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Chapter 46

Author: A. Leilani
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Chapter 46: The Compromise

SILVIA

Samuel moved to his own chair, suddenly looking every bit of his sixty-three years as he sat down slowly on the chair dropping his cane by the side as he said,

"At least tell Xenois that you've invited them to the family dinner as well. Give him a chance to prepare, to talk to Lumina beforehand and for them to know what they are walking into."

"Absolutely not." I sat down across from him, leaning forward as I pressed on.

"If I tell him that I had invited Sophia and her son Riley, he'll find some excuse to uninvite them from coming to the dinner. He will insist that they aren't family. He'll say it's too soon, too complicated, too whatever. He'll choose the path of least resistance, like he always does."

"Maybe because he knows his wife better than you do. Maybe he knows this will upset her."

"Maybe he needs to stop tiptoeing around her feelings and start thinking about what's best for his son." I stood up, as I started moving towards the fireplace w
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Ok earlier chapter it was sat the boys play date. Ollie said it was a weekend. The mother told lumina Sunday family dinner. Now this chapter she told her husband Saturday tomorrow for family dinner now she says it’s early and the personal shopper says she’ll have everything ready by Friday??
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