Matthew and Grace wanted to reprimand Melanie, but Henry impatiently said, “All right, let’s eat!”

His attitude didn’t surprise me. After all, he had excessively indulged his daughter and never denied her anything. I knew he was aiming his impatience at me.

Ava shivered from Henry’s shout and dropped her spoon with a clang. The sound snapped me out of my thoughts, and I repressed my anger before picking up the spoon and giving her a new one.

Afterward, I looked at Melanie and asked, “Are you