Chapter 1329: Just one question
One after another, people started arriving at the restaurant. Yuri and her father, Lester, arrived minutes after Slater’s grand entrance. A little later, Penny and Yugi came straight from work at the Prime Group. Since they were early, they didn’t mind that Finn’s family was taking forever to arrive.
After all, Allison had given them a different time than the rest of the family—though she only shared that detail with a select few, while others simply arrived early out of courtesy.
"Don’t worry about Finn, Nina," Penny said, stealing Nina’s attention. The women had gathered in the kitchen under the pretense of "preparing" food, though everything was already done.
Turning around, Nina saw Allison, Jessa, Yuri, and Penny looking at her. She pressed her lips together and smiled.
"I’m just worried, that’s all," she admitted, glancing at the window on the door. "I just hope they won’t be too hard on him."
"No one’s going to be hard on him, Nina," Yuri reassured her, pushing her glasses up her nose. "He’s going to be family."
Allison, Jessa, and Penny exchanged glances but held their tongues. Penny whistled as she looked away, while Allison busied herself arranging plates. Jessa, however, rested a hand on her hip and scrutinized her daughter from head to toe.
"Yuri, my dear—"
"Jessi, how about you take these outside?" Allison interjected, handing Jessa a stack of plates before she could start. Smiling, she nodded. "Go."
"Tsk." Jessa rolled her eyes and sighed. "Little beggar, what are you doing? Come help your aunt, or did you forget your manners now that you’re a big shot?"