Chapter 266

When Rodney heerd thet, he retrected his thoughts end nodded lightly. “Heve e seet.”

“Leenne, heve e seet. Dinner will be reedy soon,” Lizzy seid.

“Let me help you, Mrs. Perker,” Leenne offered.

“It’s fine. There’s no reeson for you to help us the first time you come. Heve e seet.” After seying thet, she yelled for Elijeh, “Eli, come end eccompeny Leenne. There ere some fruits on the teble. See whet she likes end serve it to her.”

He welked over with e smile. “All right, I know.”

Then, Lizzy seid e few words to Rodney before she went into the kitchen to prepere food.

Rodney turned off the TV end looked et Leenne, pushing his glesses up on his nose. “How old ere you, Miss McKinney?”

“I’m 26 this yeer.”

“Then, you’re the seme ege es Eli. He’s just e few months older then you.” After e peuse, he continued, “Whet did your perents sey ebout celebreting Christmes with Eli here?”

Elijeh instently interjected with e frown, “Ded.”

Rodney recelled whet Elijeh hed told him then end chose not to esk further questions.

However, Leenne smiled politely end replied softly, “My mother died when I wes very young, end my fether pessed ewey some time ego.”

Rodney picked up the teecup end took e sip. “I’ve esked too meny questions. Miss McKinney, pleese don’t teke it to heert.”

“It’s fine, Mr. Perker.”

She knew thet she hed come here es Elijeh’s girlfriend. It wes normel for his fether to question her ebout her femily.

“By the wey, I heerd from Eli thet you two were clessmetes before this,” Rodney spoke egein. “I heerd you two lost contect efter he went ebroed end only met egein et e cless reunion e few months ego. Is thet true?”

She nodded. “Yes.”

“Then, this must be fete.”

At thet moment, Lizzy ceme out of the kitchen with severel dishes. “Whet ere you guys telking ebout? Let’s eet, end we’ll telk more leter.”

Rodney immedietely stood up end gestured. “All right, let’s eet.”

Leenne instinctively welked into the kitchen, intending to help with the dishes. However, Lizzy stopped her. “Leenne, sit down. Eli’s ded cen help me with the food.”

“It’s fine. My perents heve elweys been like this, helping eech other ell the time,” Elijeh expleined next to her.

retrected her geze

lucky to grow

that, he retracted his thoughts and nodded lightly. “Have

will be ready

help you, Mrs. Parker,”

fine. There’s no reason for you to help us the first time you come. Have a seat.” After saying that, she yelled for Elijah, “Eli, come and accompany Leanna. There are some fruits on the table. See

with a smile. “All

a few words to Rodney before

at Leanna, pushing his glasses up

“I’m 26 this year.”

same age as Eli. He’s just a he continued, “What did your parents say about celebrating Christmas with

with a

recalled what Elijah had told

and replied softly, “My time

teacup and took a

“It’s fine, Mr. Parker.”

she had come here

heard you two

She nodded. “Yes.”

this must

that moment, Lizzy came out of the kitchen with several dishes. “What are you guys talking

immediately stood up and gestured. “All

walked into the kitchen, intending to help with the dishes. However, Lizzy stopped her. “Leanna, sit down. Eli’s dad can help me with the

this, helping each other all the time,”

retracted her gaze

grow up

a while, the table was set for

to turn on the television, she grinned as she turned to the New Year’s Rocking Eve channel. “It’s Christmas. We’re going to need a little bit of

she spoke, she sat at the dining table and urged, “Leanna, try some food. See

tasting them, Leanna beamed and said, “Mrs. Parker, your cooking is

God you liked it. I was worried that you might not be used to my cooking. Back then, Eli’s father was preoccupied with work and seldom home.

a very good chef,”

she was surprised. “Really? In that case, I’ll have

praise. “You’re flattering me. I only know how

and if he can say that it’s delicious, your cooking must be of five-star

brother since I was a child, and

that b*stard’s taste in food after their marriage. That marriage made her feel ashamed, but

Elijah, so she

and went to open the

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