"Donnie muttered, 'Wasting food is a sin."

"Then you eat it," came the quick reply.

Donnie stood there for a moment, then tossed the leftover sandwich into the bin.

The next day, Chad received yet another packed lunch. This time, he walked over to the security booth at the entrance and said to the old guard inside, "If anyone brings me lunch again, just leave it at the door. If it's not picked up by the next day, toss it." The guard replied, "I thought you knew the girl, Officer Chad. She seemed to think you were friends."

Chad shook his head. "Don't know her. I threw away yesterday's meal."

As expected, on the third day, Vivian showed up again, believing she was engaged in a grand romantic gesture. But when she arrived, she found the previous day's lunch still sitting there, untouched.

Frowning, she asked the guard, "Who told you to do this?"

"It's common knowledge around here," he replied.

Vivian clenched her fists, her romantic dreams dashed. All her efforts seemed like a fool's errand.

"Tell Chad these lunches are from his sister," she said defiantly.

The guard held up a hand. "Don't go using Molly's name in vain. If she finds out someone's been sending her brother meals under her name, she'll have my head."

precinct knew of Molly's fiery

a huff, Vivian took the rejected lunches and stormed off. Rounding the corner, she angrily

popped by

home

the siblings entered the Byrne living room, Vivian felt a

spotting her son's haul, remarked, "Did my daughter sacrifice herself

foul mood," Molly replied, spotting Vivian but making no attempt to interact as she whisked Chad upstairs, leaving no chance for Vivian to speak with him. Chad indulged Molly, following her

figure. A cold realization dawned

because of Juliana, but due to her possessiveness over

biggest obstacle, but now it seemed Molly

schemes as she

you lunch tomorrow." Chad seemed unfazed, knowing his sister was likely to

and started

"Focus on your studies. Don't worry about feeding me. Your real goal is

displayed 'Easy Recipes for Beginners.' She looked up

Chad confiscated

of night, at her lodgings, Vivian glared at a man's white shirt on the bed. The dim light barely

the right to pursue happiness, right, Chad?" she

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