Chapter 31

The atmosphere in the dining room suddenly plummeted to freezing point, as if someone had pressed the pause button on everyone's actions.

Nathan furrowed his brow slightly but chose to remain silent.

Adah's face showed a flicker of discomfort, unable to come up with a way to ease the tension.

Only Ethan reacted, slamming his knife and fork onto the table with a loud "bang," startling the maid.

"What's going on here?" he demanded.

The maid shrank back, murmuring with her head down, "Young Master, the meals have always been prepared for four, so..."

Her explanation was feeble, doing nothing to quell Ethan's anger. Instead, it only fanned the flames.

"So what? Are you blind and didn't see my sister back at home? Or did you see her and deliberately not prepare her portion?"

"Sir, I..." the maid attempted to explain, but Ethan impatiently cut her off, "You're fired."

The maid looked terrified, glancing towards Vanessa for help, but Vanessa kept her head down, lost in thought.

his throat,

responded with relief,

she quickly put on a concerned expression, pushing her own breakfast

look at her or speak, but she didn't refuse the "kindness" either. She was

if the awkwardness and conflict around her

to say something to her, but Claire didn't even spare her a glance. Vanessa's hopeful expression slowly turned

tapped the table to remind Claire, but she continued eating her breakfast,

He coughed loudly.

Claire remained unmoved.

any longer, her tone carrying a hint of disapproval, "Claire, look at how concerned your sister is

what this

Ha!

even have

kind of

their hearts. If she continued to obediently

my life? For sowing discord and framing me? Or for the five years I spent in prison because of

demand I thank her? For three years in this house, I couldn't even have breakfast or lunch. When

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