Chapter 34

Dexter had doted on Barbara dearly in the past and Raina was inevitably thrilled when she noticed that he had become so cold towards her now. "My son could finally let go of the past! I'd soon be free from this too", she thought. Her voice cracked up with excitement as she replied. "Up to you. We could eat whatever you want"

Jeremy Black did not sleep well that night. He couldn't stop himself from feeling depressed over the fact that Barbara had been cheated on and was a divorcee. He had never been a gossipmonger, but was very curious about the identity of Barbara's unfaithful partner.

For the whole morning, Jeremy had held back from probing about the Identity of Barbara's ex husband out of consideration of how personal the question was. As the Black family was also very particular about upholding silence during meal times, Jeremy also formed the habit of eating in silence.

Eventually, he couldn't contain his curiosity any longer and burst out, "Barbara, I'm very curious about the ide