It felt as if Anthony was the most dominating person in the room at that moment.
No one at the table dared to make any sound in protest—no one dared to cross him.
Just then, Thalia cleared her throat. “Actually, this is—”
“And you.” Anthony whipped his head around to stare at her as he solemnly spoke “Are you not aware of your own condition? I can't believe you're going along with Nat!”
Words eluded Thalia.
Why am I scolded, too?
She wanted to retaliate, but she could not find the right words.
He was only concerned about her, after all.
However, she still felt inexplicably weird being chided by the young boy. Blinking, she turned to look at Natasha before looking at Benjamin and Denise, who were all expressionless. Finally, Thalia's gaze landed on Anthony. “I—”
“What?” Anthony questioned overbearingly.
“I'm sorry, okay?” Thalia uttered, raising her voice indignantly.
Anthony was rendered speechless.
He had prepared himself to give her an earful, but she abruptly apologized. Her reaction caught him by surprise, and he felt quite frustrated because he couldn't find a way to vent his pent-up anger.
Surprisingly, Anthony was at a loss for words.
Right then, someone snorted.
Laughter then echoed in the room. Natasha was laughing, and so were Benjamin and Denise.
Despite that, Anthony still wore a tense, serious expression on his face.
Being the shrewd girl she was, Denise hastily walked over to her brother and grabbed his arm. “All right, Tony, I'm sorry for not paying enough attention, but from now on, I'm going to keep a close eye on Nat and Thalia. I won't let them get a chance to do anything reckless again! So... don't be mad anymore, okay?”
Anthony continued to stay silent with his lips pursed into a thin line.
At that, Benjamin chimed in, “We weren't careful enough. Tony's right. We're sorry.”
What else could Anthony say after everyone apologized?
Right then, the housekeeper brought breakfast over, but everyone's focus was still on Anthony, waiting for him to spare them.
A moment later, Anthony relented and said, “Let's eat.”
Once he said that, everyone knew that he was finally letting the matter go.
Denise immediately let go of him and took a seat by the table.
“Let's eat,” Natasha said before lifting the coffee cup in front of her out of habit. However, Denise promptly stopped her and put her glass of milk in front of Natasha before continuing, “Drink this instead. You need more calcium.”
Natasha glanced at her coffee. A pause later, she said, “I've gotten used to drinking coffee.” With that, she put the cup back on the table and picked up the glass of milk to drink instead.
Anthony took note of how obedient she was, and a satisfied look finally flashed past his eyes.
Benjamin then did the same with his glass of milk. “Thalia, drink this.”
Thalia sighed. “At this rate, I'm going to be full just by drinking. What a scrumptious meal.”
Right then, Anthony said, “Your breakfast will be plain in the future.”
Thalia wanted to retort but decided against it when everyone was quiet.
Flashing a smile at Anthony, she uttered, “Oh wow, thank you.”
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