Chapter 773

It was already past 8 a.m. by the time Naomi got the donuts out of the oven and laid the table. She had taken almost an hour to get breakfast ready, and Maya was already ravenous. However, she tried her best to stifle her hunger until breakfast was ready and everyone could sit down at the dining table to enjoy it. Naomi had told Maya to get a snack beforehand, since she did not want the child to go hungry for too long, but Maya insisted on waiting for all of them. "Aunt Naomi, let's eat!" Maya squealed from her high chair. Naomi grinned. "Go ahead, Maya." Maya picked up the donut with her bare hands and was about to sink her teeth into its crispy, sugar-glazed surface when all of a sudden, Naomi said, "Wait." Maya's mouth was just inches from her precious donut, but she still paused and turned to stare at Naomi. Her mouth was gaping open, and she stared at Naomi longingly, waiting to hear what she had to say before she could indulge in her long-awaited donut. Naomi could not