[69] INTERTWINE

The sound of spoon assaulting plates filled the air, there was thick tension in the air that no one dared to break through, at least not Adriana, He sat on the other side of the table as he watched his adoptive mother glare at the food she was served, today, she wasn't even trying to hide the anxiety and stress that had swallowed her for the past ten years but Adriana knew the cause and he bore his mother's hatred filled intentions too, it was all their fault that his mother had gone through so much, and  when he found them — they were going to pay

"Did you speak to the commissioner today?" Tania's icy tone filled the air snapping Adrian out of his thoughts, the boy nodded as he paused and stopped eating, his eyes locked with his mother's icy ones but he seemed unfazed instead he offered a small smile which the woman reciprocated.

"Do you want to get some rest? At least until the commissioner can narrow down this case? With all this