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FAMILY DINNER.

Author: Berry Joel
last update Last Updated: 2025-02-17 14:07:17

JAKE POV.

The long dining table stretched before me, covered in an extravagant spread. On the table were different kinds of meals—roasted chicken, lobster, caviar, creamy mashed potatoes, ruffled pasta, expensive wine bottles, and so on.

Maids stood around us in silence, ready to take orders. While others poured wine into the delicate crystal glasses on the table.

This used to feel special. Sitting here and sharing meals with my family. Now, it felt forced—like I wasn’t supposed to be here.

I gripped my knife, my fist clenching hard onto the handle as my gaze landed on the man sitting across me—my father.

My jaw clenched, along with my fist, but then a flash of cold fingers against mine made me soften.

I thought of her again, that maid… Liz. No doubt she had a spell on me, and I couldn’t shake it off. I could still feel the way she trembled under Audrina’s torment—helpless. I was glad I got there just on time to save her from sister’s torment—I couldn’t watch that.

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