"You came alone. Where's your husband?" Therese asked her daughter as soon as Andrea arrived.
The way her mother stared at her, Andrea could already feel the chills in her body. It was like the cold air from the air conditioner in their living room flew altogether in her direction.
"Is he hanging out again with Elizabeth?" Rupert asked before Andrea could open her mouth to answer.
Hearing Elizabeth's name from her father's question and seeing both of her grandparents stare, including her mother, as if they are ready to throw daggers in case she dodges the question. Seeing it looks like they are very well prepared to put her on a hot seat makes Andrea want to turn her back on them and run away.
"Alexander was busy today. That's why he can't join us for dinner," Andrea answered as she ma
