Hearing her words, Hector was caught off guard for a moment. He gave her a glance as if he was hesitating, but then he quickly nodded.
Eloise took two steps forward, knocked on the door, and said to Solomon, who had locked himself in the room, "Honey, the food is ready, and it'll get cold if you don't eat it now. Will you come out?"
A rustling sound came from the room, but the door remained closed.
Eloise continued, "Look, I've worked hard all day and now I'm hungry, come out and eat with me, okay? Otherwise, I'll get a stomach ache later, and then I might have to take medicine and see a doctor. Don't you think I'm pitiful?"
The room became silent again, but after a while, the door opened, revealing a small head.
Hector was a little surprised.
In the past, whenever Solomon and he had a falling out, it basically took Solomon a week or so to get over it.
The whole family coaxed him, but all to no avail.
He never expected that this woman named Eloise could make him compromise in just a few words.
Hector couldn't help but glance at Eloise.
Eloise didn't notice his gaze, but happily carried Solomon out of the room and said, "Solomon's really a good boy, let's go eat."
Solomon nodded, didn't even look at his dad, sat back in the chair and ready to eat.
Seeing that Hector was standing still and didn't seem to have any objections, Eloise asked in passing, "Mr. Rogers, have you had dinner yet? Would you like to eat with us?"
She just asked out of courtesy, but she didn't expect that Hector would actually say, "Yes, please."
Eloise froze and thought, "You're really blunt."
Fortunately, she had cooked more today, so Eloise immediately went to add a set of cutlery and said, "If you're not used to eating, then you can eat at the restaurant outside later."
Hector coolly picked up a piece of rib, took a bite and said, "It tastes good."
Eloise breathed a sigh of relief.
In the following time, Eloise felt that the atmosphere of their meal became a bit awkward.
Especially since there was a well-built man sitting across from her.
This was only the first time they had met, and this situation was just too weird.
Fortunately, Solomon was sitting next to Eloise. Her attention was immediately diverted as she peeled the shrimps for him from time to time, or fed him a mouthful of rice, or wiped his mouth after feeding.
After the meal, Eloise cleared the table and prepared tea for Hector and Solomon to aid digestion.
After they finished their tea, she thought, "They should be ready to leave, right?"
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