"Don't call my wife in the middle of the night anymore. She works hard every day and is so busy that she only has eyes for me. You better give up on her now." Dominic said with a slightly teasing tone, bringing his lips close to the phone and speaking softly to Wilson. "Okay." Wilson didn't know what kind of emotion he was feeling as he hung up the phone, but at that moment, he felt a deep sense of guilt towards his elder brother. He didn't expect that the relationship between Kathy and Dominic was so transparent as if they had no secrets between them. "He's hung up, you can put your hand down now." Dominic looked down at the small head buried in his chest, then at the hand holding the phone above his head, which was trembling slightly. His heart softened. "You're suffocating me." Kathy let out a big breath, lifted her head from Dominic's chest, and took a deep breath of fresh air. Then she put her hand down and rubbed it. "Are you sure it's okay to treat Wilson like th
"Wait a minute." Dominic swallowed his saliva. He had lived for almost thirty years, but he had never been as nervous as he was now."Don't worry, my parents are very nice people. They won't give you a hard time." Kathy giggled at Dominic, blinked, and opened the door with a smile."This is my first time coming to your house. Shouldn't I bring a gift? Otherwise, it would be impolite to come empty-handed." Dominic looked at himself, empty-handed, feeling a bit regretful.Kathy chuckled, "My parents don't care about these things.""No, let's go buy something." Dominic pulled Kathy and headed towards the entrance of the community.“Harry, did you see that girl just now? Is it Kathy from the Thompson family?" A middle-aged woman carrying vegetables asked her husband who was walking beside her.Harry shook his head, "I didn't see clearly. Let's hurry back. It's going to snow soon, and it will be difficult to walk later."Both Naomi and Harry forgot to bring their access cards and were tra
"This is too expensive! Auntie can't accept it!" Naomi quickly pushed the wine back into Kathy's arms. "You young people work hard, I absolutely cannot accept it. You should take it back and let your father drink it.""Auntie, my dad already has some, please just accept it." Kathy stuffed the wine into Naomi's arms and waved goodbye before huffing and puffing up the stairs with Dominic."Auntie was so good to me when I was young. In these past few years when I wasn't at home, Aunt Naomi, Aunt Milly, and our families have been taking care of each other."Dominic nodded, feeling unfamiliar with this kind of neighborly relationship. He had never experienced things like slaughtering chickens or exchanging gifts with neighbors before."Mom!"Esme was bored, sitting on the sofa with old Thompson, watching TV. Even the funniest skit didn't seem interesting to her.Their home was always so quiet and empty.She wanted to call her daughter, but it was the end of the year and her daughter was pr
"This..." Esme was momentarily speechless.Harry heard the commotion and came out of the kitchen, leaving the half-cut potato shreds behind. "What's wrong? Didn't I ask you to bring some garlic from the balcony?"Esme pointed to the crate of expensive 1980 wine on the ground. "Harry, this was all brought by Dominic."Harry hadn't paid attention to what the young man had brought up earlier and had just left it at the entrance. Now, looking at the wine and then at Dominic, Harry felt that his daughter had probably found herself a rich second-generation."Don't bring such valuable things over next time. We're a small family and can't afford to consume them," he said.Dominic suddenly felt that Kathy's parents were not as friendly towards him as before.Of course, Kathy knew what was going on and was worried about it.When the food was served, Esme and Kathy tried to ease the tension, but Harry still didn't like this rich second-generation young man.If he wasn't a rich second-generation,
As soon as he entered the door, Thompson felt that the boy Kathy brought back was too rich. Buying so much expensive wine just to drink as water? Thompson couldn't accept having such a person as his son-in-law.Kathy sneered, "Xavier, I advise you to take responsibility for your actions as a human being.""Kathy, I know that my company went bankrupt before and I couldn't give you the future you wanted, which disappointed you. But now I have founded a new company, TI. Can you come back to me?"The soundproofing effect of the old building was already poor, and many families had been eyeing Thompson's family for a long time, listening at the door crack. Now, Kathy, who hadn't been home for many years, brought back her company's boss as her current boyfriend.When the ex-boyfriend came to the door, he unexpectedly revealed the truth behind their breakup: Kathy was gold-digging and abandoned the unsuccessful Xavier?Everyone felt sorry for Xavier, who had lost both his career and love.Sud
Kathy and Dominic never expected to see such a spectacular scene when they returned home this time. Looking at the sudden appearance of uncles and aunts, Kathy's mood was quite complicated. After a long time, the elders were still protecting her just like they did in the past, no matter what. As she watched, Kathy's eyes became moist and she buried her head in Dominic's chest. "What's wrong?" Dominic held Kathy in his arms, gently lifted her face, and wiped away her tears with heartache. Kathy shook her head. "Nothing, just the smell of garbage."Upon hearing this, Thompson and Esme, who were originally quite happy, suddenly realized an important problem. This was right in front of their house! How would they deal with so much garbage later? "Don't throw it away! That's enough! You guys will clean it up for me later!" Thompson shouted at the old neighbors who hadn't had enough fun. Naomi waved her hand. "Thompson, don't worry about it. Let this brat clean it up for you later!"After
Thompson and Dominic were both stunned. Dominic put down the handful of sunflower seeds he had just eaten and quickly stood up, respectfully saying to Esme, "Auntie, please go ahead. I'm listening.""We're not poor. How can we dress so shabbily?" The other three people in the room were shocked and looked at Esme. How could Dominic's expensive clothes become a product of shoddy workmanship and poverty?"Auntie, do you have any misunderstandings?" Dominic asked."Don't say anything. I know you're a thrifty and good child. You'd rather buy us such expensive wine than buy yourself a good outfit. Kathy told me that your clothes are disposable. What kind of material is that? Can it keep you warm?" Esme said.Upon hearing this, Thompson immediately became angry. "Dominic, I have to criticize you for this. You're a CEO. How can you wear disposable clothes? It's not suitable for your identity!" Kathy felt that her parents had completely misunderstood something.Dominic's clothes were a limited
The family overcame many obstacles and finally arrived at the place where Thompson often bought clothes. The shop owner saw Thompson and immediately waved, "You're here again today?" "Yes, I'm here to buy some clothes for my son-in-law for the New Year! See if you have anything that fits him well, price is not a problem!" The shop owner was happy to hear this. In the past, Thompson always bargained hard and the shop owner didn't make much profit from selling him clothes. But today, Thompson couldn't lose face in front of his son-in-law, so he wouldn't bargain, which meant the shop owner could make a lot of money. When the shop owner saw Dominic, his eyes lit up. "Is your son-in-law a model? He's so handsome!" Thompson was quite proud when he heard this. "He's not a model, he's a CEO!" Esme couldn't help but poke Thompson twice and whispered, "Don't show off your wealth. Do you still want to bargain?"Thompson immediately realized his mistake and chuckled, "I was just kidding, he