Chapter 263



"Excuse me, could you two please make some room?" As I approached, I uttered those words quite naturally.

Conrad didn't budge, his gaze fixed on me, while Haley gave me a look before silently stepping aside to clear the way.

As I passed by, I noticed Haley clutching onto Conrad as if fearing he might be lured away by me.

"Come on in, Felicia, let's dig in," Jacqueline greeted me warmly as soon as I entered.

I took a seat and feigned ignorance, "Jacqueline, how come it's just the two of us now?"

"Well, it was always just us girls. Some people just can't take a hint and insist on sticking around," Jacqueline's disdain for Haley, extending even to her own son, was unmistakably clear.

I chuckled, "Jacqueline, you know that attitude might make things awkward between mother and son."

I wasn't trying to play the saint here, but since Herschel and Jacqueline were so fond of me, I genuinely hoped for harmony in their family.

"He brought it upon himself," Jacqueline stated, showing no signs of compromise.

decided to let it be and focused on enjoying the delicious meal before me. "Why did it take you so long just to use the

into Ernest," I

a moment, then teased, "What, was he afraid someone

for dinner with his boss," I explained without

closer to me, "Felicia, Ernest is a good man, both in

I understood her implication, "You're concerned about his family background, aren't you,

Herschel and I

facing hardships.

tough

or

a

J.ne

words stemming from a place of

age-old enterprise but rather something she and Herschel had built

entrepreneurship, enduring hardships they seldom spoke of, but Conrad had

told me about

family of five, including

on

in a

two-bedroom house, with financial

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