Chapter 581 Thank You, Brother


    "Son,e here! Look who I am with!" Cecelia adjusted her phone and aimed the camera at ir, who


    seemed to have something to say but didn''t know how to do so. Right at that moment, Wesley walked


    out of the bathroom.


    Niles didn''t show up in the video until two secondster when he turned on the light. "Hello, Mom. Oh,


    you''re with ir and Wesley."


    "Right. It would have been so great if you were here too. But it''s okay, dear. You focus on your studies,


    and I''ll take care of ir for you. Look at the dishes I had a chef prepare. They look yummy, don''t


    they?"


    As Cecelia and Niles began an animated discussion, Wesley sat opposite ir and grabbed a bowl to


    Seeing that, ir had an idea. She stood up and snatched the bowl away from him. "I''ll do it for you,"


    she uttered gantly.


    Cecelia was surprised to see this helpful effort. Wesley nced at his mom, but didn''t turn ir down.


    Afraid that Niles would get jealous on this sight, Cecelia covered the phone camera and scolded her


    older son, "Wesley, why did you ask ir todle soup for you? Use your own hands!"


    Actually, Niles had already seen what ir was doing.


    Finding it interesting, he asked deliberately, "Mom, is irdling soup for my brother?"


    Cecelia felt that the situation was getting awkward. She removed her hand from the camera and told


    him, "Yes, but shedled soup for me too. She is really a thoughtful girl."


    Niles couldn''t understand why his mom was saying that, and ir herself was left speechless. Wesley


    kept on eating, as if what was going on didn''t concern him at all.


    ir kicked him under the table. He paused and looked up at her.


    When she saw that Cecelia wasn''t paying attention to them, ir mouthed to Wesley, "Exin."


    She had tried to rify her rtionship with Niles to Cecelia, but it had only caused more


    misunderstanding.


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    Wesley was puzzled. ''Exin what? She hasn''t exined why she is suddenly with Niles. Now she


    wants an exnation from me?''


    Cecelia turned her head and caught sight of Wesley''s attentive gaze which was directed at ir. She


    pointed the camera at the dishes and pped him on the shoulder, hard enough to sting but soft


    enough for the camera to avoid getting shaken.


    He looked at his mom in confusion.


    Cecelia ignored him. "Son, we need to eat now. Come back and check on ir as often as you can,"


    she told Niles.


    "Why?" Niles asked, opening aputer game.


    "Do you really have to ask that? Be good to her. Or I''ll be after you," Cecelia warned in a sweet tone.


    ir didn''t know what to say. Whatever she had said, Cecelia didn''t believe her. And Wesley wasn''t


    nning to help her out.


    He was actually waiting for ir to exin how she and Niles had ended up together. But so far, she


    had said nothing. Anger was building up in his chest. If Niles were in front of him, Wesley would have


    kicked his ass there and then. He was wondering when Niles and ir had started dating and why he


    knew nothing about it.


    Cecelia''s words finally tipped Niles off. He realized that something was wrong. "Mom, what are you


    thinking?" he asked with a serious look. ''Does Mom think ir and I are dating?''


    That realization sent him in a fluster. He was on the brink of telling his mom that ir and Wesley liked


    each other.


    "Nothing. Niles, I''m starving. I''ll talk to youter. Bye." Cecelia ended the video chat and sat beside


    ir to eat.


    In general, the dinner was done in a cordial atmosphere. If there was one thing ir couldin


    about, it would be that she had to deal with Cecelia''s questions of every sort as she thought about


    finding a way to exin everything to her.


    That was why her mind was ten miles away from the table right now.


    "ir, what do you like about him? His profession or his personality?" Cecelia asked.


    ''Who? Wesley?'' ir thought. So she answered, "His personality." At that moment, all she was thinking


    about was Wesley.


    Hearing ir admit in person that she liked Niles, Wesley lost his appetite.


    "Sometimes, I feel that Niles is too childish. Do you think he is childish?"


    "I think he is thoughtful. For all his faults, he knows how to take care of people." That was true. Niles


    was perky, but he was also a gentleman and very considerate arounddies.


    Wesley buried his face in the bowl to hide his sour expression. ''It turns out that she has such a high


    opinion of Niles. Then why did she send me that message the day the flood erupted in the vige?''


    Cecelia had scarcely heard anyone else praise Niles for being thoughtful before. Now that ir was


    saying so, she thought it must be because Niles had always taken good care of ir. "That''s good to


    hear. You stay here as long as you like. When Niles isn''t around, you can call Wesley if you need


    anything. We are going to be a family in the future. Don''t be a stranger."


    "Oh, okay, Aunt Cecelia." ''As long as I can reach Wesley, I won''t call Niles.''


    When the dinner was almost over, Cecelia went to the kitchen. ir kicked Wesley again. He looked at


    her, confused.


    ir red at him. "How can you still be eating? Your mom has misunderstood everything. Can''t you


    see it?"


    "Misunderstood what?" He really waspletely oblivious.


    ir was about to explode. She tried her best not to raise her voice as she asked, "Who do I like?"


    Wesley thought about it for a minute and then replied, "Now? I''d say you like Niles." He thought that the


    only exnation for her being with Niles was that she was over him and had now fallen for Niles. ir


    felt that he was driving her crazy. "Does Niles know that you are pregnant?" Wesley asked her.


    "Wesley Li! You''re such a..." ir felt like cursing, but eventually she dropped it.


    She had to, anyway, because Cecelia was walking out of the kitchen, carrying a fruit tter. She put


    the te in the middle of the table. ir widened her eyes when she saw the fruit slices. The fruit had


    been sliced so badly that it reminded her of the terrible tter Wesley had made the day Talbot had


    gone to her apartment to cook.


    Besides the resemnce in appearance, ir now could see another piece of proof that Cecelia and


    Wesley were mother and son— their bad cutting skills.


    "Eat fast and then go to sleep early. I am going shopping tomorrow and I would like you toe with


    me. I want to buy some shoes and clothes for ir, and I need your opinion," Cecelia told Wesley.


    "I hate shopping," Wesley dered. ''Going shopping with two women. That doesn''t sound fun, '' he


    thought.


    Cecelia rolled her eyes at him. "I wouldn''t have asked you to tag along if Niles were here. Since he''s


    not here, it falls on you to take care of us."


    ir screamed inwardly, ''Aunt Cecelia, can you just listen to me? I''m not Niles'' girlfriend, and Wesley is


    not going to be my brother-inw.''


    But she could only look at Wesley expectantly, still hoping that he could exin things to Cecelia.


    Wesley looked at ir and then shifted his gaze towards her belly. ''She is pregnant. She does need


    extra care, '' he thought. "All right. I''ll go with you," he agreed with a nod.


    Cecelia didn''t notice the shift of Wesley''s gaze, but ir did.


    She squeezed the chopsticks hard, trying to refrain herself from punching him. Then she told Wesley


    with a sarcastic smile, "Thank you, Brother."


    Wesley sensed the hint of sarcasm in her voice.


    Cecelia was happy to hear that. "Now, that is good. I knew you were only being shy just now. We''ll be a


    family sooner orter, so from now on, just consider Wesley your brother."