The doorbell rang.
Just as Becca was about to get up to open the door, Devon Yates said, "Stay put; I'm done eating. I'll get the door."
Devon stood up and walked out.
"Dude, can you save me some grub?"
Cecilia watched her brother wolf down the food and couldn't help but say it in exasperation.
"First come, first served. I'm not saving anything for anyone."
Hudson said, pushing the food toward his sister.
Then he praised their mother: "Mom, your cooking is dope. I could eat it all day, every day, and never get sick of it."
"Oh really? Who was it then that was making excuses to go out for breakfast when I cooked the same thing for a month straight?"
"Mom, it was my brother. He was complaining to me at that time, saying he was so sick of eating the same thing all the time that he wanted to barf."
Hudson: "Cecilia!"
She betrayed him!
Becca shot her son a dirty look. "Now let me see you barf."
"Mom, I love your cooking; I really do. You make the best food. Cecilia, don't talk nonsense."
Hudson said, grinning at Becca, then quickly grabbed a piece of toast and a glass of milk from the table and rushed out.
Becca tried to smack his hand with a utensil, but missed.
"Haha, you missed."
Hudson walked out, breakfast in hand, looking smug. He was running late for work.
His sister had it easy.
leisurely have her breakfast, sip her coffee, read the tabloids, and still be on time for work
all the milk he
"Grandpa!"
Hudson chuckled awkwardly.
down at his clothes, then glared at his
didn't mean
and still can't act your
then suddenly changed the subject. "There are some shady characters at our doorstep. Grab a stick
characters? Where did they come from?
to his grandfather, then bit into his toast and picked
stick, only to find several tall men, each carrying a bunch of packages. They
held up his stick and
Owen looked very embarrassed.
one who
came to answer the door, he greeted
Devon scolded him, told him off, and closed the yard gate
Owen was extremely embarrassed.
Devon would not only yell
moment, then decided to leave with his bodyguards. Just
turned around happily, only to see a burly man charging at
with Hudson's might, Owen didn't know whether to dodge or let
opened his mouth, the toast
on the piece of toast
gave an awkward
the stick, but it was too long. If he put it down, he might hit Owen
run into it on her way to work, so I wanted to chase it away. It looks like Mr. Martinez has
off."
Mr. Martinez, please step
Owen did as told.
he was stepping back, Hudson bent down to pick up the toast from
before deciding
stick and saw Owen and
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