Chapter 817 Dinner Party, Awkwardness is About to Strike
Seraphina put on a delicate makeup for herself.
She couldn't lose.
She absolutely wouldn't lose face in front of Magnolia.
She managed to make herself look much more normal, but when she arrived at the restaurant, Magnolia recognized her immediately, "Have you been crying?"
Seraphina really wanted to roll her eyes.
She had disguised herself so well, yet Magnolia still noticed.
"You're a grown woman and still crying." Magnolia wrinkled her nose.
This was clearly disdain towards her.
Seraphina sat down next to Magnolia, feeling annoyed.
Before she could sit down, Magnolia said, "Sit over there," directing Seraphina to sit across from her.
"You hate me so much but still want me to have dinner with you? Are you naturally masochistic?" Seraphina was speechless.
"There's someone else," Magnolia said flatly.
"Who else..." Before she could finish her sentence.
She saw Dashiell walking over from the direction of the restroom.
Damn it.
Magnolia and Dashiell having a mother-son dinner and inviting her, what was the point?
To pay the bill?
Damn it.
All her assets had been taken by Dashiell, and now they were extorting her?
But Seraphina was very intimidated now.
She couldn't say a word.
Seeing Dashiell, she even tried to please him.
She quickly stood up and respectfully greeted him.
Magnolia frowned, watching Seraphina's reaction!
What had Dashiell done to make Seraphina so scared!
Magnolia remained expressionless.
Dashiell was also a bit surprised to see Seraphina.
He had always thought it would just be him and Magnolia. Seraphina's sudden appearance made Dashiell maintain his composure.
He walked to the table.
"Mr. Montgomery," Seraphina greeted him respectfully.
Dashiell nodded slightly, looking somewhat arrogant.
Then he sat down in the seat next to him.
Seraphina also sat down.
At this moment, she felt like she was sitting on pins and needles.
Having dinner with Magnolia already made her uncomfortable, and now she had to accompany Dashiell, especially thinking about how Dashiell had just had sex with Natalia that afternoon.
Seraphina bit her lip, forcing herself not to think about it.
"Have you ordered?" Seraphina asked.
She felt so awkward that she wanted to escape.
"No," Magnolia said, "We were waiting for you. It only takes 10 minutes to get here from Everhart Bank, but you took 40 minutes. That's really something."
"Traffic jam," Seraphina explained softly, feeling intimidated. She quickly changed the subject, "What do you want to eat? I'll order, my treat."
Magnolia ordered her meal.
Dashiell also ordered his meal.
Seeing them order the top-tier meals, Seraphina felt really distressed.
Always unwilling to compromise, Seraphina now wanted to order the cheapest meal, but seeing Magnolia and Dashiell order such high-end meals, she felt inferior ordering a lower-tier one. So she reluctantly ordered a meal of the same price.
After ordering.
The atmosphere at the table seemed awkward again.
To be precise, she felt awkward.
She didn't know what to say.
So she could only listen to Magnolia and Dashiell's conversation.
"When is Alaric coming back?" Magnolia asked.
"In about a week. He should be back soon."
"How is Cecilia? How is her child?"
"They should be fine. Don't worry, Cecilia is a very rational person. She won't do anything too extreme."
"I know, it's just..." Magnolia sighed and said, "How are you doing now?"
"What do you mean how am I doing?" Dashiell smiled, clearly avoiding the question.
"I'm talking about your personal matters," Magnolia made it clear.
"Let nature take its course," Dashiell responded evasively.
Seraphina drank her lemon water, thinking.
What was Magnolia worried about?
Maybe Dashiell would soon bring her a child.
"At my age, I just want the family to be together, no one leaving, no one falling behind," Magnolia sighed.
"I know," Dashiell agreed.
Magnolia and Dashiell kept talking.
Sometimes Seraphina felt she couldn't understand what they were saying.
She suddenly felt like she was really inferior.
Fortunately, the food was served soon.
Seraphina just buried her head and ate.
Magnolia looked at Seraphina, "When did you become so quiet?"
Seraphina wiped her lips and found an excuse, "I'm a bit hungry."
She thought to herself, she couldn't join in their conversation topics anyway.
If she didn't stay quiet, what else could she do!
"Why do I feel like you've lost weight?" Magnolia scrutinized Seraphina and said.
"Really?" Seraphina smiled brightly, "Have I really lost weight? I couldn't lose weight no matter how hard I tried before, but now I've finally lost weight. I'm so happy."
Magnolia was speechless.
This naive Seraphina.
Dashiell seemed to also glance at Seraphina at this moment.
Seeing that she had indeed lost some weight.
Seraphina's wrist holding the knife and fork was so thin that he felt he could crush it.
Dashiell pressed his lips tightly, eating very little.
"Why haven't I seen you at Atticus's place recently?" Magnolia asked her.
"I was on a business trip for the past few days. I went out of town for half a month," Seraphina answered.
For a long time, she had felt like she had no family.
She could do whatever she wanted without needing anyone's permission, without having to tell her family what she was doing. It was just her alone.
Magnolia's sudden question made her feel a bit warm inside.
She was really surprised that Magnolia was so sentimental.
She had always thought that after Atticus became a vegetable, Magnolia would definitely turn and leave.
Seraphina felt somewhat grateful to her.
"If you have time, visit Atticus more often. Maybe he'll wake up," Magnolia said, still feeling a bit sad.
A perfectly fine person, how could he just collapse like that.
"Okay," Seraphina agreed, then suddenly said, "Even if my dad never wakes up, when you get old, I'll still take care of you."
Magnolia looked at Seraphina.
Seraphina didn't know how these words just slipped out.
How could she say such things to Magnolia, it felt so awkward.
She lowered her head, her face turning red.
Her voice became smaller, "If you don't mind."
Magnolia seemed to smile a little.
Dashiell saw it, but Seraphina, with her head down, didn't.
So Dashiell also seemed to smile a little.
Magnolia said, "Rely on you to take care of me? By then, you'll probably ask me to help you take care of your child."
"I won't have children," Seraphina said excitedly.
Magnolia's eyes tightened.
Dashiell also looked at Seraphina.
Seraphina felt awkward under their gaze and explained, "I can't even find a boyfriend, how could I have a child? Don't worry, I won't ask you to help me take care of a child. You can just take care of Dashiell's child."
Thinking about it, with Dashiell and Natalia's current pace, they would soon have a child.
Thinking about their love child.
Really.
Seraphina's heart ached!
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