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.
been working very hard recently? You seemed to have lost a lot of
a few days, somehow, Jenifer strongly believed that he had
weight hasn’t changed,”
son. She had become used to it by now. At least,
the message and didn’t try to ask any more questions. The dining room now became silent
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
Elmore said before she could move a step. “I have
that whatever Elmore was going to say had anything to do with her. Usually, whenever he had anything
Elmore had asked her to stay, Denise had no choice but to do as he had
was now time for Elmore to say
what do
for a brief moment, she was short of words. When she finally recovered
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