Scars Of A Broken Bond by Calv Momose

Chapter: 28

“Try this, Grandpa, I made it myself. It’s your favorite dish,” Sabrina immediately interjected.

Wanda echoed, “Just look at Sabrina. She treats you so well.”

“Sabrina, you are such a sweet child, unlike some heartless people who always rile me up,” responded Cesar, taking a morsel and offering a nod of approval. “At this rate, I might perish from sheer frustration.”

Tyrone, the subject of the veiled insult, remained tongue-tied.

“Please, Grandpa, don’t say such things. I wish you a long and healthy life.”

Sabrina’s parents had parted ways when she was a mere toddler. Her mother had, quite frankly, forsaken her, leaving her in her father’s care, never making any effort to see her in the ensuing years.

initially left her under her grandparents’ care in the countryside. A few years down the line, as her

turned sixteen, her father passed away, leaving her all

her in, provided warmth and

losing her family members consecutively was an anguish she had no desire to

for Cesar’s good health and long

group relished the meal in

make Cesar and Wanda’s mealtime enjoyable. They radiated a familial warmth, smiling like a happy,

“Ever since Sabrina arrived, Mr. Blakely seems livelier

the meal, Sabrina engaged in a

her a formidable

no way! This is not

move. Despite her protest, Sabrina was smiling at him, indicating

technically I’m not breaking any rules.” Cesar promptly shifted his chess piece to a different