The towel wiped the moisture from her hand. Mia Grant retracted it and looked at Hayes Hughes.
He lowered his gaze, carefully folded the towel, and set it aside.
Back in the dining area, Mia Grant took her seat.
Neither of them spoke during the meal, but the silence wasn't awkward. Instead, it felt peaceful and serene.
Probably because of his job, Hayes Hughes ate very quickly—a habit that seemed at odds with his upbringing.
Mia Grant used to be the same way, but after transmigrating into the novel and living with the Grant family for a while, she had been forced to adopt the habit of eating slowly and deliberately.
During meals, she couldn't start eating until Mr. and Mrs. Grant picked up their chopsticks, and she had to put hers down the moment they finished.
She was a growing teenager then, and several times she didn't get enough to eat, leaving her too hungry to sleep at night.
Eventually, she started eating some bread at school every day before heading home.
