40 Whatever It Takes

Madeline's POV

"Hunter! Maddie! I was waiting for you." Lily said after we met her at the bottom of the stairs.

"Thank you for waiting for us, Lily!" Hunter answered with a wide grin on his face while I smiled at her; and she holds my left hand, and we walk like one family. We are almost in the dining hall when Hunter's phone rings. We all stopped from walking, and he released my hand as he fished out his phone from his pocket.

"Madeline, please go ahead with Lily since I need to take this important call." He said, and he answered his phone as he walked back to the living room. Lily pulled me going to the dining room, and as we near the banquet hall, I can't stop myself from feeling so nervous. It had been a while that I haven't met the rest of his family. The moment we arrived, they all raised their heads and looked at us. I said my greetings, but as usual, they still treat me the same. They ignored me. As I sat down, his mother looked at me in the face and raised her eyebrow.