CHAPTER TWENTY
That evening, Emily decided they should all eat dinner together. Daniel had been so busy recently it wasn’t unusual for him to just grab something on the go, and Emily had fallen into a lazy habit of giving Chantelle a small meal immediately after school. But today was different. Today they needed to be together as a family and talk.
She set up the table in the living room with flowers and candles, making sure that the environment was as relaxing as possible, and then, while Chantelle played up in her room, she cooked a big batch of spaghetti Bolognese. As she placed it in the oven to stay heated, Parker arrived for his shift.
“That looks nice,” he said, peering in the oven. “Special occasion?”
“Kind of the opposite,” Emily replied. “Chantelle had a bit of trouble at sch
