Chapter 242

"Hey guys, I'm Owen Reid…" Dinner was a bit dead silent. Trying to lighten the mood, Owen decided to play the social butterfly and kick things off. Yeah… made it worse. Madeleine glanced around, awkwardly shifting in her seat. Beckett just sat there with that icy look, barely touched his chopsticks, switching glances between Liam and Chris like he was calculating something. Every now and then he'd sneakily shove more food into the kids' bowls, his chopsticks working overtime. "Dad?" Chris peeked into his own bowl, now a mountain of greens and meat, then looked at Liam's equally overflowing bowl. He asked quietly, "Did Liam get you mad or something?" "No?" Beckett looked genuinely confused. "Where's that coming from?" Chris took a breath like he was preparing for battle. Liam, meanwhile, looked ready to pass out from overeating. "You trying to stuff my kid to death?" Aiden gave Beckett a side-eye like he'd been personally offended. "Shut it." Beckett really wanted to say, "These are my