Chapter 7

I looked at Christopher.

He couldn’t possibly have forgotten that he was the one who had stolen my ability to smile over the years.

I didn’t respond. Instead, I turned to retreat to the kitchen.

Suddenly, Christopher reached out and grabbed my arm.

“Zoey, I’ve already sent Janine away,” he said softly, almost pleading with me.

I looked at him coldly but held my tongue.

I felt indifferent about where she had gone. It had nothing to do with me.

My gaze drifted past his shoulder and landed on the somewhat awkward figure of Nathan standing behind him.

It had been a long time since I last saw him. He had lost so much weight.

His face, once plump from all the food I had lovingly fed him, now looked hollow and thin.

He hesitated before speaking, as if afraid to upset me.

“Mom, can you make me a meal?”

I didn’t answer, but Sapphire quietly went to set the table.

I sighed softly.

“Sit down. There’s a menu over there. You can choose what you’d like to eat.”

They walked to the t