Unwanted visitors

Ryan approached and hugged Anna. His gesture seemed to calm her down. Anna gradually controlled herself and when she was better, she pulled away from Ryan.

“I'm sorry...”

“I won't let it happen again, Anna. You'll be well fed. Now, sit down and help yourself. I'll accompany you.”

Anna sat down and ate furiously. It had been a long time since she had seen real food, and it seemed that nothing was enough to satisfy her. When she finally finished off the last grain of rice from the pot, she leaned back in her chair and looked intently at Ryan.

“Thank you.”

He smiled.

“Anna, there's something I'm very curious about... Adam isn't being good to you, as far as I can tell, and yet you're going to pass on everything my uncle left you to him? Did he threaten you in any way to make you take this decision?”

“No.” Anna said, knowing that she couldn't trust anyone.

“Then... Why?”

“Because it's his. All shouldn't have given me something that rightfully belongs to his son.”