Chapter 47: Just Want to Eat in Peace
“What’s so urgent that you had to drag me out?”
Even though he complained, Leon still stood up and walked to the door.
When he saw Haley outside holding a small plate of spaghetti, he froze for a moment.
“Here, a small serving of spaghetti. Enough to tide you over before dinner. I was chatting with my sister and mentioned that story about you going hungry, and she told me to bring this to you.”
Haley still wore that same look of disdain as she shoved the plate into Leon’s hands, along with a fork.
Leon studied her for a moment. Her expression might have been disdainful, but the blush on her cheeks was impossible to miss. Clearly, she was embarrassed, which made her words a lot less believable.
The problem was, Leon didn’t quite know how to deal with this. It might be a small portion, but spaghetti was still proper carbs and not something that stored well.
If he didn’t eat it, she might feel hurt. If he did, he’d probably have no room left for the dinner banquet later. A real dilemma.
Haley didn’t know what he was thinking. She just stared at him holding the plate with that conflicted look, not touching his fork. Her irritation flared. “Are you turning down my sister’s kindness?”