"I think her birthday's coming up soon," Laura told Harry Shannon's birthday.It was the New Year's Eve.Harry made a note of that on his phone. He then asked Laura, "Laura, do you know any of Shannon's hobbies? What does Shannon like to eat? What does she normally do when she's not working?"Laura moved her lips, but before she could say anything, Harry added, "Please Laura, tell me more about Shannon. I want to know her more in order to pursue her."Laura felt a little helpless. She didn't want to be involved between Shannon and Harry, but Harry was her brother-in-law after all. If he and Shannon were together, she would be happy for them as well.The questions that Harry asked were nothing private, so Laura nodded her head and told Harry some of the things she knew about Shannon.Harry recorded everything Laura had said.During lunch, Harry decided to prepare a present for Shannon's birthday in advance. After all, it was almost the New Year. He asked Laura to give him some su
Madam Jacobs' face darkened.Chris and Harry, who were sitting opposite Sir Wayne, both looked at him with cold eyes.They looked as if they were going to rip Sir Wayne into pieces if he didn't apologize.Sir Wayne gritted his teeth and thought, 'Fine, I'll apologize. I was wrong to say what I just did anyway.'"I do apologize, Laura, for what I've just said. I... I didn't mean what I just said. I was being impulsive just now and wasn't thinking straight. Don't take it to heart."After Sir Wayne finished speaking, he subconsciously held his breath and waited for Laura's reply.However, Laura just nodded her head and continued to eat. She didn't even raise her head to look at Sir Wayne.Seeing this, Madam Jacobs glared at Sir Wayne once again.She felt that her brother was really annoying and suddenly regretted keeping him for the New Year. If she had known this was going to happen, she would have driven him back to Springmount.After being glared at by Madam Jacobs, Sir Wayne'
'Since when was Mr. Jacobs into pink cars?' wondered Assistant Jacobs.He then walked over and greeted Chris. "Mr. Jacobs, you have quite a unique taste. Since when did you start liking pink?"Chris stopped walking and then looked at Assistant Jacobs. "My wife likes pink."Assistant Jacobs was rendered speechless.'Fine! Whatever! I just had to ask!' Assistant Jacobs exclaimed inwardly.Laura received a call from Jill in the afternoon. She hadn't seen Jill ever since she came to live with her last time."Laura, is your brother going to hold his wedding in a couple of days? I haven't seen you for ages! I've missed you!"Listening to Jill's voice, Laura smiled. "I've missed you too, Grandaunt.""I'm planning on heading over tomorrow to see what I can do to help. That way, I don't have to be worried about being late for Luke's wedding."Laura nodded and when she heard that Jill wanted to live with her when she came to Empfield, she asked Chris for his opinion before giving Jill a
"Apply the cream three times a day. I can help you if you can't reach." Chris passed the container to Laura.Laura blushed as she pulled her hands back.She could tell that Chris was teasing her. After all, how could she not be able to reach her forehead?Jill arrived in Empfield on the morning of the next day.She had lunch at the Walker family's house and then arrived at Laura's house in the afternoon.Laura's convenience store would be closed until after the New Year, so she had plenty of time to keep Jill company."Laura, I've brought some things for you from home."Jill took out a large bag of organic vegetables.In Empfield, especially when it was almost the New Year, prices of vegetables would rise quite a lot due to the rise in demand. The vegetables that Jill had brought would be able to last them until after the New Year.Laura thanked Jill for the vegetables and poured a glass of water for her."Laura, Luke's wedding is the day after tomorrow. He's going to decorat
"You have a point." Jill sighed. "The living expenses in Empfield are quite high. It'll cost you a lot to raise a child. You will need to have some savings before you have a child."Laura didn't know what to say about this topic. All she could do was to smile awkwardly.When Jill went into her room, Laura heard a quiet voice next to her ear. "We'll have a child when you're ready."Laura immediately blushed at those words.She had never thought about this before.Inside the room, Laura and Chris were sleeping on the same bed, but under two separate bed covers.Laura was watching a TV series on her phone when a message notification popped up. It was from Luke. "Sis, will you be coming to my wedding the day after tomorrow?"Laura fell silent when she saw the message.On the other end of the line, after Luke had sent Laura the message, he kept his eyes on his phone screen and waited for Laura's reply.Jessica sat beside Luke and couldn't help but roll her eyes when she saw what he
Jessica's smile froze as she said, "Alright then... It's not that I care about this money, Luke. Even if Mom gave us the money, I'll save it up and use it when our child is born.Luke nodded in acknowledgement after hearing Jessica's words.He hesitated and then sent Laura another message. "I really hope you can come, Laura."Luke didn't want Laura to be missing on the day of his wedding.When Chris was getting onto the bed, he saw what was on Laura's phone screen."What is it?" he asked.Laura showed Chris the messages that Luke had sent her."What are your thoughts about this?" asked Chris after reading the messages."I wasn't planning on going at first..." Laura bit her lip and then told Chris about what Jill said to her earlier on. "I don't mind others talking about me behind my back, but I don't want them to talk about Grandma..."Laura didn't care, but some relatives liked to stick their noses into other people's business.If Laura didn't show up, she could guess what t
As soon as Jessica said that, the room fell silent.The Walker family's guests looked at each other, but none of them spoke."Jessica, what are you talking about?" Luke pulled the hem of Jessica's clothes with a dark face.However, Jessica didn't look at Luke. Instead, she looked at Shona with a smile.Both Shona and Nicholas sat there with dark faces. A lot of relatives were all present and what was Jessica doing?Shona gritted her teeth in anger. "Jessica, haven't we talked about this before? We'll give you the money after the wedding. Look at what you're doing right now, come on, let's get you changed. We still have a banquet ahead of us. The guests are all waiting."Shona didn't want to lose her temper in front of so many people. All she could do was maintain a smile on her face.However, Jessica didn't move."Mom, shouldn't the bride price be given before the end of the wedding? Who gives the bride price after the wedding?"Nicholas had enough of this as well. "Jessica, l
Jill sighed and shook her head.They soon arrived at the dining hall. Jessica didn't do anything else for the rest of the wedding, but what happened earlier caused Shona to have a dark face until the end of the wedding.Laura and Chris gave Linda a lift back to the Walker family's house. Before they entered the house, they heard noises from the inside."Jessica, what the hell did you think you were doing today? Are you trying to embarrass us in front of everyone? We said that we'll give you the bride price and we'll keep that promise. What was that all about at the ceremony? We were surrounded by relatives!"Jessica had already gotten changed into her casual clothes. She had given the bank card to her mother and Jennifer checked that all the money was in the account.An impatient look appeared on Jessica's face as she listened to Shona's voice."Alright, Mom. It's all in the past now. Let's not get too worked up. Jessica's still pregnant," said Luke. "Besides, you were in the wro