Chapter 458

Hanson frowned as he shot Queenie a dark look. "Don't bring up nonsense at the table. Eat your food and stay quiet." "The food here isn't nearly good enough to make me want to keep quiet," Queenie said defiantly. Talking about Loretta had drummed up memories of Layla. She added, "Dad, I heard something interesting recently and figured I could ask you about it." "If you're asking for money, I don't have any to spare. The inn doesn't operate on a high-profit margin, you know," Hanson said sourly, recalling the time Mia's parents had come over to cause a scene, and he had boasted that the inn was making good money. With the new year approaching, the inn was fully booked by tourists until mid-January. However, Hanson didn't want Queenie to know about this. She was married and had no right to demand any share in the family fortune. Queenie was used to Hanson talking about and getting worked up over money, so she was largely unaffected by his defensiveness. Joshua's heart went out to h