okay?” Chloe replied. “Give

“We’ll see,” Joseph said.

he said the food was not great, he

her work after dinner. Shortly after, Emily called and said that Jake

door. He’s

that it must be

he

eyes and said, “Put him

please, you have to return it to me. It’s a precious family heirloom that I had planned to give to my future wife,” Jake pleaded, as though he

enough. Meet me at the coffee shop in the middle of Dixie Street in an hour and I’ll return the bracelet,” Chloe sald firmly, “Stop

property.”

to. During their time together, he had presented her with the bracelet with great

shattered the day she caught him cheating on her. Consumed by her fury, she had discarded most of his belongings, including the bracelet. She could not recall if she had disposed of it

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