127 Step-sister

In the Liang home,

The atmosphere was tense. Dad and Yan sat opposite Amber and Lina around the small dining table while Kim Fay finished the lunch.

Smells of homemade chicken broth, dumplings and steamed vegetables invited the senses, but nothing compared to the huge dish of awkward silence and unspoken thoughts that was present.

"So, have you found a job yet?" Lina asked Amber trying to be amicable.

"Amber recently started working as a waitress," dad said with a smile, "She works very hard every night."

Lina tried to hide her judgement, "Oh that's nice, but aren't you a graduate of Engineering?"

"It's just until she finds a job in a company," Mrs.Kim explained as she set down the large platter of hot, delicious food.

Lina thanked her new step-mother for the food and held her bowl politely as Mrs.Kim ladled the broth into the bowl for her.

"What about you?" Amber smirked, "Are you going to return to the school or does your fiance buy you everything you need?"