Hayden pursed her lips and said, “Go with me to the dinner banquet tonight.”

“Sure.”

Hugh did not refuse his sister. He asked, “Are you getting off work now?”

“Yeah.”

“Then so will I. I’ll head home and eat with you.”

The siblings usually lived separately in their respective houses, but they would occasionally go back to the old residence together.

Many times, Hugh would go to his sister’s house to eat. His sister was a picky eater, so the food the chef she hired made was exceptionally del