TWENTY ONE

"Is it true that Michael likes carbonara pasta with lots of cheese?"

"So it is. Why? You must be surprised when you see that boy's body is still in good shape, even though he likes to eat these fatty monsters."

Merry smiled softly when she saw the innocent gaze of the young girl next to her who was helping her cook. For a long time, her house had not been decorated with the typical female fanfare. Merry is the only woman in the Phoenix family with one adopted son and one biological son. Her two children rarely got into a fuss at home because they were always on their own path. The ambitious Andrew is busy studying at university to get the degree he has long dreamed of with amazing grades. Meanwhile, Michael, the troublemaker, spends more of his time outside for the typical youthful fun. The two of them are rarely at home to accompany her lonely days. And miraculously, this afternoon Michael brought a cute girl whom she initially met, soaking wet with a slight odor of eggs.

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