Chapter 225 Runs In The Family

• Elijah
• Agnes left the dinner table in a hurry, but I knew what was happening just from one look. The way she clenched her fists, her abrupt departure—she was having another flare-up. Given what had happened in the hotel room just a couple of nights ago, combined with the exhaustion from all the traveling and the conference, I wasn’t surprised that she was struggling to keep her fire down today.
• Once she was gone, the table fell into uneasy silence. Thea looked up at me with wide saucer eyes. “Is Mommy mad at me?” she asked.