Chapter 80

Mia’s pov

After about an hour, the dinner finally came to an end and I couldn’t be more relieved. I had managed to eat more food than I expected into my stomach, which was a great thing because at least now I won’t get to live the last moments of my life on an empty stomach.

I slowly got to my feet and began to pack the plates, wanting to clear the table as a way to stall since I had no idea of what’s coming, but I knew damn well that it’s not gonna be good.

All I had managed to pick was a plate before Lorenzo spoke, making me halt my movements.

“Leave them be.”

All he said were three words, but those words were enough to make me become even more nervous than I was throughout dinner, if that was even possible.

I let out a stuttered breath and mumbled something unintelligible before hesitantly dropping the plate and sinking back into my seat.

Lorenzo let out something that sounded so much like a scoff before he got to his feet and moved off to wash his hands. Once he wa