Theodore returned a while later with snacks on a tray.
"I'll cook your favorite meals tonight. Stay for dinner." He said to Ximena, who was overjoyed to hear the news.
"Then I won't hold back!" She cheered.
"Dad, why did you come early today?" Zaria asked curiously.
"I wanted to take care of you. Turned out you cannot be trusted with your own safety." He teased her.
Ximena chuckled but couldn't agree more.
"How is the situation with your family?" Theodore asked Ximena in concern. Last he heard of it, she was having troubles with her parents because of her career choice.
"Same old." She sighed and didn't want to think about them.
Theodore couldn't help wondering how shallow one could be that they would want to force their child into the family business even though they knew that she liked something else.
