Over the last few days, Ian noticed that Mina and Sadie barely spoke to each other, and although he did not like that he lied, Sadie had given him what he needed to pull Mina to his side again. She no longer avoided him, and if he said anything to her about their engagement, she responded without sarcasm.
When evening fell, Ian's nan called him for dinner, and when he got to the dining room, it was so cheerful that he wanted meals to become a weekly event between his family and Mina's. The only people who were not smiling were Sadie and Troy, but everyone assumed it was due to caring for a sick child. Ian, however, knew there was confusion between the sisters.
