Chapter 102

Moira exclaimed, “Ouch!” The pain brought tears to her eyes. Before she could react, Barclay abruptly stood up and grabbed her cheek with his right hand. He said, “Spit the chicken out.”

Until then, Moira finally realized what Barclay was trying to do. She followed his words and spat out the chicken.

Seeing that, Barclay retrieved his hand and handed a glass of water to Moira, asking, “Where did you bite?”

Moira answered, “I think it’s my tongue.”

Barclay asked, “What were you

you thinking just now? You seemed lost in thoughts.”

After Moira took a sip of water, she pulled back her tongue and blurted out, “I was thinking about the 20 million dollars.” She regretted it immediately after the words came out of her mouth.

She muttered to herself, “What’s gotten into me today? That 20 million dollars must be playing tricks on my mind.”

and explained, “That’s

back at Moira, replying plainly, “I

afford to let anything distract her mind after having a

decided to focus on enjoying her food from then on. She reflected, ‘Rose truly is a remarkable chef. Her salmon schnitzel is simply divine. Her fried chicken is appetizing with its perfect blend of sweet and

his fork. Moira glanced up at him and asked, “Are you full?” She could

said, “Yeah.” He took another sip of his

replied, “Oh, sure. Please

Barclay left the table, Moira was much more at ease and ate more

be the one who devoured the four dishes while Barclay barely touched

“Barclay had a lot of the soup and finished his spaghetti, but he touched the other dishes. Does

Barclay liked to eat, and she had responded that Barclay wasn’t picky about his

But what can I do?

longer, enjoying a bit more food. She realized it was time to

She was anxious when she

at Barclay’s mostly untouched plate, and her

her with a plate of freshly cut watermelon and washed grapes, asking, “Mrs. Covington, what do

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