Chapter 434 Disgust and Disaster
Chapter 434 Disgust and Disaster
She hadn’t been <b>like </b>this <b>before</b>.
If this <b>were </b>the old <b>days</b><b>, </b><b>she </b>would’ve finished <b>the </b>whole <b>tray</b>–no question. But now, she’d <b>barely </b><b>eaten </b>a third.
Ste shook <b>her </b><b>head</b>. “<b>I </b>don’t know <b>what’s </b>going on <btely</b>, but I <b>haven’t </b><b>been </b>eating much.”
That’s when it hit <b>her</b><b>–</b>she hadn’t <b>even </b><b>had </b><b>a </b><bte</b>–night snack in <b>several </b>days.
She used to <b>get </b>really hungry if she skipped it.
When did <b>her </b>appetite shrink this much?
Abraham asked, “Did Rianne check on you?”
Ste shook her head. “Nope. She had something urgente up and left before evening inside.<b>” </b>
It felt like Rianne had a lot going ontely.
“Why’d youe back so early?” Ste asked.
He’d just called her not long ago, and now he was already here.
Abraham replied, “Finished up early, so I came back.”
He didn’t mention that it was because he found out Louis hade by.
Ste nodded. Her body felt a little limp<b>, </b>so she leaned into his arms. “Did you see Jonathan at the gate?”
“Yeah. I saw him.”
He didn’t kick Jonathan out the way he had with Ethan.
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When it came to the Reed family, Abraham preferred a cold shoulder. The more indifferent he acted, the more agonizing it <b>was </b>for them.
Especially now that the Reed family had already lost everything.
And in this freezing weather, Jonathan <b>was </b>still standing outside. Let him freeze if he wanted–half–dead would be ideal.
Snuggling into Abraham’s chest, Ste mumbled, “Once we’re back in Falvaria, I’m nevering back to Rivermount.”
“Too upset?” he asked, gently tugging on her earlobe.
Ste replied, “Not upset. Just… disgusted.”
It really <b><i>was </i></b>disgusting.
Sure, she’d seen all kinds of shady situations in Falvaria, but nothing like the Reed family. They redefined the boundaries of how vile people could be.
“Disgusted?” Abraham repeated.
“Yeah.”
<b>It </b>was true. The Reed family had a brand of shamelessness Ste had never encountered in the Dawson family.
<i>That </i><b><i>attitude</i></b>…
In the beginning, she hadn’t thought much of their preference for Lilian. Whatever–just stay out of each other’s way<b>. </b>
But after they discovered who she really <b>was</b><b>? </b>The way Susan’s face changed, how she tried totch onto the <b>Dawson </b>family’s influence<b>–</b>and then immediately turned nasty when that didn’t work?
I <b>was </b>revolting.
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Abraham listened to her describe <b>her </b>impression <b>of </b><b>the </b>Reed family<b>, </b>and a smile tugged at his lips. He cupped her chin and kissed her.
<b>“</b>Mmph…”
Seriously? Again?
<b>They’d </b>just <b>had </b><b>a </b><b>break </b><b><ist </i></b>night. And <b>that </b>was only <b>because </b>he <b>was </b>drunk and <b>passed </b><b>out </b><b>early</b>.
<b>Wait</b>–even <b><i>drunk</i></b><i>, </i><b>he </b><b>hadn’t </b><b>exactly </b>behaved.
Finally, Abraham let her go. <b>“</b>When Eddie gets <b>back </bter<b>, </b><b>I’ll </b><b>have </b>her check
you
out.”
He hadn’t <b>stopped </b>worrying about her suddenck of appetite.
Over in Falvaria…
<b>Tessa </b>stared at the noodles she’d just made, stunned. She looked over at Victor, who was lounging in the living room.
It had been a whole hour and a half since they talked about dinner.
An hour and a half–just to cook a pot of pasta.
And somehow, she’d failed twice.
The first disaster was already quietly dumped. Now the second attempt…
She looked into the pot and saw a solid pancake and pasta.
She had <i>no </i><b><i>idea </i></b>what went wrong. She’d followed the recipe exactly!
She’d even made pasta for Ste before—and it had turned out fine. What the hell was going on today?
Victor hung up his call and turned toward the kitchen. “Is it ready?”
She looked at him, then the pot. And then she nodded with determination. “Yeah, it’s done.”
Even if it wasn’t–she couldn’t possibly say no now.
Not after all that time. Whether Victor was hungry or not, <i>she </i>was absolutely starving.
She tasted the noodles.
<i>Shit</i><i>! </i>
It was awful. Completely inedible. She must’ve added salt twice.
<i>Wait</i><i>–</i><i>she </i><i>totally </i><i>did</i><i>! </i>
Victor, oblivious to the internal panic, tossed his phone on the coffee table. “If it’s done, let’s eat.”
<b><i>Eat</i></b>? <i>Eat </i>what<i>? </i>This thing <b>was </b>basically salted glue.
But with the cold edge in Victor’s aura, she didn’t dare speak up.
She forced a smile and nodded. “Okay. I’ll bring it over now.”
Victor <b>was </b>already sitting at the dining table.
Tessa’s hands were trembling.
If he ate this disaster of a meal… would he be so pissed he just pulled out a gun and shot her?
An <b><i>hour </i></b><b><i>and </i></b><i>a </i><b><i>half</i></b><i>. </i><b><i>For </i></b><b><i>this</i></b><i>? </i>
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Never mind Victor–she wanted to p herself.
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