Chapter 864
Although ire knew that it was most probably Dad''s idea, she couldn''t help feeling disappointed.
Charlie quickly asked, "Dear, where are you goingter?"
ire answered, "I''m going to meet mom’s friends and also the beauty salons that they often visited
for their facial and spa."
Jacob hurried and said, "Oh, ire, I won''t go anywhere today. I''ve invited my friend over for dinner
tonight. She wants to cook for us tonight, so I need to get the ingredients ready and clean up our
house." 2
ire asked skeptically, "Dad, didn''t you already have lunch with your friend just now? Why do you
want to see her again tonight?" s
Jacob cleared his throat and exined, "Lunch is lunch, and we ate at a restaurant. They came all
the way from the States, it''s our courtesy to invite them over to our ce and have a home-cooked
meal together. This is a decent way to entertain your friends!" 9
ire eximed in dismay, "Dad, even if you want to entertain your friend, can you please observe
the situation first? Mom is missing, how could you still be in the mood to invite your friend to our
house? Why can’t you wait for mom toe home before you
organize the dinner thing? Mom is also your collegemate, wouldn''t it be better for the three of you t
o meet?" 7 ''Better my a*s!’ Jacob cursed inside him, ''It is because your mom is missing that I have
the courage and the mood to invite my friend over for dinner! Otherwise, if your mom is around, the
dinner will happen over my dead body!’ 7
Of course, he couldn''t say any of this to his daughter, s o he waved his hand hurriedly and said,
"You don''t understand. She was in the States for over two decades, now that she''s back, I have to
do my best to make her feel wee, and we must do it on the day theye back to have a
sense of ceremony! What''s the purpose of killing the fatted calf a few days after they arrive? They
will think that I''mckingmon sense in this." 2
Then, he added, "Besides, she didn''te back alone, she is with her son. Her son is about the
same age as you and Charlie, he is awyer who runs a well-knownw firm. You young people
should mingle together, maybe you''ll gain great benefits in the future! It''s such a rare and precious
chance! Don''t you think?" 7
ire huffed in dismay, "No, I don’t think it is so rare! I don''t want to meet your friend and her son, I
just want to find mom and bring her home as soon as possible.” s
Jacob chided, "Why are you so immature? It''s just dinner! Do you not want to eat dinner if you can’t
find your mom? I think you''re intentionally opposing me!" "No, I''m not!" ire yelled, frustrated, "I''m
just not in the mood to meet and socialize with strangers at this moment." i
Jacob was agitated as well as he eximed, "She is m y old friend! You can''t say such things even
for my sake!"
Actually, there was something that Jacob wanted to say but didn''t dare to say it which was, ''If your
mom doesn''te back, this friend of mine will probably be your stepmother! Her son will
probably be your stepbrother! It’s good for you guys to know each other now!'' 6
Charlie persuaded to ease the mood, "Yes, dear, Aunt Hall is dad''s old collegemate, it is not wrong
for him to want to make his friend feel wee. As children, we must help him in any way we can,
we can’t shame him, can we?" 2
Then, he quickly added, "How about this? Aunt Hall will be our chef for tonight, I don''t have to make
dinner anyway, so we’ll go out and look for mom, let dad manage his friend, the ingredients for
dinner, and whatever he wants to do. Aunt Hall willeter to cook, so we’lle back for
dinner directly after searching for mom. We can go out again for our search mission after dinner.
Then, it won''t take up the time to look for mom, don’t you think?"
ire also felt that she was being rather intrusive and didn''t know how to ease the mood.
Thankfully for
Charlie to extinguish the fire, she nodded and said,"
Okay, let''s do as you say then." s
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Jacob let out a sigh of relief and gave Charlie a grateful look...