Chapter 202: Deaf Ears
The day for the family dinner between the Wallace family and the Clark family has finally arrived.
Anastasia and Xavier were the first to arrive because Anastasia insisted on helping out her mother and the servants with the cooking.
As soon as Anastasia arrived at the Clark mansion, she hugged her family excluding Tracie who seemed to have a distant look on her face, which bothered her before she headed towards the kitchen.
"Mother, what can I help you within the kitchen?" Anastasia asked, all hyped up as she washed her hands in the sink.
"Oh dear, you know you don’t have to help, but since you ins—" Nora paused when she caught Xavier by the corners of her eyes and he shook his head slightly, then mouthed She can’t cook.
Nora was a little shocked at first, but nodded in understanding.
"You don’t have to help me cook, sweetie. We are almost done. See..." Nora gestured towards the dishes which had already been prepared. "We are almost done," she repeated.
Anastasia huffed in disappointment but stayed in the kitchen nonetheless. However, when she wanted to help with the food, Nora would give her other tasks while the servants handled the preparation of the rest of the meal.
An hour later, the doorbell rang and everyone stood frozen. The air suddenly felt chilly for Anastasia and the faces of everyone in the living had changed.
Quickly, a servant ran to open the door, and the faces of both Mr. and Mrs. Wallace came into view. They both held stoic expressions, but as soon as they saw them, Mrs. Wallace gave them a smile.
Anastasia glanced between her father and father-in-law, and she could see the glare they shared.