Chapter 19
While Art cooked breakfast for Hilda, she busied herself organizing the items they had bought earlier. There were so many that she couldn't help but wonder how he managed to carry them all into the house by himself.
Not long after, a few new appliances were delivered—an oven, rice cooker, and refrigerator. Art had opened the fridge earlier, and Hilda had already stored most of their groceries inside. Now, she was arranging the canned goods in a high drawer. Since she couldn’t reach it, she pulled over a high chair and climbed up.
Art noticed her and quietly stepped on the chair’s metal footrest to stabilize it, just in case it wobbled.
“We saw Aron Nicastro earlier. You've already invited him to the house. What’s your next move?” Art asked, his tone neutral as he flipped a p
