Family dinners had gotten awkward, to say the least, since the story broke. Carl had been furious, wanting to sue Joy for slander and drain her of every penny. Julia had wisely told him that they couldn’t sue someone for slander if what they’d said was true, and that it would technically be for libel, anyway. Carl had muttered under his breath, and proceeded to talk to Adam about it far longer than Adam had wanted.
Now that the storm had mostly passed, family dinners were somewhat normal again. Adam, though, had a difficult time listening to the same conversation over and over again. Grace was also rather morose, and it made the rest of the family less cheery, too. Carl grumbled about the squash and wondered why they had to have chicken again, while Julia tried her hardest to cheer everyo
