Chaos At Dinner

So, she secretly stopped Owen and asked, "This is?"

"This is my good friend Carl's sister, and her name is Zoey. She came by herself. I was afraid she would be lonely, so my mother brought her along today," Owen whispered in Anita's ear.

After both sides had sat at the long table, Jacob and Silvia looked at Owen and Anita whispering to each other and chuckled.

No one noticed Zoey. The little girl looked unhappy sitting alone in her seat, especially when she saw Owen and his fiancée talking intimately.

"Owen, I missed you. I haven't seen you in a long time," Zoey said first and was unable to hide her loneliness.

"Zoey, this is Anita. Say hi," Owen said.

"Anita, hello. I've heard so much about you." Zoey turned and smiled at Anita.

"You know me?" Anita was surprised that the young woman knew her.

"Yes, of course I know you, Anita. I even know Eric," Zoey said while looking at Anita.