Chapter 173

"It's his business whether he eats or not, but whether we offer it or not is ours," Julia said earnestly, expressing her thoughts. Her words left Lily with a peculiar feeling, as that made sense. The two had no choice but to return to their seats. Hayden remained seated quietly, ignoring the food placed beside him. "Are you sure you won't eat? Do you think sitting here without eating makes you noble and principled? Not eating will only make you a bigger target for their ridicule," Anna said softly as she approached, attempting to persuade him. She hated seeing Hayden sitting there awkwardly, looking like some sort of clown. "Does everyone in the Sterling family love meddling so much?" Hayden looked up slowly, his expression unkind with a flash of anger in his eyes. He couldn't help it. All he wanted was to sit quietly and wait, but the Sterling family members kept approaching him one after another, pretending to care about him. This kind of hypocrisy infuriated him the most. "