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.

her

grow

Rodney heard that, he retracted his

have a seat. Dinner will be

you, Mrs. Parker,”

seat.” After saying that, she yelled for Elijah, “Eli, come

with a

said a few words to Rodney before she went into the

Leanna, pushing his glasses up on his nose. “How old are

“I’m 26 this year.”

He’s just a he continued, “What did your parents say about

with a

what Elijah had told

politely and

up the teacup and

“It’s fine, Mr. Parker.”

had

heard you two lost contact after he went abroad and only met again at a class reunion a

She nodded. “Yes.”

must be

the kitchen with several dishes. “What are you guys talking about? Let’s

immediately stood up and gestured.

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

My parents have always been like this, helping each other all the

retracted her gaze and

lucky to grow up in such

while, the table was

turn on the television, she grinned as she turned to the New Year’s Rocking

dining table and urged, “Leanna, try some food. See

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

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

is a very good chef,” Elijah chimed

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

she heard her praise. “You’re flattering me. I

say that it’s delicious, your cooking must be of five-star standard,” Lizzy said. “When did you learn how

living with my brother since I was a child,

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

heard about Leanna’s family from Elijah, so she did

to open the door. A large bouquet of red roses caught her eye, and she

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