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.
You seemed to have lost a lot of weight,”
for a few days, somehow, Jenifer strongly believed that
changed,” Rory
the first time that Jenifer had been treated coldly by her son. She had become used to it by now. At least, Rory had never really
try to ask any more
as quickly as possible, she rushed her food, and in no time, she was
Elmore said before she could move a step. “I have
spot. She was surprised. She had not thought that whatever Elmore was going to say had anything to do with her. Usually, whenever he had anything to discuss, he only talked with
stay, Denise had no choice but to do
finished their meals and it was now time for Elmore to say what he had to
“Jenifer, what do
was short of words. When she finally recovered herself, she cleared her throat and said, “She is a good
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