Frederick Thorne returned home that evening, but Lana Steiner wasn't with him. After dinner, Goldie Thorne came over looking for Felix Thorne, telling him they needed to discuss something. He looked grim.
Tang Xiaonan's heart skipped a beat. 'Have they found out something about Fairy Liu?'
"I want to go too."
Tang Xiaonan hugged Felix Thorne's arm and wheedled. She wanted to know the truth, and she also wanted to find out if Lana Steiner was actually pregnant.
Felix Thorne picked up his daughter and went over with Goldie Thorne. Phoebe Huxley was clearing the table; she would head over once she was finished. As for Jim Thorne, he had run out to play the moment he finished his meal, joining his village friends to catch eels and loaches along the edges of the paddy fields. At home, they already had a large bag of the fish drying in the sun.
