Chapter 609

"Peter, are you letting me have all the drumsticks?" asked Evelyn. Peter chuckled. "I won't fight you for it. It's all yours." "Then I'll take two drumsticks! I don't know when Clara will be back, but I am thinking of saving one for her." "She's got plenty of chickens back home—why would you need to save her one?" "Oh, true. Never mind, I'll just eat these drumsticks by myself." Since Mr. Fowler wasn't home, the task of feeding the chickens raised by the Fowlers had been entrusted to Lilia, who occasionally went up the mountains to take care of them. Sometimes, other villagers helped out too. Evelyn put on a pair of disposable gloves. She held a plate in one hand and a drumstick in the other. Then, she began to eat greedily, with another drumstick waiting on her plate. "Tell Mom and Dad it's time for lunch," Peter said. "Do you think Joshua will criticize me if he sees me munching on drumsticks?" Evelyn asked. Peter smirked. "Does he criticize you too little as it is? You're a