Chapter 65

Karen huffed as she watched the help clear the table. Nobody had come down for breakfast today and it was upsetting her. Could they not just follow this one tradition she was trying so hard to retain in this packed house? Even though things were complicated now, with everyone wrestling with one thing or the other, eating as a family should not come as a burden to any of them. She huffed again. She had no idea where Mia, her daughter-in-law, and Hendrix disappeared so early in the morning, and to her surprise, Alex who always came down for breakfast did not show up either. Neither did her husband come down for breakfast. She sighed. This was so unlikely of everyone.

And there was Alex too, who had refused to leave his room despite her several knocks on his door. She did not know why he was locked in, but as soon as he heard her voice, there was total silence. She knew that he never spoke to her or James, but, that does not mean he would starve himself and over what? Was he tire