Chapter 43 Calm Down, It's Just A Dinner

• Marius walked towards the dining room, holding Noelia's hand. He assumed that when his ex-wife saw them there, she would know that she would be sharing a table with them. But then he thought that maybe she wasn't expecting it and he should prepare her beforehand.
• "Noelia..." He stopped a few meters before reaching the room and said her name with that usual French accent that always sent shivers down the girl's spine. It wasn't that she wasn't used to that accent, her mother, despite living in the United States for years, still had a hint of that accent in her words. But in Marius, it had an almost hypnotizing effect. "Lucrecia will also be at dinner. You see, we share custody of Bruno for half a year each, so she stays in this house when it's her turn. That's the agreement we reached when we divorced. But don't worry, my two sisters will also be there, along with their husbands my younger brother, and also my nephew. It's just for today, tomorrow we'll be back home."
• Although she didn't like having to share the table with Marius' ex-wife, she couldn't refuse. She didn't want to cause him problems with his family, especially with his father. Noelia somehow hated that he tried to control him, no one should control him. Especially not her, so she smiled slightly after hearing him.