“Haha!” Mrs. Berry laughed. “From now on, I’ll be cooking for you guys. Make sure to eat well, alright?”

“Of course! I’ll eat everything up,” Ellie declared, clapping her hands excitedly.

“Me too.”

“And me!”

Robbie and Jamie stuck their hands up in the air.

Fifi, who had been lying in Ellie’s arms the whole time, looked up blearily and squawked, “Me too!”

 

“What’s wrong with Fifi?” Mrs. Berry asked, looking curiously at the parrot. “Is she sick? Or is she hungover?”

“She’s drunk, actually,” Ellie said, her eyes flashing with glee. “This morning, she drank Uncle Zack’s wine secretly. She has been in a coma ever since.”

 

Hearing this, Charlotte turned to Zachary and gave him a sharp pinch on his arm. “You gave Fifi wine again?”

“She wanted to drink some herself,” Zachary replied, looking very wronged.

“Yeah! You have me as a witness—Fifi wanted to drink it herself,” Jamie said, standing up for Zachary immediately.

me!” Robbie added. “It wasn’t Uncle Zack who fed it to

alright. She’ll wake up by

Fifi’s green little

go prepare dinner first. Go and have some fun!

“Okay! Thanks, Mrs. Berry!’

looked up at Zachary, feeling a little embarrassed. “I’m sorry

worries,” Zachary said, interrupting her. “You were only protecting your

he wasn’t a particularly emotive man and didn’t know how to comfort people, he tried his best to reassure Mrs.

prideful man that she hadn’t expected him to lay down

a little touched, too. There had been a few misunderstandings between Zachary and herself recently, and she wondered if their meeting today

his attitude towards her right now made her feel

probably what people meant when they said ‘love me, love my

for Charlotte, Zachary was willing to do things he would never have

replied, smiling. “I’ve hired quite a lot of cooks. You can ask them

“Oh, got it!”

back

her elbows, worried that she might faint from fatigue any

took Charlotte’s hand and pulled

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