Adrienne moved to the right awkwardly. Jefferson shot daggers at her and warned her in a dangerous tone, "Little Specky, don't you dare move again."
"We haven't seen each other for a long time, Jefferson!" Since Jefferson stepped into the room, he had never looked at Eunice. He had never intended to take the initiative to talk to her. Thus, she had to talk to him first.
Jefferson's eyes fell on her, but as soon as he spoke, he made everyone present speechless. "Eunice, don't call me as you like from now on. I'm not related to you and I don't have time to deal with you."
Jefferson had always been like this and he had never spoken nicely to anyone except for Adrienne. Everyone was used to it and did not think that he was mean. But, Eunice was still so embarrassed that her face fell.
Adrienne noticed it and secretly nudged him. She didn't know if Jefferson did not understand, but he glared at Adrienne and grunted, "If you have something to say, say it. Why did you hit me?"
Adrienne was dumbfounded.
Eunice's smile faltered further.
The atmosphere of the gathering turned tense because of Jefferson's attitude.
Soon, the waiter knocked on the door and came in. One after another, the dishes were served.
When everyone was trying to ease the atmosphere, Jefferson ordered again, "Serve the soup first and give her a bowl of it."
Sure enough, he was referring to Adrienne.
Jefferson not only told the waiter to fill Adrienne's bowl with soup, but also put Adrienne's favorite dishes in front of her.
Adrienne was often taken care of by Jefferson. She just accepted his help naturally and did not feel anything wrong about it.
These small details were unsightly for Eunice. She tried so hard to have Jefferson, but she couldn't even get near him.
As for Adrienne, she had never worked for it but she could get all his attention and care.
All these years, Eunice had been thinking about the reason.
After thinking about it for so many years, she still couldn't understand why.
Adrienne was slightly younger than them, that's all. What was the difference between her and Adrienne other than age?
There were many doubts that Eunice couldn't figure out, but she tried to keep her emotions in check. Since Jefferson put the dishes that Adrienne liked in front of her, she helped serve the food. "Adrienne, you are so thin. You should eat more meat."
She put a piece of pork onto Adrienne's plate, but Adrienne could not eat it. After she performed an autopsy, it was repelling for her to eat meat. Among these people, Jefferson was the only one who knew it.
Since Adrienne did not know how to refuse, Jefferson reached out his arms and snatched Adrienne's plate away. He handed it to a waiter who just came in and ordered, "She doesn't eat meat, give her another plate."
Adrienne didn't eat meat?
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