Chapter 1647


    The air hung heavy with silent hostility as the game stretched on.


    The whole afternoon passed quickly. By the time Brenda announced for the game to end, darkness


    had cloaked outside.


    It was right around dinner time, but none of them invited Levi to stay for a meal. Awkwardness


    billowing in him, Levi once again shot a nce over to Monique, pleading for help. As usual, none


    of her attention was spared on him.


    Since Monique failed to take the hint, Levi had no choice but to take matters into his own hands.


    "It''s getting dark. Why don''t I take everyone out for a meal?"


    He took the initiative to invite them out. Even if they didn''t n to go, in line with the decorum, they


    would probably still ask him to stay for dinner. However, Vivian was the first to stand up. "You don''t


    owe us anything, and you lost so much money to us already. How could we let you treat us to


    dinner?"


    Levi thought, "Fine! If you don''t take the offer, but let me have dinner with all of you at the very


    least."


    Just as he was lost in his own merry thoughts, Brenda said in surprise, "Oh dear, it''s already past


    six o''clock. Levi, your family must be waiting for you to join them for dinner. We won''t keep you


    then."


    Levi was bbergasted


    Everyone in the Zellweger family was a tough nut to crack. Was it too much to ask for them to bear


    even a semnce of normality?


    Shouldn''t they invite him to stay for dinner before leaving?


    Vivian said, "Young Master Brown,e on, I''ll see you off downstairs."


    Yet again, Levi felt his usual eloquence desert him.


    Since they did not condescend to invite him to stay, he wanted to get Monique to take him


    downstairs so they could have some alone time. But before he could ask, Vivian took the


    opportunity to offer to take him downstairs instead. Vivian was a sweet-looking girl, but inside, she


    was filled with malevolence!


    Those who did not know her would take her to be Monique''s stepmother.


    "What''s wrong? You don''t want to leave? Do you want to lose more money to us?" said Vivian.


    Levi couldn''t take it anymore. "Vivian, I dare not trouble you in seeing me off. Monique can take me


    downstairs. I have something to say to her, anyway. Just us two."


    "Well, you can speak here. We''re a family anyway, and have nothing to hide from each other!"


    Levi could not think of a reply.


    Vivian was precisely the person he was trying to hide from.


    Perhaps sensing Vivian''s inconspicuous attack on Levi, Monique finally stood up from the sidelines


    and said, "Vivian, go help Mom with dinner. I''ll send him downstairs."


    "Everyone, I''ll be on my way then. See you all another day." Hearing Monique''s words, a smile


    finally bloomed on Levi''s face. This silly woman, she had finally unearthed her conscience after all.


    At least she stopped Vivian from continuing to berate him.


    When they went out, Carl and Brenda said casually, "Okay. Be careful on the road, and text


    Monique when you get home."


    Monique had unearthed her conscience, but Vivian''sy buried. As soon as they stepped out of the


    room, she trailed them. She said to Monique, "Dad and Mom are worried about you going out alone,


    so they asked me toe with you."


    Levi thought there was no end to her insufferable persistence.


    Vivian, the woman who spilled malice, must have done it on purpose. He prayed that she would


    never find a boyfriend in the future and grow old alone.


    Where there should have been only Levi and Monique, now the three of them walked together. A


    third wheel at her finest, Vivian was extremely annoying, and Levi wished he could just kick her to


    the curb.


    Boiling inside Levi''s eyes was an immense fury, and when Vivian met his gaze, she spat, "What''s


    wrong? Am I an eyesore? Do you want to bully Monique when we''re not around? It was because I


    did not keep an eye on her earlier today that you took advantage of her. You really think I''d let you


    have another chance?"


    Levi knew that Vivian was really trying to challenge him, and the reason for this must be that he


    pretended to be drunk earlier. Since she had seen through his ruse, he couldn''t carry on with his


    act. If not, who knew what Vivian would do. "Well, I admit that I pretended to be drunk today. I was


    wrong. I apologize to you, Vivian. Please don''t hold it against me."


    "So you were pretending to be drunk? What nerves you had." Even though she had already known,


    she still pretended to act astonished. "You''re already lying to us even before you marry Monique. I


    can''t imagine how you''ll be like if we ept you as a member of our family."


    Levi was stunned.


    F*ck, did Vivian graduate from theatre school or something? Act after act, she just kept going on.


    He was surprised she hadn''t won an Academy award.


    Vivian added, "What did you do to Monique today when you pretended to be drunk?"


    A fiery ball lodged in his throat, and he almost couldn''t breathe.


    Didn''t she already know?


    Monique could not bear to watch any longer. "Vivian, knock it off please. He knows he''s made a


    mistake, you don''t have to make such a fuss about it."


    Vivian poked at Monique''s head with dissatisfaction. "Monique, you traitor. Will you die if you don''t


    take his side or something?"


    Monique whispered into Vivian''s ear, "You''ve already tested him. Mom and Dad have epted him


    as well. Don''t worry, I know what I''m doing."


    "Forget it. I don''t care anymore," said Vivian.


    Well, since their parents had agreed to let them date each other, she, as the elder sister, had no


    need to poke her nose into other people''s business. She was better off going home and treating


    herself to a facial mask. If she slept earlier, she would feel more refreshed the next day.


    "Monique, you obviously know how to deal with your sister, why did you wait so long to step in to


    help me?" After Vivian left, Levi turned his head back and pestered Monique.


    "Levi, aren''t you usually a Mr. Know-It-All? Whether in physicalbat or verbal debates, I have


    never seen anyone who can defeat you. Why are you so weak when ites to Vivian?"


    "It''s all because of you." Levi put his arms around Monique''s waist and took her into his arms.


    Holding her soft body, he sighed with satisfaction. "I worked so hard the entire afternoon just for this


    moment."


    "What do you mean ''because of me''?"


    "You''re so heartless. Don''t you know that I give in to Vivian because of you?" Levi red at her


    discontentedly. Then he lowered his head and kissed her as punishment. "If it weren''t for the fact


    that she is your sister, do you think I would tolerate her for so long?" "Oh, that is the reason." These


    words, for Monique, were the best out of any sweet words he could say to her.


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    A stubborn young master who never gave in had been so patient with her sister''s bad temper just


    for her. Thinking of the way he had restrained himself from gettingshing out, the corner of her lips


    tugged upward, forming a sweet smile.


    "You had the nerve to smile." Levi hugged her tightly, as if counting on his great strength to merge


    her right into his bones. "Monique, why do I like you so much? I''m falling deeper and deeper in


    love..."