Chapter 443: New Tradition?
It was dinner time at the Wallace mansion, and Xander was present because his mother had invited him. She had been yearning to see him again after the day Anastasia had been kidnapped.
"Do you want more food?" Mrs Wallace asked, sitting up and ready to serve Xander more when she noticed he barely touched his food. Without waiting for his reply, she immediately started dishing more food into his place before he could stop her. "Eat, eat. I made your favorite dish today so you have to finish them all."
Xavier was at the other side, eating silently with Anastasia beside him. Neither bothered to look up from their plate which caused Xander to feel a little awkward.
Kace was seated beside Richard who was just as quiet as them, his eyes darting to look at the opposite side where Xavier and Anastasia were seated, wondering what could have happened. No one bothered to tell him anything, including his very own mother.
"It’s so good to have you back," old Wallace said, placing her warm hands onto Xander’s and caressing it slightly. "What changed your mind about coming back to us? You missed us right?"
No one had told old Wallace the truth about what her son, Thomas, had done because it would only cause her blood pressure to spike.
She’d been sick the past few months after Thomas had told her Anastasia was dead and had only started to recover when she came back. They couldn’t risk that once again.
"That’s right, grandma," Xander replied with a tight smile. He felt ashamed sitting amid the people he’d wanted to hurt just for them to openly invite him in and serve him food.
Even if the food had been poisoned, he could gladly eat it and die.
"I missed mom’s home cooking after so many years and I just had to drop in and have some. And as always, it’s still the best," he smiled, but it didn’t touch his eyes.