Bab 284: Chapter Two hundred and eighty-four

She knocked on the door and waited just like the day before.

"What?" She heard again. 

Alexis breathed in for courage quickly before saying, "Breakfast?"

For a few seconds, she did not hear anything and rejection came to her mind.

"Just come in child."

And she did. As soon as she had the words she twisted the doorknob open and enter the room closing the door shut behind her. 

Gabrielle's grim and gloomy face came to sight as he said, "Why are you here? You should take care of your family well. I am a grieving man and I will take care of myself, you don't worry."

She shook her head. "I don't think it works that way." She took a seat at the end of his bed. "I have one member less at my dining table and I felt his absence."

"Do people not do that when grieve?" He laughed and it felt sad to her. 

She nodded. "They do but you have your family to fall back on which is why I am requesting you to have at least two meals a day."