Although they all seemed to be eating together, at first Manuel was the only one eating.
Anna was so angry that she had no appetite. She wanted to argue with Matthew, but the frown on the other side was always so mild that there was no way to end her anger.
It was like a violent fist thrown but hitting some absorbent cotton, which caused no pain but much discomfort to the heart.
So she did not eat, and when Hector advised her several times, Anna said,
-Thanks, I don't have much appetite, you can eat.
Hector wanted to eat them, after all, he had never eaten any and they were all paid for, so it would be a waste if he didn't finish them.
He persuaded Anna to eat because he thought it would be humiliating to eat alone, but Anna wouldn't do it anyway, so he had no choice but to put his head down and eat.
And like Anna, Matthew did not move his fork.
He was drinking tea when he arrived, without moving a single bite of the food in front of him, and his face was hard, making it impossible to read emotions.
There was no telling how long the meal would last, and Anna could barely sit still.
Manuel ate until his little belly exploded before daring to stop, then cautiously looked at Matthew, who was sitting next to him.
-Uncle, I'm full.
At his words, Matteo's gaze passed over him indifferently, his thin lips half-open without speaking.
Manuel cast an irritated look and covered his swollen belly.
-I can't eat anymore.
It was the first time he had seen such a serious look on his uncle's face; he was scared to death and couldn't wait to get home to his mother.
Matthew was angry, but when he saw the baby's soft hands covering his bulging belly, he realized something, and his thin lips opened slightly.
-Then don't force it.
He was a baby, after all, and after telling him to eat so much in silence, he would have to learn his lesson next time.
Besides, if his belly were to burst, he, as an uncle, would have no way of responding to his sister at that point.
With Matthew's approval, Manuel finally breathed a sigh of relief and dropped his little body on the table.
-Thank you, uncle.
He could finally stop eating. If he had kept eating, he would have really exploded.
Hector was left alone at the table to eat.
The truth was that he did not eat very well and he was noisy. Although everyone had his own way of eating, it was important to pay attention to him in public.
Anna did not expect Hector to be like that either, but she did not dare to pay attention to him.
Everyone was waiting for Hector.
That was until Manuel took the floor and asked,
-Hector, are you very hungry?
It took Hector a moment to realize that he was too absorbed in his food and to pause in embarrassment, before wiping his mouth with a handkerchief and resuming his discreet smile.
-I'm not hungry, I just don't want to waste food.
Well, not wasting food was a virtue, Manuel had nothing to say about that.
When the bill arrived, the waiter approached with the bill and Hector immediately shouted, -I'll take it!
Anna reached for her phone and pulled out the money from her expense account. She saw the bottle of red wine, which was already open, and it was impossible to return it, so the meal must not have been cheap, and fortunately she had enough credit on her debit account.
What if Matthew had not paid for the meal?
But before he could finish, to his surprise, Hector stood next to him with a scornful look on his face.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: Virginity in second marriages by Angela
Very boring...she is actually just dragging and dragging..no one is so stupid as the female in this story...