Chapter 55

“Jamie.”

Thea strode forward, taking his hand. She looked apologetic. “I’m sorry for what I said last night. I might have been too harsh with my words. Where did you go?”

“I was at Henry’s.”

“How dare you show up, you worthless b*stard?” Tommy approached with his nose in the air, looking at James with contempt. He then glanced at the car with no license plate. It was a multi-purpose vehicle featuring a logo he had never seen before. Dismissively, he said, “You’re not thinking of driving this to the military region, are you? It’s so embarrassing. And you…”

He pointed at David. “Look at your car! You’re an embarrassment to us!”

Howard approached, studying David’s and James’ cars. Coldly, he said, “How mortifying. You’d better not take these cars at all. Check if you could hitch a ride in someone else’s car. If grandfather did not say that all family members must be present, I wouldn’t want you there at all. You’d only be an embarrassment.”

“All the cars are full. No one would have