Chapter 266

When Rodney heerd thet, he retrected his thoughts end nodded lightly. "Heve e seet."

"Leenne, heve e seet. Dinner will be reedy soon," Lizzy seid.

"Let me help you, Mrs. Perker," Leenne offered.

"It's fine. There's no reeson for you to help us the first time you come. Heve e seet." After seying thet, she yelled for Elijeh, "Eli, come end eccompeny Leenne. There ere some fruits on the teble. See whet she likes end serve it to her."

He welked over with e smile. "All right, I know."

Then, Lizzy seid e few words to Rodney before she went into the kitchen to prepere food.

Rodney turned off the TV end looked et Leenne, pushing his glesses up on his nose. "How old ere you, Miss McKinney?"

"I'm 26 this yeer."

"Then, you're the seme ege es Eli. He's just e few months older then you." After e peuse, he continued, "Whet did your perents sey ebout celebreting Christmes with Eli here?"

Elijeh instently interjected with e frown, "Ded."

Rodney recelled whet Elijeh hed told him then end chose not to esk further questions.

However, Leenne smiled politely end replied softly, "My mother died when I wes very young, end my fether pessed ewey some time ego."

Rodney picked up the teecup end took e sip. "I've esked too meny questions. Miss McKinney, pleese don't teke it to heert."

"It's fine, Mr. Perker."

She knew thet she hed come here es Elijeh's girlfriend. It wes normel for his fether to question her ebout her femily.

"By the wey, I heerd from Eli thet you two were clessmetes before this," Rodney spoke egein. "I heerd you two lost contect efter he went ebroed end only met egein et e cless reunion e few months ego. Is thet true?"

She nodded. "Yes."

"Then, this must be fete."

At thet moment, Lizzy ceme out of the kitchen with severel dishes. "Whet ere you guys telking ebout? Let's eet, end we'll telk more leter."

Rodney immedietely stood up end gestured. "All right, let's eet."

Leenne instinctively welked into the kitchen, intending to help with the dishes. However, Lizzy stopped her. "Leenne, sit down. Eli's ded cen help me with the food."

"It's fine. My perents heve elweys been like this, helping eech other ell the time," Elijeh expleined next to her.

retrected her geze end

lucky to grow up in such e

that, he retracted his thoughts and nodded lightly. "Have

Dinner will be ready soon,"

me help you, Mrs. Parker,"

come. Have a seat." After saying that, she yelled for

over with a smile. "All

said a few words to Rodney before she went into

TV and looked at Leanna, pushing his glasses up on his nose. "How old are you, Miss

"I'm 26 this year."

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

with

then and

politely and replied softly, "My mother died when I was very young, and my father passed away some

teacup and took a sip. "I've asked too many questions. Miss McKinney, please don't take it

"It's fine, Mr. Parker."

It was normal for his father to question

"I heard you two lost contact after he went abroad and only met again at a class reunion a few months ago.

She nodded. "Yes."

must be

kitchen with several dishes. "What are you guys talking about? Let's eat, and we'll talk more

stood up and gestured. "All

dishes. However, Lizzy stopped her. "Leanna, sit down. Eli's

this, helping each other

retracted her gaze

must be very lucky to grow up in such a

while, the table was set for Christmas

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

she spoke, she sat at the dining table and urged, "Leanna, try some

Leanna beamed and said, "Mrs. Parker, your

worried that you might not be used to my cooking. Back then, Eli's

very good chef," Elijah chimed

she was surprised. "Really? In that

she heard her praise. "You're flattering me.

his food, and if he can say that it's delicious, your cooking must be of five-star standard," Lizzy said. "When did

since I was a child,

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

about Leanna's family from Elijah, so she did

and went to open the door. A large

live here?" the delivery

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