BIANCASteam curled from the bowl of white rice while slices of steak glazed in pepper sauce rested beside it. Roasted potatoes and green beans sat beside the dish, with a glass of red wine completing the table.Dinner was perfect… but untouched. I had no appetite. Not when it was just us two seated at the table. “Are you allergic honey?” Aunt Kim asked. I managed a faint smile before raising my head. “No. Just a little absent-minded.”I should've reached for a spoon after that, but I didn't. Again, just like before, I picked at the plate that slowly got cold.“Hmm” her fork hit the plate with a gentle, clunk, and she raised her head to look at me. “Are you lying?”She sounded serious. I dropped my cutlery too, and tried to return her fixed gaze. “I… it's really not like that, Aunt Kim. I'm just—”“This is about Max, isn't it?”My eyes snapped wide at her words. For a moment, I couldn't even verbalise my thoughts. And at that very second of hesitation, she got her answer. A fa
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