Dinner lasted for over an hour.
The meal might not be as rich as the food in hotels but, because it was entirely prepared by Amora, the children showed their utmost support.
They asked for seconds, even third helpings until they were completely stuffed.
"lan, do you like Mommy's meatballs? It's made from shrimp."
"Yes, I do!"
lan stabbed the last meatball with his fork and nodded without hesitation when Vivian asked him.
The girl was happy to hear that.
She was Mommy's loyal fan.
She would support her mommy no matter what.
But when Vivian turned to look at Daddy to ask the same question, she was suddenly spooked by the look he had on his face as he stared longingly at the plate in front of him.
Her face turned pale.
She did not dare to say anything after that.
What's Daddy looking at? Why does he look so scary all of a sudden? It was as if Kane had just witnessed something unfathomable.
Grave horror could be seen projected in those dark eyes of his! What's up with Daddy? Does he not like Mommy's cooking? The little girl had a bad feeling about it.
Amora did not notice that.
She was doing the dishes in the kitchen.
The children, after they finished their food, had left a pile of dirty dishes for her to clean.
Therefore, she was not in the mood to take note of him.
If she had looked his way, she might not have stayed calm while she went about her duties.
It was a long-standing habit of hers.
Kane never liked peeling oranges himself.
He did not like having the sweet, sticky feeling of orange juice stuck on his fingers.
So, back then, whenever she went to see him in secret, she would peel an orange, cut them into several pieces, plant a toothpick on one of them, and slip the dish under his door while the Ronin family was away.
How long have I been doing that? Amora could not remember clearly.
The first time she did it, she was in her first year of elementary school.
By the time he was sent abroad, she had graduated from elementary school.
As Amora was doing the dishes in the kitchen, she thought about the promise she had made to their eldest son.
She contemplated how she should tell Kane that lan could stay here.
"Little lan, can you help me serve the grapes?"
"Okay."
lan, who had been playing with Matteo, immediately rose and went to the kitchen to help Mommy with the grapes.
"Little lan, listen to me.Although we have decided that you can stay here tonight, we still have to tell Daddy, alright? Can you please take these grapes to Daddy and tell him that?"
Amora felt like a coward for sending her eldest son out to confront Kane.
Of course, lan would not expose Mommy's true intentions.
At the same time, he was happy to do what he was told.
But when he brought the grapes out, he could not find Daddy in the living room.
While he was wondering where Daddy could be, he noticed that the door to Mommy's room was left open.
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