Cameron pretended that he hadn’t heard the previous conversation.
While eating his spaghetti, he said, Dakota, this spaghetti prepared by Mrs. Jennings is delicious.”
“Really? I’ll try some too.” Dakota responded with her gaze trembling slightly.
To prevent Cameron from suspecting anything, she also picked up her plate and pretended to start eating.
The atmosphere became somewhat strange for a moment.
Dakota’s father, Leonard, walked out of the bedroom at that time. He saw
Cameron and greeted him warmly. “Cameron, good morning!”
“Good morning, Mr. Jennings!” Cameron replied politely.
“Dad, Mom made some spaghetti. Let’s eat it while it’s still warm.”
Dakota breathed a sigh of relief internally as someone finally broke the awkward silence.
“Sure,” Leonard smiled and sat down. Soon, the family was all seated together.
Leonard spoke up after thinking of something. “By the way, dear, Dakota, don’t forget about the dinner party tonight. Zack messaged me last night to
remind me, insisting that our whole family must attend.”
“Cameron, do you want to come along?”