Uncomfortable Surroundings

Over the next week, things in the Yang home starting to get increasingly uncomfortable. Jade's possessions started to migrate around the house; nail polish bottles on the coffee table, fashion magazines on the bookshelf, protein bars and green juice smoothies filled the fridge.

The cook even started to prepare vegan dishes for dinner.

Dylan felt infuriated, and Liam's silent treatment was goading him, taunting him to spit an insult, but Dylan stayed silent too.

I'm not wrong, he insisted.

He should apologize to me.

Liam avoided talking to Dylan and even at work, Liwei had become a middle man, coming and going with messages between them as if they were children.

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Erin poured a glass of orange juice at the table, where the family ate breakfast, passing it to Anne.

"Thank you," Anne said politely.

"How many calories are in a slice of white bread?" Jade spoke into her mobile.

Daniel rolled his eyes and sipped his coffee, picking up on Dylan's unamused expression.