Impulsive Vow to an Enigmatic Husband novel Chapter 1655

Skyler couldn't quite discern how much of Mrs. Rivera's demeanor was genuine and how much was fake. Even if it was all just for show, Skyler was happy to be on the receiving end of some kindness. "Mrs. Rivera," she beamed, "Zavier is really good to me, you know."

She was sticking up for Zavier, but the boy himself didn't seem to appreciate it. "Good to you? There's just us here— who are you trying to fool with this act?"

Skyler was taken aback.

"Young man," Kalene intervened with an easy grace, holding onto Skyler with one hand and grabbing Zavier with the other, "Skyler here is trying to be nice, and just listen to you! You can't be talking like that when we're in front of Grandpa Hudson."

Zavier fell silent.

Kalene then reassured Skyler, "Don't mind Zavier. He's got a bark worse than his bite. Just ignore him."d2

Skyler wouldn't dare to argue, "Okay."

...

Nothing much happened that day.

The Rivera clan had a tradition: every three months, no matter where they were or what they were doing, all the Riveras scattered across the globe had to return to came back for a meal with Grandpa Hudson. This tradition had never been broken over the years.

According to Hudson, it was sharing meals that kept the family bond strong and prevented rifts. However, greed and ugliness in human nature couldn't always be tamed by a simple dinner.

Skyler and Zavier were the last to arrive at the gathering after school, having been delayed by traffic.