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."

a glance—years of unspoken understanding passing between them. Even

over the back of his chair, turning a simple move into something effortlessly cool. "Uncle, when you reach a certain age, it's okay

under the table, warning

then strolled over to the Solomon family's liquor cabinet, making himself at home as always. He pulled out a bottle of wine he'd brought along and came back with two glasses, settling down next to Jupiter. "Uncle, you and I-both wounded by those two women. Let's have a couple of drinks. This stuff isn't strong, I

He always brought good liquor and fine cigars for the family. You could tell how much he cared just by the way he showed

was serious about her. He was the brightest, the warmest memory of her younger days, the one who'd always treated her best. She'd met others since, but none ever

even about comparison. She just

get close, Milka's first instinct was to keep them at arm's

as simple as dinner-if someone treated her, she'd find a way to return the favor. She never wanted

the meals they'd shared. Sometimes he'd toss her his phone and

then, Milka would never use his phone. She always paid with

after that, started settling the bill before even heading

supposedly "mild" wine

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