"Mom.. Why should I? I''m the customer here!"


    "Just do as told!" Susan bit her tongue and returned the phone to Gregory, shooting me a forced smile. "Ms. Webster, since you designed the dress, we''d love for you toe to the engagement party next week. Just in case there are anyst-minute fixes needed with the dress."


    "The door is right there." I made a shooing gesture. You can transfer the final payment to the same ount. Thank you."


    After the drama wrapped up, it was nearing seven o''clock. I spontaneously suggested grabbing some dinner together.


    We had just reached the parking garage when Christine got a call about a bar crawl and decided to ditch me, leaving just me, Gregory, and Molly.


    Gregory nodded at me. "Hop in my car. I''ll give you and Molly a ride to work tomorrow."


    "Sure." As I moved to open the backseat door, Molly nudged me toward the passenger seat. "Sit in the front, Jane. The back''s a bit cramped."


    Sports cars, they''re all show no room.


    I was browsing through a food delivery app, thinking about where to order the food from, when Gregory yawned. "I''m beaten. Let''s head back and order something to my ce."


    That wasn''t a bad idea. I was feeling pretty worn out myself. When we got home, the delivery was already at the door.


    Gregory grabbed the food and headed toward his ce with a mischievous smirk. "Let''s eat at mine. I''d hate for your ce to be a scene of scandal."


    I was stunned. "Scandal? What scandal?"


    Gregoryzily walked in, handing me a pair of new slippers. "Between Bryant and Mark, I wouldn''t stand a chance."


    I pretended not to hear, but he coldly added, "Neither is good for you. Not Bryant, and Mark''s no better."


    "And you would know?" I couldn''t help but retort, taking the delivery bags from him and setting everything up on the table.


    "Try them and see." Gregory snorted with a cocky nce as if mocking my naivety.


    Before I could respond, he headed to the kitchen and plugged in an electric grill. Soon, the delicious aroma filled the air.


    Gregory usually was a chatterbox, but at dinner, he was silent, focusing only on his meal. Meanwhile, Molly and I kept the conversation going non-stop.


    After we finished eating, I started to clean up, but Gregory stopped me with a casual, "Go rx. No women do housework in this house. If Grandma saw it, she''d chew my ear off."


    At first, it didn''t seem odd, but then it struck me with a slightly flirty undertone.


    However, the person who said it showed no awareness and calmly continued tidying up.


    Molly grabbed my hand. "Come on, let''s give you the grand tour!"


    I smiled. "Sure."This belongs to N?velDrama.Org: ?.


    Her enthusiasm was irresistible, leaving me no room to decline.


    After a quick tour of the living room and her room, she led me into m Gregory''s study "You wouldn''t believe the cool stuff my brother has. He''s got art and artifacts that you can''t find just anywhere..."


    A ceramic piggy bank shaped like a rabbit drew my eyes. It was ugly yet oddly familiar. Instead of repulston, i felt a strange affection and impulsively picked it up. It was heavy, and when I shook it, I could hear the coins inside.


    I chuckled. "I wouldn''t have pegged your brother for..."


    "Who said you could touch that?" A fierce rebuke came from behind startling me into dropping the piggy bank.


    Crash! The piggy bank shattered, coins scattering everywhere.


    Gregory rushed over, and as I looked up, I saw a storm brewing on his face, anger mounting!