Chapter 37

Maddox. The sound of our cutleries occasionally gracing our plates as we dined was all that filled the dining room of my parent's mansion. Besides the gentle noise, there was a subtle tension dining with us as well. We were eating peacefully but deep down we were burning with curiosity at who was going to break the cycle of silence. Would it be Diane, my sister, seated by my adjacent left who was especially excited in welcoming Desiree to the mansion? Or was it going to be my parents seated opposite Desiree and me? But I knew it wasn’t going to be my annoying mate seated beside me by my right. Her silence could only mean one thing, she was observing to see where this dinner would lead too. I was curious as well, I certainly didn’t expect my mother to invite Desiree for dinner. The fact that she was human alone was more than enough for my mother to hate her so there was definitely more to this whole ‘thank you’ gesture. “Where do you stay, Desiree?” My father asked out of the blue and