Chap 285
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Fortunately, the apartment she rented had two bedrooms.
After settling Carmen down, Felicia was about to go out to clean the table when Carmen suddenly grabbed her hand. Her eyes were barely open from drunkenness as she mumbled, I’m going to conquer the stars and the sea!”
“Okay, okay. You can conquer whatever you want.” Felicia could only go along with the drunken ramblings, feeling amused and helpless.
Luckily, Carmen soon fell asleep, accompanied by soft snores.
Felicia left the room, closed the door behind her, and rolled up her sleeves to clean up the mess on the dining table.
Plenty of ingredients were left, so she put them all in the fridge.
After finishing up, she opened the window to air out the smell of stew. The cold night breeze rushed in, drilling straight into her neck.
She stretched out her hand to catch a falling snowflake, quickly melting in her palm..
Smiling, she spoke to herself. “Happy New Year, Felicia.”
Meanwhile, the New Year’s Eve dinner was laid on the table at the Fuller residence, hot, with more than a dozen different dishes, all fragrant and appetizing.
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But despite the abundance of food, the Fuller family had little interest or appetite for it.
Since Dexter had rejected Myra’s suggestion to invite Kayla over for the New Year, she hadn’t spoken to him for two days.
Only Sebastian seemed unaffected at the table, casually looking at the food and saying calmly, “Dad, Mom, why aren’t you eating?”
“I have no appetite!” Myra turned her face away, shooting a resentful glare at Dexter..
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exter sighed helplessly. “Darling, do we have to argue on New Year’s?”
You started it!”
Alright, alright. It’s my fault.” He tugged at Myra’s hand, saying, “How about this? Next ionth, I’ll accompany you to the sanatorium to visit Kayla. How does that sound?”
That’s better!” Her expression softened, and she grudgingly accepted.
exter picked up his cup and smiled. “Great! Now we can eat. Come on, let’s have a drink ogether. Cheers!”
ist as they were about to clink their glasses, there was a commotion outside, accompanied by ae bodyguards‘ shouting.
