“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.

Robbie added. “It wasn’t Uncle Zack who fed

She’ll wake

green little

and have some fun! Dinner will

“Okay! Thanks, Mrs. Berry!’

to play, Mrs. Berry looked up at Zachary, feeling a little embarrassed. “I’m sorry for hitting you with the mop

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

how to comfort people, he tried his best

hadn’t expected him to lay down his

you!” Mrs. Berry was equally stunned. She felt a little touched, too. There had been a few misunderstandings between Zachary and herself recently, and she wondered if their meeting today would

attitude towards her right now made her

what people meant when

for Charlotte, Zachary was willing to do things

a lot of cooks. You can ask them for help, too. Don’t

“Oh, got it!”

back into

elbows, worried that she might faint from

change,” Zachary took Charlotte’s hand and pulled

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