Tina let out an awkward chuckle. “Your father had been waiting for you at home, but an urgent situation
arose at the company branch, so he had to leave early…”
Tina could not help sighing as she added, “You of all people should know what’s happening with our
company right now. That friend of yours, Joshua Lynch, is so good that even after handing over the
company to you, he can’t manage the branch all by himself either…
“Otherwise, he wouldn’t have had to resort to inviting you here to apologize.”
Thomas furrowed his brow dubiously.
He hesitated for a moment, then sent a quick message to Joshua before taking Yannie’s hand and
following Tina and Denise into the dining room.
The servants were busy setting the table, and Yannie could not help pursing her lips when she saw all
the lavish food on the table.
This was her third time coming to Howard Mansion. The first time, she had come with Thomas, and the
second time, Tina had forced her here without Thomas‘ knowledge to attack her alongside Denise.
This was her third time here and, arguably, the kindest treatment she had received.
She remembered that the first time she came here with Thomas, the food they served was simple and
somewhat miserable, so much so that even her mother’s cooking was better than this.
This time, she could sense how much the members of the Howard family began to value Thomas.
Perhaps this was the reward he deserved for all his hard work.
At the thought of this, Yannie sighed and instinctively glanced at the man standing next to her.
There was a hint of gratification in Thomas‘ eyes.
He had probably been waiting for this day for a very long time.
The two of them took their seats, and Tina smiled as she handed them their tableware. “Your father
should be home very soon. We can eat first; there’s no need to wait for him.”
Thomas furrowed his brow as he took the first set of tableware from Tina and placed it in front of
Yannie. Then, he reached out to take the second pair for himself.
Denise gritted her teeth when she noticed this.
What the hell? Why was Thomas treating Yannie so kindly?
She was the one who had loved him for many years, yet he never once noticed her.
What was so good about this Yannie, anyway? What right did she have to receive Thomas‘ love and
affection? Was it just because she had given birth to Thomas‘ daughter?
Denise narrowed her eyes at this thought.
Well, she would get herself pregnant with Thomas‘ child, too!
The servants soon finished setting the table, and they began to eat.
Tina kept placing food on Thomas and Yannie’s plates, but Thomas refused to eat a single bite.
Instead, he twiddled his phone in his hand and asked calmly, “When is that old geezer coming home?”
The truth was, he could sense that something was not right from the moment he realized Senior
Howard was not home. However, he was unwilling to believe that Tinal and his father would pull a trick
on him at such a time, which was why he decided to go along with it.
Still, he could not help becoming more puzzled as he noticed the time ticking closer to their intended
meeting time.
Therefore, he was cautious not to eat any of the food prepared.
“He’s probably going to be home soon.” Tina gave an awkward chuckle and continued ladling food onto
Yannie’s plate.
“Come eat, Yannie. Why aren’t either of you eating? Do you think I poisoned the food?”
She quickly took a bite from every dish and turned to smile at Yannie.
“See, Yannie? I didn’t poison anything. Are you going to disrespect me too just because Thomas is
doing so?”
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