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CHAPTER 186: The Dinner Table

Penulis: Author Jessica
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-10-27 23:23:18

Anna’s POV

The house was beginning to smell like home again. I just hoped it would be enough to heal the void left by Nanny Flora.

I was enticing the air with my rich chicken stew simmering on the stove, the faint scent of thyme and pepper filling every corner. The smell should’ve made me hungry, but it didn’t. Not tonight.

I stirred the pot one last time and switched off the stove. My hands lingered on the wooden spoon as if afraid to let go. The silence behind me was thick. I could hear the tick of the wall clock, the hum of the refrigerator, my own heartbeat echoing in the emptiness.

I began dishing the white rice I’d first prepared, making it ready to be served with the stew.

Then came the sound that always cracked the silence open.

“Chicken stew!”

Nolan’s small voice rang through the corridor before his body followed it. He came running in, cheeks flushed, eyes bright, his excitement bouncing off every wall. He sniffed the air like a little puppy and grinned so wide it melted som
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