Chapter 40

The waiter stared at Rebecca helplessly, not knowing how to respond or what to say. Justin, trying to rescue the poor girl, took the menu from Rebecca and scanned through it. Justin decided he was going to order the cheapest thing on the menu just to appease his mother-in-law, even though that might not be what he wanted. When he saw that Roast Chicken with mashed potatoes was the cheapest, he chuckled. Was that why she was fussing over it?

Justin looked up at the waiter, "Four servings of Roast Chicken with mashed potatoes and your finest bottle of red wine, please." The waiter immediately wrote them down and scurried away before Rebecca could say something else.

Jessica placed her hand on her mother's, signaling her not to confront her husband and just let him do whatever he wanted. Rebecca understood the unspoken words and refrained from asking Justin questions about what he had just done. Instead, she stared incredulously at him, thinking, "Who exactly was this man that he is will