Chapter 1666

Milka just stared, lost for words.

Mars grinned as he tucked his phone away. "Milka, isn't this girl adorable? Leo's got a soft spot for her kind, but me-I only have eyes for you."

Milka grabbed a piece of chicken and dropped it into Mars's bowl. "Eat your food."

Her dad was still watching them.

Jupiter barely touched his meal before putting down his chopsticks. "I'm done."

Mars teased, "Uncle, seeing Milka and me together-does it make you miss Auntie?"

Jupiter huffed, "Don't talk nonsense. We're divorced. There's nothing between us anymore."

help, Jupiter left the dining room for the living room. At the table, Milka and Mars exchanged a glance—years of unspoken understanding passing

when you reach a certain age, it's okay to have a stiff back, but you don't have to keep

kicked him under the table, warning him to watch what he

bottle of wine he'd brought along and came back with two glasses, settling down next to Jupiter. "Uncle, you

never arrived empty-handed. He always brought good liquor and fine

her. He was the brightest, the warmest memory of her younger days, the one who'd always

wasn't even about comparison. She just never really forgot

tried to get close, Milka's first instinct

way to return the favor. She never wanted to owe anyone,

she'd lost count of the meals they'd shared. Sometimes he'd toss her his phone

his phone. She always

on, and after that, started settling the

in, and that supposedly "mild" wine

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