NovelEnglish“I’m too busy to go home. It’ll have to wait. I need to get back to work, Grandpa. Take care of yourself.
Bye.”
“Hey! Don’t hang up! I’m not done. Wesley!” Keith called anxiously.
“Dad, he hung up,” Cecelia suddenly said. She was also on the line, which explained the click he heard earlier. Keith looked at the receiver. When he realized what was going on, he scolded, “Cecelia, you’ve been eavesdropping again!”
“Of course. Dad, I’m on your side. I was trying to help. Wesley needs to find a nice girl and settle down.” Cecelia bit into an apple, stilt holding the phone, not embarrassed at all.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtKeith snorted.
“Help? Okay. You can start by bringingthe files of all the girls who want to marry into this family, so that I can set up introductions.”
“There are too many of them. The List alone might taketwo weeks or more. Why don’t we think of something else?”
“You’re just being lazy. Never mind. I’ll ask my son.” Cecelia, his daughter-in-law, was 52 years old, but still acted like a child sometimes. It was not a bad thing. She was happy. What was the point of living if you weren’t happy?
A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y
Keith hung up as he mumbled those words. Cecelia put the receiver down too.
She stared blankly at the half-eaten apple. Baldwin was at work. Bored, she decided to find herself scompany.
Then, she had a flash of inspiration. She wasted no tin booking a flight to Alorith. It had been too long, and she wanted to see her boys.
Now that Niles had a “girlfriend,” as the future “mother-in-law,”
Cecelia wanted to make sure they were a happy couple. Indeed, she thought it was her duty. So she was going to head over there to do all the motherly things that she was supposed to do.
Blair was kind of embarrassed, taking over Niles’ apartment. It was his space, after all. She pondered whether she should move into the accommodations her company provided.
Her company was generous. She was paid just over $10, 000 a month, and benefits included a living space and meals. The company also provided unemployment, sick leave, and even a housing fund in case the company apartment wasn’t to their liking.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmShe wanted to let Wesley know before she moved out, but for sreason, she couldn’t reach him. Wesley had to cthere sometime, so
Blair decided to wait until he did.
However, before she saw Wesley, she had an unexpected guest.
That day, she chlate. She didn’t have to worry about coming hto anyone, so she had opted for two hours of overtime. When she opened the door, the lights were on.
Someone sat leisurely on the couch in the living room. Blair was surprised to see who it was.
“Aunt Cecelia
Cecelia was happy to hear her voice. She stood up and said, “Hey, you’re back. Did you just get off work? You work too hard. Cand eat. Dinner’s ready.”
Cecelia never cooked. Instead, she found a chef to prepare the meal.
Blair followed her into the dining room to find that it was a big dinner, with several courses.
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