Chapter 12
The look Carlos had on his face was the
brooding one that felt so real . “ Do you remember the countless calls I gave you when you went to the
station ? I wanted to tell you about the news , but you didn’t pick
up , so I thoughtshould . stop as he did not want to affect his work . He let out a sigh as he
acted like he was being considerate .
If I did n’t know better , I would have been blindsided by the news , but all I felt was a sense of irony tha
t he was in fact her boyfriend . _ _ _ _ However , I still had to pretend , as well _I was curious to know
what tricks he had up his sleeve , feigning surprise as he asked , “ What happened ? ”
“ Joana is certainly a poor woman . _ She is pregnant , out of wedlock without being
able to obtain a marriage certificate . Now that her boyfriend had passed
away due to an ident , her parents decided to take back the house where she lived , imingthat sh
e belonged to their son , therefore , had nothing to do with Joan . They then expelled her and even tried
to force her to abort her child , as they wanted to prevent her child from receiving an inheritance from
them .
“ How can they be so shameless ? _ Joana is definitely blind , but that man was also an idiot for treatin
g her like a whore ! _ _ _ _ Both her boyfriend and his parents were scoundrels ! _ _ I scolded out loud
, _though it was for Carlos and his parents .
No
one would feel good about being humiliated in front of another person , which is why Carlos looked a litt
le embarrassed before trying to apologize : “ That man would have potentially treated Joana well , or el
se Joana would not have gotten pregnant out of the blue .marriage for his sake ” .
“ Why would you defend an idiot like him ? ” There was a sneer on my face . “
I do n’t understand what Joana saw in him ! Did she not have enough money to spend
or survive ? Why would she volunteer for such an idiot !
Carlos did his best to control his expression as he listened
to my insults , which was extremely gratifying . However , my inws couldn’t take it anymore as
they finally decided toe out of their rooms .
“ Mom , Dad , Pam , I’m home . ” My excited expression when insulting Joana ‘s boyfriend turned int
o joy as soon as I saw them . _ _
“ Linda , you ‘re finally back ! ” As she stepped forward , smiling , my mother-in –
w took the gift I had bought from her . “ Let me see . _ What did you buy for us ? ”
“ Mom , this is for Bianca . _ ” Carlos prevented her from touching the gifts .
“ Are
they just for Bianca ? ” The smile on her face instantly disappeared , as she was obviously unhappy tha
t I had n’t bought them anything . _ _ _ _ _
“ Mom , Linda was on a
business trip and not on vacation , so she did n’t have time to buy gifts . Carlos stepped in to
put the pieces together .
“ Despite as the old saying goes , children only think of their children instead of their parents . _ _ _ ” It
was evident that my mother-
in-w was not satisfied with the exnation he gave when she turned to snarl at her husband and wife
.daughter .
“ Yes , you sure are very partial to Bianca for buying her so many presents . _ Pam joined the fray .
_
If it were sooner , I would smile apologetically as I exined to them that I was too busy to buy them gif
ts , which would follow up with me giving them money so they could buy whatever they wanted . _ How
ever , I do n’tI would
bow more to their will ! That ‘s how I ignored what they said and told Bianca smiling ; _ ” Bianca , go op
en your present in your room ” .
“ Thank you so much , Mom ! ” While holding her gift , Bianca went back to her room D. My mother-
in-
rectly confronting me : “ Beautiful , when youWill you buy me the watch you promised me ? ”
” Oh , you ‘ll have to forgive my forgetfulness , as I ‘ve been quite busytely , ” I exined apologetical
ly . _ _ _
“ So when are you going to finish the job ? ” Apparently , Pam wasn’t going to give
up anytime soon .
“ Pam ! Carlos had a grim expression as he called out to her .
“ It might take some time , so why do n’t we
make some arrangements ? ” With a smile , I turned to look at Carlos . _ “ Carlos , as your business is
close to one of the Cartier stores that recentlyunched a new watch _Pam liked
it , why do n’t you buy it for her tomorrow ? ”
I
could see the greed in Pam ‘s eyes as I began to formte my suggestion , thinking that her wish w
as about toe true , but it
took a dramatic turn as soon as she heard myplete sentence . “ Why should my brother _keep the
promise you made? ”
“That is such a strange question , Pam . Would the fact that I bought the watch for you make it any
different than if it had been bought by Carlos ? ” I replied with a smile on my face .
“ Of course , it’s different ! ” Such was his answer from Him. “ You would
be showing your appreciation if you bought it , while the appreciation would be in it
if he was the one to buy .
I mentally mocked her as I thought , It has nothing to do with f * cking appreciation , but everything to d
o with money . Though she was
reluctant to spend her brother ‘s money , the same could not be said when she spent her brother’s
money .
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my .
“ Your brother and I have pooled our funds , so you don’t need
to draw such a clear line between us , or perhaps you
are suggesting that my husband and I are from different families ? ” Sighing , I wore a look of regret .
“ Pam , how can you say that ? Carlos threw him a furious look as he spoke . _
“ That was n’t what I meant . ” _ Pam pouted as if she felt wronged . _
“ Fine , say no more about the matter . _ _ You already have enough watches , so why are you buying
more ? Earn your own sry if you want to buy them . ” He was seething when he made the final call .
“ What ‘s going on here ? ” A weak voice came . Turning around , I saw Joana watching us from the gu
est room as she leaned against the door frame wearing a casual outfit . _ _ I could see into
the room through the open doorthat there were pictures of herself ced on
the study table . How dare that bitch getfortable in my house ! _ _ _ _