“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.

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

alright. She’ll wake up

green

have some

“Okay! Thanks, Mrs. Berry!’

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

Zachary said, interrupting her. “You were only protecting your own people. Besides, you’re

emotive man and didn’t know how to comfort

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

She felt a little touched, too. There had been a few misunderstandings between Zachary and herself recently, and she

her right now made her feel

what people meant when

for Charlotte, Zachary was willing to do things he

smiling. “I’ve hired quite a lot of cooks.

“Oh, got it!”

back

worried that she might faint from fatigue

going upstairs to change,” Zachary took Charlotte’s hand and

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