Sensing the hint of anger in her tone, Carlos knew that he had better come up with something nice to say.

“Bad or good, I love your temper,” he told her with a smile.

She brightened up at his words.

“Hmph, this sounds much better. Never mind. Since he is just a boy, I’ll let it go,” she declared.

Carlos looked at her dotingly and said, “You’re such a pushover

“Mom saw everything. What if she thinks I am too petty and doesn’t Like me anymore? That is a loss I can’t afford,” she explained. Between tens of thousands of dollars and a mother-in-law who liked her, of course, she would go for the latter.

“Relax. She won’t think that of you,” Carlos assured her.

Tabitha was chatting with Megan. The culprit Jake was

you are. Come and sit next to me,” Tabitha said, patting

look on her face was as amiable as it had been

Carlos, however, thought the contrary. He sat down

“What?” Megan was confused.

glance at the boy who was watching a

he

I haven’t made the call yet. This is all because of

Can we just—”

the whole thing go away. Also, she was not used to seeing Carlos all cold and

how much the four

face darkened before

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