Divorce Has Never Felt This Good (Becky and Rory) novel Chapter 222

Rory hadn’t had dinner with his grandfather for nearly a month. The last time he came here, he stayed for only a few minutes.

The night Denise was punished, he also didn’t stay long.

Jenifer couldn’t keep her husband or son.

When she caught sight of Rory coming into the house, she smiled and welcomed him happily. “Rory, I’m glad you’re home again.”

Rory simply nodded and sat down at the dining table. “Grandpa,” he acknowledged with a slight bow.

In response, Elmore glanced at him. “Let’s have dinner first. After dinner, I have something to tell you,” he said in a stoic tone.

After her punishment, Denise had adopted a much better behavior. She had become quiet and calm. Except for Jenifer asking about what was going on in Rory’s life, there was no other sound interrupting the sounds of cutlery clashing with plates as they ate.

“Have you been working very hard recently? You seemed to have lost a lot of weight,” she said, concern evident in her voice.

Even though she had not seen Rory for a few days, somehow, Jenifer strongly believed that he had lost some weight.

“No. My weight hasn’t changed,” Rory said in response.

His tone was cold. This was not the first time that Jenifer had been treated coldly by her son. She had become used to it by now. At least, Rory had never really gotten angry with her.

Nevertheless, she got the message and didn’t try to ask any more questions. The dining room now became silent and devoid of voices.

Denise had always disliked dining with her family. There were a lot of rules, including the prohibition of cell phones and a no-talking rule. Seeking to escape such an environment as quickly as possible, she rushed her food, and in no time, she was done. “Grandpa, Mom, Rory, I’m done eating. I’ll go back to my room,” she said as she dropped her cutlery and got up from her chair.