Dave lifted his lashes, his deep, unreadable eyes scanning Aunt Chen as he said, “Why? I pay you to work for me—are you refusing to make me dinner?”Aunt Chen sensed the coldness radiating from him and stammered, “No, no, it’s just that the little miss used up all the vegetables in the house tonight. If you’re willing to wait, I’ll go buy some right away!” She spoke nervously, knowing full well that Bay Toon was in the suburbs. Even a trip to the nearest supermarket would take over an hour.“Dad, even Mom said the food I made is delicious. Why won’t you eat it?”Dave was very tall, and the little boy, looking up, couldn’t see the man’s increasingly gloomy expression. Yet when Reece mentioned Elaine, a flash of anger sparked in Dave’s narrow, deep eyes. He didn’t answer the child, but instead fixed Aunt Chen with a look that made her feel she’d misunderstood something.Dave said coldly, “You want me to wait for you to buy vegetables now? Are you planning to serve me dinner or a midnigh
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