Ice and Fire novel Chapter 727

After dinner, Derek and Amy knew clearly that their daughter would not stay at home this evening, so they went home early.

Arm in arm, Violet and Alice walked into a supermarket, with Greg following behind pushing a shopping cart. Still like two little girls, they bought a heap of snacks including yogurt, biscuits and chips. Greg just looked at the two, speechless. Not minding him, they happily went up and down the supermarket aisles, tossing whatever they wanted to eat into the cart.

An hour later, the shopping cart was filled with snacks and Greg helplessly shook his head at the jubilant girls.

After paying at the checkout counter, Greg carried two huge bags containing nothing but snacks and put them in the trunk. When he got into the car, he found that the two intimate friends had already gotten in the backseat chatting with each other cheerfully. Feeling helpless, he started the engine and drove towards the Chu villa.

When they arrived, they saw Bill and Lily standing at the gate to greet them.

Beaming, Violet and Alice got off the car immediately and headed towards them.

"Aunt Lily, Uncle Bill!" greeted Alice warmly, as she gave Lily a big hug.

"Oh, Alice. It's so good to see you! Let me see, you've grown up!" Lily was so excited to see Alice again after so many years. She still remembered when Alice, as a little girl, went abroad. Now she had become a fashion icon!

"Aunt Lily, is there any change in me?" asked Alice, with a smile, turning around once.

"Of course you have changed a lot. You are so much taller, more beautiful and fashionable!" exclaimed Lily. "But you are a little too thin, just like Violet. It seems that foreign food is not so good for you."

"You're absolutely right! I really miss the delicious food at home," Alice agreed. During her first few months abroad, she struggled with her appetite and didn't feel like eating most of the time. She was not used to the foreign tastes and she usually had just one meal a day! It took her a while to slowly adapt to the cuisine there. Every day, she missed the meals cooked by her mother and Lily.

"Come here often and I will cook delicious food for you," said Lily, smiling.

"Aunt Lily, how could you forget about me after you see Alice?" Violet interrupted pretending to be jealous as she linked her arms into Lily's.

"Oh, that could never happen! How could I forget about my Violet?" Lily gave Violet a gracious smile as she patted her hand gently.

"Lily is right! You are always the sweetheart in Lily's heart. Now let's get inside," suggested Alice.

As the three walked into the house, Greg and Bill took out all the stuff from the trunk and carried them to the villa.

Afterwards, Greg brought three glasses of water for Violet and Alice when he saw the two girls already sitting on the sofa.

"Violet, I have cleaned up the rooms. Just call me whenever you need me!" Lily said to Violet.