Chapter 172 The dining room of the Hughes family mansion was one-of-a-kind.

The walls were glass, from floor to ceiling, offering a sweeping panorama of the scenery. Through the open windows, the scent of countless flowers wafted in on a light breeze.

If you listened closely, you could even hear the clicks and chirps of the wildlife outside.

Having a meal in a place like this would be a feast for all the senses!

Rich people sure have it good, Willow thought to herself.

Presented upon the dining table were luxuries flown in by air from abroad: premium-grade king crab, lobster, a whole platter of assorted raw fish sashimi...

It was a feast of seafood... a fantastic festival of flavors and colors!

Just the sight of it already had Willow drooling.

She'd always loved seafood... but Buscen City was nowhere near the sea, which made seafood items costly there. Struggling to feed four children meant that having seafood was out of the question.

had been five years since she last tasted

an entire table fully laden with seafood delights... the delicious aromas filled her grateful lungs. Digestive juices began to flow, and her tummy rumbled in eager anticipation. Embarrassed,

her hunger, Cindy smiled benevolently. "Willow, go ahead and tuck right in! Make yourself at home, don't be shy! This feast was prepared especially in your honor!" Willow tried to salvage her tattered dignity with a wretched

from Jasper. He himself should have no clue. Up until just a few days ago, neither of

of a massive and successful company, while she was

would be bothered to learn the

seemed pleasantly amused

seems to me that the two

the elderly woman's searching gaze, Willow bowed her head bashfully, and giggled a little.

truly! What were the odds that Jasper Hughes might

Cindy, Frank

of lobster flesh, and placed it onto Cindy's dish. "Go on, eat

removed the shell from a section of

still been keeping up a show of being polite and reserved... but now, here was a whole chunk of lobster goodness, staring up at

it had come from Jasper's own

by this gesture of affection, she turned

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