Chapter 194
Chapter 194
Yannis held his phone with cool detachment, acutely aware of the three pairs of eyes fixed on him. As he watched the video that had just brrived a fant smile flickered across his usually impassive face. It instantly dissolved the room’s tense atmosphere.
Layla sat across from Yannis. She was in a crisp white suit. Her refined, capable look was unmistakable. Noticing a rare smile on Yannis’s face, she asked. “Yannis, have you got a crush on someone?”
“No,” Yannis replied, turning off his phone. The gloom in his eyes was slowly fading.
Devin, in his black suit, gave Yannis a steady, admiring look and said, “Dad says you’ve learned to cook. When do I get a chance to try your food?”
As he spoke, he slid a plate of freshly made creamy mushrooms in front of Yannis. It was Yannis’s favorite dish since childhood.
Devin thought, ‘Dad went to see Yannis without even telling me and Layla, so neither of us got to try any of Yannis’s cooking Dad won’t stop bragging about it every day since he got back.‘
Yannis glanced around the table, nothing but cold vegetarian dishes. The only exception was the plate of creamy mushrooms set before him, a privilege he’d enjoyed for over a decade.
“We’ll see,” Yannis said flatly.
Devin let a gentle smile warm his usually reserved eyes at Yannis’s words. He thought, ‘That means there is still hope we might one day taste his cooking.”
Layla said, “Yannis, those snacks you sent Dad, I liked them too. Maybe you could send some to me as well?
Layla couldn’t help but notice how much Yannis had changed since returning from abroad, and it pained her heart. Her eyes, usually sharp and unyielding to outsiders, softened whenever she looked at Yannis.
The other day, when Layla got home, she saw James and Victor grinning in the living room as people kept coming and going, delivering snacks. After she learned that those snacks were sent by Yannis, she felt jealous.
Before returning to Perkins Manor that day, Layla and Devin had already agreed on a plan: Layla would ask Yannis for snacks, while Devin would invite Yannis to share a meal.
Although Yannis had been back for quite some time, today was the first time they were having a meal with him. Yannis had avoided them on every other
occasion.
“Do you even need my snacks?” Yannis asked, glancing at Layla.
Layla said, “Just haven’t had time to shop for myself. I heard that you’re living with a young lady now. Let me tell you, there are so many things to keep in mind when living with a girl.”
Yannis glanced at her and said, “Alright, send me the tips.”
James let out a cold snort. He complained inside, ‘I had gone to great lengths to get those snacks, but Layla just had to ask and got it right away. That brat, Yannis, is the very definition of a double standard.”
Yannis said, “Let’s eat. I have things to do afterwards.”
At Yannis’s words, James tightened his grip on his fork. He asked, “You’re not staying here tonight? After finally coming home, you’re just going to leave again?”
Yannis nodded, his expression unreadable.
“On a day like this, you’re still leaving? Do you even have any respect for your mom?” James roared.
Seeing that things were taking a turn for the worse, Layla left her seat and moved behind James. She comforted James, “Dad, Yannis just got back. Come
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on, let’s eat now. You know Mom wouldn’t want to see us upset. It would trouble her spirit.
Layla thought, ‘Every time Yannis and Dad meet, it ends in arguments, and they part ways bitterly. If Mom knew that after she was pone, the would still be constantly at each other’s throats, how heartbroken she would be.
Under the table, Devin placed a restraining hand on Yannis’s thigh and gave him a subtle shake of the head in silent warning
Yannis shot Devin an icy glare, silent.
“Does he look like he gives a damn about your mom?” James snarled, his furious gaze cutting sideways at Yannis.
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