Chapter 69
I rush to wipe my face, sniffling slightly. “No, my eyes are just peeing.”
Adonis throws me a weirded out look before his face softens slightly. “Winnie-”
“What, dad?!” I yell. “Yeah, hold on, I’m coming!”
I push past Adonis and jog down the stairs.
“Your dad didn’t even call you!” Adonis shouts after me.
“Winnie, come help me with the food!” Dad calls from the kitchen.
I turn around and throw Adonis a grin. “I’m psychic.”
“No, you’re Loca.” He mumbles, following me downstairs before going into the dining room.
-Winnie-
“Octavia, grab the salad. Winnie, the garlic bread.” Dad orders. “I’ll get the lasagna.”
Dad and Octavia grab their assigned food and walk out of the kitchen.
I quickly grab the box I bought earlier and mix the powder with butter and eggs, pouring the batter into a cake pan and sticking it in the oven.
Dad rushes into the kitchen a couple seconds later.
“I forgot the desert!” He whisper shouts. “How the hell did I-”
He cuts himself off when he sees me pointing to the oven.
I grin at him. “Betty Crocker Devil’s Food cake.”
“How?”
“I knew you’d forget desert so I stopped at the supermarket before I came home.”
He lets out a sigh of relief before coming over and kissing me on the head. “This is why I love you.”
“I thought you were forced to love us.” I tease.
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He points a finger at me. “That too.”
“Whatever you say, old man.” I shake my head as I grab the garlic bread and make my way out of
the kitchen.
“I’m only forty!” He whines behind me.
I just shake my head and laugh before I get to the dining table and place the garlic bread down, sitting next to Octavia who is sitting across from Braeden, Adonis across from me and next to his brother. Dad comes in and takes a seat at the head of the table, the chair at the other end empty.
We start eating and it’s quiet for a while until I speak up. “So who wants to hear about the time Octavia almost had a sugar daddy?”
Dad chokes on a piece of garlic bread, Braeden stops chewing and looks at Octavia with furrowed eyebrows and Adonis keeps eating his lasagna like I didn’t even say anything.
“She what?!” Dad yells.
“Wha–fuck you, Winnie! I didn’t know what a sugar daddy was back then!” Octavia stutters. “Anyone want to hear about the time Winnie kissed a girl even though she’s straight?”
“It was to prove a point to a small minded moron who thought gays would go to hell!” I defend myself. “What about that time you thought Freaky Freeman was cute?”
“Wait, Freaky Freeman?” Dad interrupts. “The kid who eats glue?”
“Yup.”
“That was before I found out he ate glue!” Octavia exclaims. “How about that time you got shit–pissed drunk at a party and gave Freaky Freeman a lap dance?”
“She WHAT?!” Dad roars, but we ignore him. Braeden keeps looking between us and Adonis keeps
eating, ignoring us.
“Like you said, I was wasted.” I state. “What about when you tried to slide down the staircase when no one was home, but got stuck halfway down and just stayed there for two hours?”
“I came home and found you hanging upside down in a dress.” Dad mutters. “I’m bloody glad you
were wearing stockings.”
Octavia huffs. “Remember that time you dragged Kamri, Lucas and I camping, but got us lost and caught in a storm, and we ended up being behind the university the whole time?”
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I open my mouth but close it again with furrowed eyebrows. “That wasn’t me. We’re not even in uni yet. The four of us have never even gone camping by ourselves before.”
“That was Max.” Dad pinches the bridge of his nose. “He dragged us camping, got us caught in a storm, didn’t know how to use the map, got our tent stuck in a tree, dropped the compass in a fucking gorge, and we ended up being behind the university the whole time.”
“Oh.” Octavia mumbles.
“Huh, you almost had a sugar daddy and you’re stupid.” I shrug.
“I will shove this lasagna down your throat.” She threatens, pointing down at her plate.
“Go ahead, dude.” I grin. “It’s freaking lasagna. I don’t see a downside.”
Octavia rolls her eyes. “Fatass.”
“At least I have an ass.”
“OCTAVIA, DO NOT SHOVE THE LASAGNA DOWN YOUR SISTER’S THROAT!”
Octavia and I are now sitting at opposite ends of the table.
Dad is sitting in Octavia’s original seat, across from Braeden.
Dad brings out the cake, frosting spread on the top. He cuts the cake and gives everyone a slice.
I shove a forkful of cake in my mouth, glaring at Octavia, who glares right back.
All of a sudden, the door slams open and a familiar voice rings out. “Yo, Winnie–oh, I smell Devil’s
Food cake!”
A few seconds later, Flynn appears in the dining room and grins before plopping down next to dad and taking a slice of cake.
He take a large bite but freezes when he sees everyone staring at him.
“Hey, Adonis, Braeden, you didn’t tell me you were coming to Winnie’s for dinner.” He smiles widely.
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