Chapter 1026


    Zuko’s expression changed as he tried hard to hold back hisughter.


    He thought he should have recorded that just now and let his father listen to it!


    Which family man was in such a miserable state aside from Zephyr?


    “Zeke!” Melissa smiled and looked at Zuko. “What would you like to have for lunch? I’ll make it for you!”


    “Oh, no need.” Zuko quickly got up. “Auntie, you take good care of Mr. Jenner. I’ll go to the


    supermarket.”


    After saying that, he hurriedly walked out of the house and did not hear Melissa calling out from behind,


    “Lina doesn’t have sses in the afternoon. I’ll let here to the store too and work with you!”


    The sound of her voice grew distant, and Zuko had no idea what she was shouting. She probably


    wanted to keep him for lunch!


    Zuko chuckled and quickened his pace.


    There were not many customers in the small supermarket in the afternoon, and he had a rare moment


    of leisure. When someone suddenly entered, he sat bored behind the cash register, flipping through his


    phone.


    “Oh, Zeke, you’re here alone!”


    Zuko paused for a moment and looked closely.


    The middle-aged woman was slightly chubby with an exaggerated attire, draped in bright red and


    purple colors. She carried a branded handbag, but it looked like a fake when she held it—it gave off a


    counterfeit vibe.


    The woman’s eyes curved with a smile. They were fixed on him as soon as she entered.


    Zuko could not stand her gaze and immediately retreated.


    At that moment, he suddenly felt that Melissa’s permed hair was much more pleasing to the eyes


    compared to this woman’s exaggerated hairdo!


    “Zeke, why are you spacing out?” The middle-aged woman looked at the young man in front of her like


    a son-inw, bing more satisfied the longer she looked. “Don’t you remember who I am? I’m Mrs.


    Nash!”


    Zuko struggled to extract the memories rted to “Mrs. Nash” from his brain.


    Several families lived along thene, and one of them seemed to have the surname Nash. The woman


    of the household seemed to be… Mary Nash?


    The Nashes owned a hair salon, and their shop was also on this street.


    Melissa often made appointments with Mary to go dancing, but Melissa did not like Mary and vice


    versa. In short, they were friendly rivals whopeted openly and secretly.


    Mary also had a daughter who was simr in age to Lina.


    However, unlike Lina, the Nash daughter did not attend an elite university but went to an ordinary


    vocational school to learn a trade and earn money.


    Mary often made fun of Melissa, saying, “You spent so much money on tuition fees on a lost cause.”


    Melissa did not back down and mocked her in return, saying, “We’re raising our daughter to let her


    broaden her horizons, so she won’t be fooled by someone offering her a piece of candy in the future!


    Unlike some people who treat their daughters as money-making tools!”


    In spite of it, the reality was that after Mary’s daughter graduated from vocational school, she returned


    home to take over the family’s small shop and ran it sessfully, even preparing to open a third


    branch.


    While the Nash daughter was making a lot of money for her family, Lina was still struggling with her


    thesis, spending a lot of her family’s money.


    Every time Mary’s daughter came back dressedvishly, Melissa would tightly shut her own front door.


    Recently, though, Melissa’s proudest moment was when Zuko appeared, holding up the family’s pride!


    What about Mary’s daughter? It was said that her boyfriend had recently dumped her!


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    Although Melissa did not show it on the surface, she was secretly delighted that she finally had the


    chance to triumph over Mary.


    With this thought in mind, Zuko smiled lightly, more or less understanding Mary’s purpose foring to


    him.


    It turned out that thepetition between the housewives was so intense, and the hierarchy of disdain


    among them was so real.


    “Mrs. Nash, hello.” Zuko respectfully nodded. “Feel free to look around if you want to buy something.”


    “Oh, sure! Sure!” Mary smiled and walked in, but her gaze never left Zuko.


    This young man was truly wonderful! How did he be the Jenners’ son-inw?


    It was said that Lina was forced to ept this marriage. Everyone on the street knew that she had


    offended the Grist heiress and that the Grists had matched her with a truck driver with a criminal


    record.


    It was just that… with such looks, temperament, and capability, a criminal record could be forgiven!


    Moreover, it was not like it was the type of criminal record involving murder and arson. It was just bad


    luck, getting caught by the police forging fake credentials, which led to his imprisonment.


    The young man was clearly a talented technician!


    The more Mary thought about it, the happier she became, pondering how to make Zuko divorce Lina


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    “Ouch, oh my… I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry!” Ignoring her reddened forehead, Mary hurriedly picked up


    the items that fell on the ground and ced them on the cashier’s counter. “Okay… I’ll buy all of these.


    Calcte the amount!”


    Zuko looked at her and started ringing up the items.


    Since there were quite a few items, he had to go through them one by one. With a smile, Mary leaned


    in and asked him, “Zeke, where are you from?”


    “Centrolis,” Zuko coldly replied.


    “Oh, Centrolis is great! My daughter took beauty and hairstyling courses there! You see, you have such


    a connection with my daughter!” said Mary.


    ‘What?’ Zuko frowned, not quite understanding the logic behind this.


    Mary ced her bag on the counter and continued smiling. “Zeke, you’ve been with the Jenners for a


    while, right?”


    Zuko simply nodded without saying a word, not even bothering to lift his eyes.


    “Oh, then, have you noticed something is wrong with them?”


    Zuko’s hands paused.


    Mary continued on her own. “Anyway, everyone in our neighborhood feels something wrong with them!


    The problem lies with Lina…”


    Zuko grew annoyed, his gaze cold and his voice low. He pushed all the items into a bag and ced it in


    front of her. “Mrs. Nash, it’s a total of $46.50. I’ll round it down for you. $46 is fine.”


    “Okay, okay!” Mary hurriedly paid and then said mysteriously, “Zeke, you’ve only been here for a short


    time, so you don’t know… But once you spend more time with them, you’ll realize what the problem


    with Lina is!”


    “Mrs. Nash, are you done? “


    “Not yet!” Mary could not see his increasingly gloomy expression at all. “Let me tell you. Based on how


    Jesse and his wife are, how could they raise an exceptionally talented girl like Lina? Everyone in the


    neighborhood can see it, but they just don’t say it!”


    Zuko had wanted to push her out earlier, but his gaze slightly darkened after hearing these words, and


    he watched Mary quietly.


    “Why do you say that?”