"Mom, back then I was young and immature." Lewis raised his hand and rubbed his head.The marriage between Lewis and his ex-wife was actually a marriage to ally two families. The two of them didn't have much feelings for each other and they got married at quite a young age.When Chris was 10 years old, Lewis was 30.20 years had passed and Lewis had been away from home for 20 years. He had rarely come back.Even if he did come back, he would only stay for a short period of time before rushing off again."You're still immature now," scolded Madam Jacobs.Lewis chuckled as he rubbed his head. He didn't agree with Madam Jacobs' words, but he didn't show it.Lewis went to the kitchen to get himself a set of cutlery and was planning on joining in the meal."The cake looks alright. Let me have a taste." Lewis reached out to pick up the knife and wanted to get a slice of cake for himself. But before the knife in his hand could touch the cake, a white and slender hand took away the cak
"How dare you ask that question?" Madam Jacobs might have missed her son, but she would still stand on her grandson's side if she had to choose between her son and grandson. "Have you ever cared about Chris in the past? It's normal for him to ignore you or treat you however he likes.""How old is he? He's already 30 years old. He's even married, why is he still so childish?""Like you were any different when you were 30 years old? Do you want me to remind you what you were doing when you were 30?" Madam Jacobs sneered.Her words caused Lewis's anger to instantly disappear. "That's all in the past. Now, I just want to make it up to them, but they don't seem to accept what I'm doing.""Chris and Harry have already done enough. At least they allowed you to stay and have lunch." Madam Jacobs didn't want to talk to this son of hers anymore. "Alright, if there's nothing else, you can leave now. I need to get some rest."Her grandsons and granddaughter-in-law had left, so Madam Jacobs di
"Didn't you say the cake was for me? Why are you putting it in the fridge?""I thought you weren't going to have any.""Why not?" Chris placed the cake on the table. "Didn't you get this whilst you were on a date with Liam? Since you guys have put so much effort into it, I can't let you down."When Chris said those words, even he didn't realize how jealous he sounded.Laura furrowed her brows. "What date? What nonsense are you talking about?""Oh, I'm talking nonsense?" Chris cocked his brows and told Laura what he saw the night before."What are you talking about? Since when was he hugging me?" asked Laura.Laura finally knew why Chris had been so sarcastic since the morning.At the same time, Laura found it funny. "I'll tell you right now, Mr. Jacobs. I wasn't on a date with Liam. I just happened to bump into him at the dessert store. I went there to get you a cake. The scene you saw was probably when he was walking past me and giving suggestions on the cakes. You've probably
ura was rendered speechless. 'What the hell is he on about?'Chris's words made her want to taunt him.However, looking at Chris's serious face and earnest eyes, Laura's lips moved but she didn't say anything taunting."So, Miss Walker, are you willing to let me treat you to roast fish or not?"Laura didn't eat much before leaving during lunch.She was in fact quite hungry.Since someone was treating, she might as well go.Laura walked out of the room and said, "Well, since you're asking so nicely."Chris couldn't help but smile. He picked up his car keys and followed.He had already booked a table in advance, so when they arrived, they didn't have to wait in a queue even though there were a lot of people at the restaurant.However, when the two of them sat down, a woman's voice sounded."Laura, you're here as well?"Looking in the direction of the voice, Laura saw a familiar face. It was one of her classmates during university. The person opposite her was Liam.When Liam
Disgust flashed in Chris's eyes and his brows were furrowed.Jennifer felt that the middle-aged woman had a point. She turned to Laura and asked, "Laura, you've just started eating, right? Then we can sit together. There aren't empty seats here anymore. We would have to wait at least half an hour in a queue as well. We won't need to order another fish. We can just add some more side dishes and drinks. How about that?"Jennifer looked at the fish that was left on the table and the side dishes.The rest of the fish was enough for the three of them. They would be full after adding some side dishes. With Laura here, they wouldn't even have to pay the bill.Jennifer had a good plan in her mind. Before Laura could say yes, she already called for a waiter. "Waiter, please add three more sets of cutlery.""Wait," said Laura. "I'm sorry, Mrs. Holland. I think you should wait until we finish."Jennifer was dumbfounded. She couldn't believe her ears. "Laura, what's the meaning of this? You
The two of them worked together and made the crowd begin to blame Laura for what she was doing."It's not right to treat a pregnant woman like this, right? How can the sister-in-law be so mean...""What the hell's going on here? The girl's sister-in-law isn't letting her sit with her?""The sister-in-law seems to be with her husband. A couple came out on a date. I saw the three of them coming in from the outside and wanted to sit with them. They may be relatives, but I don't think it's appropriate.""But isn't that girl pregnant? She should treat a pregnant woman, right?""A pregnant woman out shopping for a whole day? If she doesn't take care of herself, how does she expect others to take care of her? What is she thinking?""It's other people's business. Let's not get involved."Jennifer stood next to the table with one hand on her waist and the other pointing at Laura. She then took out a phone and looked like she was about to make a call. "I'm going to ask Shona what is she g
When Laura was opening the box slowly, she didn't see what was inside, but Chris did.His grip tightened around the box of condoms. Chris hid the condoms under the pillow.Both of them would have to go to work the next day. Laura got up early to make breakfast.The weather was quite cold recently, so Laura didn't ride the electric scooter. Chris drove them to and from work.Not long after Laura arrived at the convenience store, a few familiar figures appeared outside.Laura was very calm when she saw them."Laura, what happened? What did you do yesterday?"Shona walked inside with a bag. Behind her was Jennifer and Jennifer's friend, the middle-aged woman from yesterday.Jennifer became furious the moment she saw Laura.Laura left yesterday without even telling them and left them to pay the bills.Those dishes had cost her over 100 dollars."I didn't do anything." Laura wiped the counter very calmly.Shona frowned and became a little impatient.Jennifer came to the Walker
"So what if you're Jessica's godmother? What? Are you expecting Jennifer to give you some of the things we give her during festivals?"The middle-aged woman's eyes lit up when she heard those words.That was something she could accept as well.However, Jennifer was unwilling to do that.How could she give away the things that her son-in-law had given her?"Jane, wait for me outside. I'll deal with this." Jennifer gave the middle-aged woman a meaningful look and pushed her out the door.After the woman was gone, Jennifer coughed. "Shona, don't listen to her nonsense. Jessica doesn't have any godmothers. She's just my neighbor.""I see," said Shona.Jennifer nodded. "That's right. However, the main reason I came here today isn't because Laura didn't treat us yesterday. It's because I feel Laura had a poor attitude. Jessica's pregnant after all. Laura wasn't even letting Jessica sit down at first. What if she had a miscarriage?"Jennifer's words made Shona's heart skip a beat.I