Lorraine blinked and looked at Tracy curiously. "Hello, miss."


    Tracy looked over and noticed Lorraine''s pigtails. Upon hearing Lorraine''s sweet voice, Tracy couldn''t help but walk over with a smile. "You must be Lorraine. Matthew told me you''re well-behaved." Seeing that Tracy was talking to Lorraine, Stanley pulled Matthew outside the house. "What''s going on, Matt? You''re engaged, so you owe it to Rachel to be faithful."


    Matthew quickly realized there had been a misunderstanding. "She''s a friend of Rachel and doesn''t have a ce to stay tonight. She''ll crash at our ce for the night, and I''m not close to her." Stanley wiped the sweat off his forehead. "You scared the hell out of me. I get that you''ve been in prison for so long without a woman, but don''t do anything stupid, got it?"


    Matthew was surprised by Stanley''s words. Anyway, he''d already gotten what he wanted from Rachel earlier that day, so he wasn''t going to have any wild ideas.


    But Matthew couldn''t possibly tell Stanley about that. He simply shed Stanley a smile and said, "I have kids to think about, so I won''t be doing anything crazy."


    Upon learning that Matthew and Tracy hadn''t eaten yet, Lillian quickly went to the kitchen and made some pasta. She also took the chicken and vegetables from the fridge and whipped up some meatballs and a sd. After serving the food on the dining table, Lillian called out to Matthew and Tracy to eat.


    Seeing the dishesid out on the table, Tracy was struck by an unexpected feeling. It was as if she were visiting as Matthew''s girlfriend. The hospitality was amazing.


    "Thank you for your hospitality and great food, Mrs. Grant."


    Lillian cheerfully responded, "It''s prettyte to buy groceries, so just make do with this. I''ll get more ingredients tomorrow and make you something special." Tracy felt a little shy about troubling Lillian. "You''re being too kind, Mrs. Grant."


    Matthew joined them at the dining table and was thrilled by the sight of delicious food. "Thanks to you, Tracy, I get to have two side dishes as well! Lucky me!" As Matthew spoke, he grabbed a seat, picked up his cutleries, and started eating.


    Feeling timid, Tracy followed suit and took a bite. An unprecedented wave of happiness washed over her. The food was amazing, unlike anything from a restaurant.


    There was a vor that was hard to put into words. It felt like the familial love she had always yearned for but never had.


    Lillian advised them to take their time eating and started cleaning up the kitchen. Tracy nced at Matthew, who was wolfing down his pasta. Out of nowhere, a strange thought came to her mind.


    What if Matthew was Tracy''s husband? They would return home after a long day and sit down together for dinner. The kid watched TV, and the grandparents were there with the kid.


    That was the life she had been dreaming about for so long.


    Tracy was bummed out that


    Matthew was Rachel''s fiancé. If he were with someone else and not married yet, she might have tried to win him over. But Rachel was Tracy''s closest friend, the only bestie she had on this.


    Seeing Lucy staring nkly at the food, Matthewforted her. "You''re safe here at my house. Just eat up."


    Tracy snapped back to reality. "Okay. I''ll eat right away."


    When they were done eating, Tracy nced at the living room and whispered to Matthew, "Where''s your bathroom? I need a hot bath."


    Matthew was amused to see Tracy


    acting shy for the first time. "Rx. I''ll make sure you''ll have the right temperature for your bath. Why


    don''t you take the day off


    swnov


    You get to sleep a little longer."


    The next day, several unfamiliar cars drove into Silverbrook Vige. That was unusual because cars typically head out of the vige in the morning, so the cars entering the vige seemed out of ce.


    These cars drove around the vige for a while before pulling up near the Grant residence. After the cars came to a halt, nobody got out.novelbin