Chapter 29. Plotting Against Her

"Laurence, I don't want to go downstairs for dinner, please. I'm scared," said Arianna nervously.

"I would be there with you, baby. You can't hide here forever," said Laurence. The apartment search and finalization would take some time. They couldn't stay locked upstairs until then.

They went downstairs late for dinner. Strangely, Lisa wasn't there. Only his parents sat sipping their wine after dinner. Laurence was surprised that no one had called them for dinner. He was very disappointed with his family. Sandra had already left and Laurence went into the kitchen to warm their dinner. He searched inside the refrigerator for the dishes that the chef might have made for dinner. He took them out and heated them in a microwave. A nervous Arianna helped him too, looking now and then at his parents sitting outside in the living room. Strangely, they ignored both of them completely, not even looking their way.

He and Arianna carried their plates towards the dining table an