Daniel looked at Bella with a half-smile on his face, as though he had read her innermost thoughts, but not the truth. In a short change of subject, he asked,"You haven't had dinner yet, are you hungry? Let's go downstairs to dinner and I've ordered the takeout food."
Bella, relieved that he didn't follow up, nodded, "Well, let's go down to dinner. I'm really hungry."
The two of them went downstairs and ordered nearly all of Bella's favorite dishes. She sat on the sofa with a bloated face.
Daniel arranged the dishes, poured a glass of water, walked over to her, and sat down beside her.
Not wanting to go...