2022-03-07 21:01:39Days passed after the horrific incident on the Rocha penthouse. The family is gathered in the dining room for another breakfast.
Josias can't help feeling that something is wrong, or that someone at the table is hiding something.
"Your decaf coffee and your sweet potato bread, sir." This is how Lilian serves the patriarch of the family.
Carlos thanks her, "Thank you so much, daughter."
Josias asks with a slight smile, "Sweet potato bread, grandpa Carlos? Won't you want wholemeal flour bread?"
Everyone except William tenses.
"I want to change the taste in my mouth just today, Josias," Carlos explains convincingly.
But not so much for Josias, "Why do I get the feeling that something happened here in the penthouse?"
"Maybe it was just a sensation, brother-in-law." William still doesn't know what happened.
Melissa is trying hard to stay calm, "Yes, let's keep eating."
Josias looks at Melissa seriously, "Darl
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