Family Dinner ExplosionJane's POVThe dining room felt smaller with all of us sitting around Grandma Helen's long table. Eight people. Too many secrets. Too much tension. I could feel it in the air like electricity before a storm."Jane, you look lovely tonight," Grandma Helen said as she passed me the roasted chicken. Her smile was warm, but I could see worry in her eyes. She knew something was wrong."Thank you, Grandma."Christian sat next to me, but he might as well have been on the other side of the world. He'd barely looked at me since finding out about P&G Industries yesterday. His face was stone cold.Amanda sat across from us wearing a red dress that probably cost more than most people's cars. She kept smiling at everyone like she was the hostess instead of an uninvited guest."So Amanda," Uncle Gideon said, cutting his meat, "how have you been?""Wonderful, thank you for asking." Amanda's voice was sweet as honey. "I've been keeping busy. Learning so many interesting things
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