Chapter 34 Alpha's Background

Aby touched Sarena's arm, who was seen sitting stiffly with a blank stare, without touching her dinner at all.

It was a dish of grilled shrimp with mushroom sauce and black pepper, potatoes with sour cream, and spinach sauce with chopped boiled egg. The dessert is brown sugar pudding with yoghurt sauce. Aby knew that it was Sarena's favorite food, but didn't touch it at all.

It had been almost ten minutes since Aby served dinner and she had noticed during that time that Sarena was just stirring and stirring the food on her plate without eating any of it.

Compared to her feeding a spoon filled with food into her mouth, Sarena's breathing was more often heard during those ten minutes.

"Ma'am, your dinner is cold now," said Aby. "I'll heat it up again."

Sarena gasped, as if she had just woken up from a faraway daydream. She raised her hand and held Aby's hand.

"No need, Aby. I don't want to eat anymore," said Sarena wearily.

Since returning from the office this afternoon, her mind has