City A situation

Elena was ready to grill the barbecue, but Ethan stopped her, explaining that it would be tiring and the smoke could be overwhelming.

"Wife, just take a break. We'll handle the grilling," he said as he set up the electric grill near the exhaust fan.

The others nodded in agreement, insisting that she relax while they took care of the cooking.

In truth, Elena wanted to use the stock barbecue she had brought a while ago—there was a lot of it—but the others disagreed, believing that cooking would help ease their tension about the raging typhoon outside.

Watching them busy with their tasks, Elena settled onto the sofa and observed the kids playing.

Little Mia was thrilled to have friends her age around and excitedly talked about her favorite princess cartoon that she had downloaded on the tablet.