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 end

very lucky to grow up in

Rodney heard that, he retracted his thoughts

seat. Dinner will be ready soon,” Lizzy

help you, Mrs. Parker,”

seat.” After saying that, she yelled for Elijah, “Eli, come and accompany Leanna. There are some fruits on the table. See

walked over with a smile.

before she went into

looked at Leanna, pushing his

“I’m 26 this year.”

as Eli. He’s just a he continued, “What did your

with a

what Elijah

and replied softly, “My

picked up the teacup

“It’s fine, Mr. Parker.”

that she had

Rodney spoke again. “I heard you two

She nodded. “Yes.”

this must

several dishes. “What are you guys

and gestured. “All

to help with the dishes. However, Lizzy stopped her. “Leanna, sit down. Eli’s

have always been like this, helping each other all the time,” Elijah explained

retracted her

very lucky to grow

while, the table was set for Christmas

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

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

tasting them, Leanna beamed and said, “Mrs.

this. “Thank 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

very good chef,” Elijah chimed

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

praise. “You’re flattering

if he can say that it’s delicious, your

with my brother since I was a child, and I

she could only prepare simple dishes. She improved so much because of that b*stard’s taste in food after their marriage. That marriage made her feel ashamed, but there was no way for her to

from Elijah, so she did not

open the door. A large bouquet of red roses caught her

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