Chapter 1816 An Awkward Meal

When I reached home, I saw a few luxurious cars parked at the gate. I assumed they belonged to Nathaniel’s guests, so I didn’t pay much attention to them.

However, I soon learned that it was a mistake. The moment I entered the place, I saw Cameron and Zachary sitting there.

“Mom? Dad? What are you doing here?”

I had just placed the bags aside when I heard John saying, “Emma and I are here, too.”

I couldn’t make heads or tails of what was going on and had to ask for help by signaling John.

John wasn’t free to say anything, but he discreetly gestured for me to look in the direction of the staircase.

I followed his line of sight and saw Nathaniel walking down the stairs in a casual outfit. As he did so, he said, “I asked everyone to come over because I know that you miss hanging out with your family. Did I guess right?”

He had made his way to me by then. His eyes looked straight into mine as he added, “I know you lost a lot in the past, and I will get everything back for you.”

was exasperated when I saw how strangely confident he seemed, but I didn’t

was there when things between John and me fell apart, so I had no idea why Nathaniel thought that he could fix that broken

between John and I were fine, but we still had to keep

awkward. Nathaniel tried his best to behave like an easy-going guy, but his obnoxiousness

two of you are Scarlett’s parents, so you should move here. That way, the whole family can be together. And come on, John, man up, and stop throwing a tantrum. Let’s forget about all that unhappy past after

to Nathaniel’s words, and the aura of the place

making things so awkward for everyone, so I smashed a plate and yelled, “That’s enough! I will solve the matter

burned in my

the

walked toward me. There was a pause when he stood behind me, but his hesitation

moved to the

result, his arms hung awkwardly in the air. All his stunned gaze saw was my furious

his hands in his pocket before sighing deeply. “I honestly

empathize with the situation. No one could pretend that nothing had happened after learning that someone close to them had chosen to aid an inhumane criminal like Nathaniel. It was only natural that it’d take some time

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