Chapter 127: Contemplation...
While the Allen Group and family were struggling with one problem after another, Jessica’s mansion was filled with warmth and laughter as everyone enjoyed a peaceful dinner, better to say banquet looking at the table filled with exquisite and meticulously prepared meals with everyone’s preference in consideration.
They were seated around a large mahogany dining table. At the head of the table sat Elliot Raven. This was the seat Jessica usually occupied before she got married to Davis.
After their return to the mansion, she quietly gave up the seat to Davis without telling anyone. It was a simple, quiet change, but it meant a lot and today with the older man around, he occupied the seat.
Jessica sat beside Elliot, and next to her was Davis. On the other side was Bella, who had rushed home from work the moment she heard about Elliot Raven’s visit.
Bella had spent many years living, learning, and sharing meals with Jessica. Over time, Elliot had treated her like his own granddaughter. He had always shown her care, support, and love that sometimes he felt a familial love for her.
Beside her was Richard, though they have always lived together as families and buddies but their arrangements and hierarchy were subtly controlled. To Richard, the two ladies are the princesses they have and he wouldn’t mind walking his butt off to keep them happy.
The dinner was warm and full of light-hearted talk. There were no strict rules or formal behavior. Everyone laughed, shared stories, and enjoyed each other’s company. Davis, sitting here, felt a strange warmth fill his heart. It was so different from what he was used to.
Back in the Allen family home, dinner time often felt like walking into a battlefield. People were always planning, scheming, and throwing hidden insults and jabs at each other.
A simple meal could turn into a war of words or fists. When Davis was in charge of the Allen Group, he always found ways to skip family dinners, often using business meetings and social gathering as an excuse.