Chapter 285

Xanthe moved her hand away and said directly, "Aunt Odalyn, these are gifts Shakira brought for my family, not for you."

Odalyn looked a bit disappointed, her eyes lingering on the pile of supplements. "Oh, I see. I made a mistake."

Xanthe clarified, "Plus, we all came out to welcome Shakira. Uncle Jackson and Aunt Odalyn, you didn't mention you were coming today."

Jackson chuckled, "Oh, it's Carnaval. More people make it lively. Since you have a guest, let's head inside and sit down."

Jackson was even more eager than the hosts.

With a gentle smile at the corner of her mouth, Shakira glanced around the family, her gaze briefly resting on Lucy, who hadn't spoken but whose eyes were filled with hostility.

The group chatted and laughed as they entered the house. Xanthe couldn't wait for Shakira to try her new drink. Shakira took a sip and found it smooth and sweet. "It's delicious." Xanthe was happy for the praise. "As long as you like it."

Lucy watched closely. "Xanthe, what about mine?"

"I just made one cup. If you want some, make it yourself," Xanthe said lazily, waving her hand.

Lucy pouted, immediately feeling upset. "Xanthe, I'm a guest too. How can you play favorites and only entertain Shakira?*

say anything, Odalyn, who had eagerly followed Helen into the kitchen to make coffee, came in carrying bags

parents' place. These good stuff would go to waste if we didn't eat them. I'll take them back with me, and once I've cooked them up, I'll call you all

on her lips, she casually said to Lucy, "Have you

didn't know

directly, "Right? Every time your family comes over, you take things back, so

glared at Shakira angrily, and then got up to find some water in

saying Sean was online. Xanthe quickly ignored it, but a moment later, someone else joined their team. It was none

a simple response

head frantically to dismiss the

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to get the

seemed as if she'd been hit hard, her face full of despair and confusion, frozen in place. Curiosity gnawed at Xanthe, but she wasn't ready

harsh for her to handle. "I'm

back to the room, and Xanthe urged her to quickly get online. Hearing the completely different tones Xanthe used with her and with Shakira,

said, "Everyone's here. Let's

around for a bit, Lucy finally decided on

of Sean's exclusive black-and-gold skin. On the four-person display screen,

her phone screen, and then she started the game. Xanthe was all over the place, constantly expressing her disdain for Sean while paying close attention to

thought that jerk Sean would stick to her like

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