Karen Yates had a constant smile on her face, looking ingratiating.
Tessa thought she looked like a sow in heat who had just seen the Gluttonous General come down from the heavens.
Zion Caldwell returned the smile to each of them, greeted Grandma, then turned his gaze to Tessa, scrutinizing her with a complex and profound expression: "You're back."
"Yeah!" Tessa reluctantly curled her lips, which counted as a smile towards him.
However, she seemed a little more restrained than usual, lowering her head timidly, clearly not planning to speak further.
It was unclear if it was because of Grandma or because of Zion, her brother without blood ties.
All of a sudden, she spotted Faye coming down the stairs. She broke into a big smile and ran over immediately, "Hubby, are you done talking with Dad?"
