[ Steele Mansion ]
Dining Room, 7:00 p.m.
It was evening already. The now smaller family sat in their respective seats to eat dinner together.
General Makarov was seated at the end of the table, with Magnus and Nadia sitting on each side beside him, while Maverick sat next to his mother.
“So, Dad, when are you going back to Russia?” Nadia asked, swallowing the meat in her mouth before speaking.
Makarov continued eating though, behaving like he didn’t hear his daughter speak.
“Ahem…” Magnus cleared his throat, focusing completely on his food.
“Dad?” Nadia called again.
Makarov paused. He picked up the glass of water in front of him and brought it to his mouth to drink.
After drinking, he placed the glass back down before looking up. “Are you chasing me out of your house, Dia?” he a
