NovelAppLucas clenched the bread that was in his hand. "I think you want to see how he punishes me." She shook her head frantically. "No. What if I can serve as your witness? No one else would help you. They are all afraid of Mrs. Woods." "And you are not?" "I am, but I can't let her kill you," she said righteously.
Lucas felt slightly moved.
"Besides, if you die, I won't get paid twice the original amount anymore," she added.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAs soon as she finished her sentence, Lucas shooed her out of the house.
Hayden had traveled back hfrom Bridgedale to celebrate Rose's birthday and to spend twith his family.
"Hayden, can you stay longer this time?" Robert clung to Hayden and complained, "Ever since you cback, Layla stopped yelling at me.
"Do you not know why she was yelling at you?" Hayden shot his younger brother a look. "You are still young, so you are supposed to focus on your studies instead of girls. Once you graduate from college, your sister won't say a thing no matter what you do." A while ago, two girls from Robert's class had somehow gotten a hold of Layla's number and had contacted her. They had claimed to be Robert's girlfriends and had asked Layla to choose one of them.
After blocking the girls' numbers, Layla lost her temper with Robert, and she blocked his number as well.
"Hayden, I swear that I haven't been dating! I don't even know those girls' names. We were part of an activity held at the campus, and I don't know how they had gotten the wrong message..." Robert had always been approachable growing up and had a lot of friends.
"Just be careful and stop smiling at girls." Hayden felt defeated as he stared at Robert's innocent-looking face. "Layla yelled at you for your own good. You have to accept it." "Why do you say the sthing as Dad? No one in this family is on my side." Robert pouted. "Hayden, why don't you letwork in your company during the summer holidays?" "I'm fine with it as long as our parents are okay with it as well." Hayden wanted to train his younger brother. For the past eighteen years, Robert had been well-protected from the cruelty of society, and since he had cof age, Hayden saw this as an opportunity to prepare Robert for the real world. "They are definitely going to say yes." Robert headed back to his room happily to pack.
That night, everyone arrived at Elliot's house for dinner.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Hayden, you are turning twenty-five soon. It's about tthat you get a girlfriend, Tammy teased. "It's been so a long tsince you graduated. You are considered accomplished when it comes to your career so all you are lacking is a wife." "Hayden, you should listen to your Aunt Tammy," Ben agreed. "You should get a kid soon. Your parents might not say anything, but I'm sure that they want a grandson or a granddaughter as well!" "I don't think that!" Avery protested. "It tookso much work to raise all my kids, and now that Robert is of age as well, I can finally relax." Tammy chuckled. "Technically, it was Layla who raised Robert, right? You didn't have to put in much effort." Layla picked up the jug of juice and poured herself a glass as she drawled, "My mom did worry a lot, because of how ordinary Robert is! It took Mom so many years to accept the fact that she has a mediocre child." Both Avery and Robert fell silent.
"Layla, you shouldn't say that about your mom. Your mom has never thought of your brother as being mediocre." Elliot defended his wife. "We love all three of you equally." "Dad, I'm being sarcastic with Robert, can't you tell?" "Don't keep putting him down. He's not that bad." Elliot tried to salvage his youngest son's pride.
"What is he good at, then?" Layla asked.
"He has a good temper. He is obedient and has a healthy body." "Dad, since when has being healthy counted as a strength? Hahaha!" Layla burst into laughter.
Worried that Robert would feel embarrassed, Avery turned to look at Hayden and changed the subject "Hayden, you haven't gone on even a single date, right? Isn't there a girl you are interested in? Should keep an eye out for you?"
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