FIRST OR SECOND BREAKFAST 2

The room fell silent. Garth froze, her smile faltering. Even Harlow turned to him in surprise.

Alanis's gaze didn't waver, his tone calm but firm. "She can't eat that."

Harlow's breath caught. This… this had never happened before. In her first life, he had never intervened, never acknowledged her suffering. What game was he playing now?

Was this some trick?

She stared at Alanis in disbelief.

Was this another multiverse?

Did her past change?

This is not meant to happen.

"Oh my, maybe your father made a mistake. If Alanis hadn't known. Thank you so." Garth said.

Garth's sharp gaze met Jane as she gave her signal, things like this are the things she was trying to avoid, Alanis noticing or standing up for Harlow. She shouldn't even speak to her or look her way.