Chapter 954 Brother-in-Law


    "Then, we''ll vote for it." Debbie''s sharp gaze pinned Carlos down, who couldn''t even utter a word


    anymore.


    Terilynn didn''t want to let go of the opportunity, and she licked her lips. "Dad!" When Carlos turned


    toward her, she lowered her head and nced sideways. "He''ll spend the Spring Festival with us


    sooner orter..." She paused the words she spoke in a low voice for a moment only to raise her head


    at Carlos with determination in her eyes. "How about we ask Brother-inw toe and practice it in


    advance?"


    A smile appeared on Debbie''s face, and she thanked her younger daughter in her heart.


    "What Brother-inw?" The words only ignited the fire within Carlos'' heart as he sent a fierce re at


    Terilynn. "No way! Don''t call him that!" Carlos knew his persistence would be futile, but he couldn''t just


    give up that easily.


    The color on Debbie''s face changed from pink to red in an instant. "Sheffield will be her brother-inw


    sooner orter." She threw another sharp re at Carlos. "There''s nothing wrong for Terilynn to call


    him that in advance."


    Evelyn was silently chewing her food, acting as if she was all alone. She knew everyone in her family


    very well. Even if Evelyn said nothing, she knew what the oue would be. She believed that the


    heated debate among her family members would soone to an end.


    "Debbie," —Miranda, who had been sitting silently, raised her head and gazed at her daughter-inw


    with a sincere smile on the face—"if you make Sheffield your godson, remember to bring him to me. I


    want him to call me Grandma."


    "Okay, Mom." Debbie chuckled under her breath.


    Both mother-inw and daughter-inw ganged up on Carlos.


    They were the two most powerful women in the Huo family. If they were toe to a decision together,


    Carlos would be like a lost puppy, not knowing what to do. The situation in front of his eyes was the


    same, and he couldn''t find any possibleeback to refute his argument.


    Evelyn was right. Without even uttering a word, the discussion was settled in her favor.


    She saw Carlos going back to his study when she was on her way upstairs after dinner. Evelyn


    shrugged, thinking it might be another video conference as usual. But then she thought of something


    and stopped right before the door to Debbie''s bedroom. She knocked twice.


    Debbie opened the door, and the corner of her mouth lifted. "Come in, Evelyn."


    Evelyn walked into her parents'' bedroom. After closing the door behind her, she gave her mother a


    tight hug. "Mom, thank you," she whispered and ced her head on Debbie''s shoulders.


    Debbie''s heart melted when she saw her daughter''s response. As a mother, she could only pat her


    head affectionately. Ever since Debbie found out about Evelyn and Sheffield''s rtionship, she wanted


    to do her best to bring them closer. She even had tried to find many opportunities for them in front of


    Carlos.


    "You are wee. It''s not easy to meet a person you like. Of course, I will support you unconditionally."


    Evelyn backed off and sat on the bed, urging her mother to sit beside her. She cast a sincere gaze at


    Debbie after a moment of silence. "Mom, I don''t want to be engaged to Calvert."


    If Calvert weren''t in the picture, a huge burden would be off of her shoulders. She could go out with


    Sheffield without any concern.


    "Your dad is indeed getting old." Debbie''s voice turned harsh the moment Evelyn mentioned the


    engagement. "He''s such a dotard!" She slipped a determined gaze at her daughter. "Evelyn, don''t


    worry. I''ll convince your dad to ept Sheffield."


    Evelyn''s eyes moistened at the thought of Sheffield. "I wonder if there is a chance for us at all..." She


    was going to be engaged to Calvert after the Spring Festival. The engagement time was vaguely clear


    for them. They were just waiting for the final date to be announced. Her face turned gloomy when she


    thought about the engagement.


    Debbie''s expressions weren''t good either. She hadn''t been sure if they could just sidestep the


    engagement like another trivial matter. Although Carlos had promised her that he would not let Evelyn


    marry Calvert, they had already reached an agreement with the Ji family about the engagement. Did


    Carlos n to call it off after the engagement? Wouldn''t it be too troublesome?


    Debbie knew her daughter too well. Evelyn was probably anxious enough to be depressed. She


    calmed her heart down and rubbed Evelyn''s back affectionately. "Evelyn, everything will be fine. The


    road to happiness is always covered with setbacks. Your father and I also suffered a lot before we got


    together. So trust me. You and Sheffield will be together!"


    Evelyn nodded earnestly as she gazed at her mother with moistened eyes. She had been aware of her


    parents'' love story from the start. When she was three-year-old, she had seen her father for the first


    time, and at the present moment, she could tell that Debbie and Carlos had suffered a lot. Hayden and


    Ivan helped Debbie in raising little Evelyn until Carlos came around.


    When she thought of her childhood, a thought shed in her head, and she darted her eyes at Debbie.


    "By the way, Mom, how''s Godmother Kasie doing? Her son was about to get married, right?" A while


    ago, Evelyn heard that Kasie''s son, Stewart Wen, was going to get married, but then there was no


    update about it.


    Debbie smiled at her daughter, remembering the familiar faces in her heart. "I think it will be after the


    Spring Lantern Festival. The preparations for the wedding are almost done. We will attend the


    ceremony together."


    "Okay." When Evelyn''s three ex-boyfriends had died one after another, tofort her, Debbie told her


    the story of Kasie and Emmett. The end was depressing because of Emmett''s death. Luckily, Kasie


    met Ivanter, and they were now living happily with two children.


    Evelyn was grateful for her mother''s words. She knew the purpose of why her mother decided to speak


    about that story in the first ce. Debbie didn''t want Evelyn to dwell more on past affairs. She wanted


    Evelyn to wait for her future lover.


    Her mother was right. She had lost her ex-boyfriends, but then she met Sheffield, the one true love of


    her life.


    Evelyn was on cloud nine when she fell in love with Sheffield,. The present moment made her realize


    that she could lose him too, though.


    The day passed, and Debbie decided to get in touch with Sheffield. It was around three o''clock in the


    afternoon when he got free time in his hands.


    He swiped the screen of his phone and saw three missed calls on the top. Sheffield pressed the call


    button. "Hi, Auntie! Sorry, I didn''t take my phone with me."


    "It''s all right." Debbie waved her hand in the air as if dismissing some trivial matter. "Are you free?"


    "Yes, I''m having lunch now."


    Debbie frowned at that. "Lunch? At tea time?" She lifted her hand to check her wristwatch once, and


    her frown deepened. It was already past three o''clock, and he hadn''t had lunch yet. She guessed that


    Sheffield must have been busy these days. Her fragile heart ached for him.


    "Yes. What''s up?"


    "Do you have ns during the Spring Festival?"


    Sheffield was silent for a moment, thinking about his schedule hard enough and shook his head only to


    realize that she couldn''t see his face. "No, not yet. What''s the matter?"


    At first, Sheffield had decided to visit his mother''s tomb on the Eve, and then hang out with his group of


    friends or go to work during the rest of the festival, just like what he did on every Spring Festival in the


    past.


    "If you are free on the Eve of the Spring Festival, would you like toe over to have fun at my


    house?"


    Sheffield''s eyes widened, and he stared at the table in front of him in a daze. Although Debbie hadn''t


    rified why she decided to invite him, he was aware of her intentions very well. His heart was moved


    to the point that he could only choke out some incoherent words in gratitude. It took him a long time to


    a family reunion, and he wasn''t a member of the Huo family yet. Even if he decided to go, it would be a


    futile attempt.


    Still, Sheffield couldn''t help but think of Evelyn for a moment. Even though he said that to Debbie half-


    heartedly, he didn''t mean it. He didn''t want to be left behind. Sheffield almost wanted to yell something


    like, ''Auntie Debbie, please say it doesn''t matter! It''s not a big deal!''


    And his wish came true when Debbie opened her mouth. "It''s okay. You are a family already! Are you


    free then?"


    "Yes, of course!" Sheffield''s eyes brightened at that. Even if he had something else to do that day, he


    would alter his schedule.


    "Okay, we make a deal." He heard a cheerful voice on his phone that made him blissful. "You must


    readily agreed toe over.


    Sheffield''s smile reached his ears, and words stopped in his throat because of the intensity of


    emotions. "Thank you, Auntie!" Somehow, he was able to squeeze out a small thanks.


    "You''re wee." Debbie paused for a moment before continuing as if she remembered something


    important. "Remember to eat regrly even if you''re busy. Health is the most important thing."


    "Yes, I will."


    "Okay, please go ahead with your work. Bye."


    "Bye!"


    Sheffield stared at the phone for a long time, and a warmth embraced his heart. His mood lifted


    instantly after the phone call. Even the two simple dishes and one bowl of soup in front of him seemed


    to be delicious to him. He used his chopsticks to gulp the food one after another, savoring the taste in


    his tongue.


    In the blink of an eye, time passed and only two days were remaining for the arrival of the Spring


    Festival. At that time, Sheffield had already decided to sneak into Evelyn''s office as usual.


    Evelyn was staring nkly at a piece of paper. Sheffield had written some words on it. Every curve of it


    looked professional and sweet at the same time. A gush of warmth flooded her heart at the thought of


    him.


    Earlier, she had first seen that piece of paper when she failed to contact Sheffield for the entire night.


    She had kept it in the drawer ever since as if it was her eternal treasure, asionally staring nkly at


    it while working.


    Evelyn had a missed call from her office. She just assumed that it had been one of her assistants


    calling her using the phone in her office, but now she realized that it was Sheffield.


    The pin-drop silence in her office ended when she heard the creak of the door. She panicked, knowing


    exactly who entered her office at this time. By the time she raised her head, Sheffield was already


    inside the room.


    He would always show up like this out of the blue. Evelyn hastily grabbed a file and put it on the piece


    of paper she was looking at a while ago. In her panic, she failed to cover the whole paper, and more


    than half of the written words were exposed to Sheffield, which she hadn''t noticed yet.


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    The corners of his lips curved up, as he knew exactly what she was doing, but he pretended to be


    ignorant. He took out something from his pocket and ced it in front of her. "Do you know what it is?"