XIV: Game Of Chess

"How was the service?" Henry asked Angela as they ate lunch.

She and her bodyguard had returned from church a few minutes after two. She had quickly showered and changed into a comfortable pink dress before joining her family for lunch. Zayden wasn't present in the dining room.

"It was wonderful, Father." Her parents and Zara rarely went to church, though they were Christians too.

"Mm, you sound happy," Henry noted with a smile, and Angela chuckled. "Did you see your mother's friend? What was her name again... was it…"

"It's Aunt Suzy, Father." Angela chuckled and put some rice in her mouth. "She was there with Promise and Benita. Benita asked that I visit her soon." She glanced at her father.

The father and daughter conversed as if Jane and Zara weren't present at the table. But that was because they hadn't interrupted and only silently seethed.

"You will, soon." Angela's eyes widened as she dropped her spoon.