Chapter 1130: Diet
Fatima turned back with a smile. "Yes, dear, you're right."
Trion immediately let out a satisfied chuckle.
The brief exchange soon ended. Chloe ran ahead without noticing anything, while Xina, walking beside her mother, slightly raised her eyes before quickly lowering them again.
That night, everyone ate in the hall—the same hall where Hesta and Stella had attended a dinner together not long ago. There were no other guests tonight.
Everyone took their seats around the dining table. Those visiting for the first time sat especially straight, while the children cautiously watched the more experienced people—such as Stella and Victoria. The moment they saw them shift their forks or adjust their posture, they immediately copied them.
Pakart's two students quickly noticed this. They moved to sit among the children and began teaching them basic table manners.
"You really are something," Stella said with deep feeling. "How on earth did you manage it?"
"It was all Arevalo's doing. I won't take credit for that," Hesta said. "I had him make a request to the emperor and have this summer palace assigned to his personal use for three months. Three months should be enough to rebuild two houses on the farm. This time, I'm putting up reinforced concrete houses. Let's see who tries setting fire to them next time."
"Have they caught them all?" Victoria asked. "I haven't seen Silei these past few days."
"She must have caught them," Hesta said. "We practically told her our identities outright. How could she possibly fail to uncover it..."
"Then she's probably thinking about how to deal with them. She's the kind of person who—"
Before Victoria could finish, an argument suddenly erupted from the other end of the table. Everyone fell silent and turned to look toward the commotion.
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