My Coldhearted Ex demands a Remarriage by Eva Blackwood

Chapter 586:

Daxton, ever polite, turned toward Billie. “Mrs. Norris,” he greeted formally.

Though they were technically relatives, Daxton always addressed Billie with formality.

As a child, he had once called her by her name, only to be met with a stern glare. From then on, he had been perceptive enough to stick with “Mrs. Norris.”

Billie, preoccupied with maintaining appearances, barely spared Daxton a glance.

She had always treated Roberto’s side of the family with a distant, almost indifferent attitude.

She gave him a faint nod of acknowledgment before turning her focus back to Carrie. Daxton’s gaze lingered on her briefly before he lowered his eyes to conceal his thoughts.

Lise, portraying an affectionate mother-daughter bond. Eager to deflect attention from herself, Billie sat beside Carrie and asked casually, “Didn’t Kristopher come with you today?”

to the recent strain in Carrie and Kristopher’s

tension and had invited Daxton to

him. There are so many dishes today that Carrie loves.

shopping, Billie relaxed, though she remained oblivious to the underlying tension in

air of cordiality, their interactions polite and harmonious on the surface. But beneath the facade, each person

understood that this calm was

was clear the dishes had

and Melany, who typically preferred lighter fare, found themselves

her fork down and stood, gently moving the few lighter dishes closer to the elderly couple. “Shawn, Melany, you don’t usually eat spicy food. Eating too much at

look out for us. I haven’t been feeling

her seat, her