Savvy Son-in-law by VKBoy

Chapter 19

CHAPTER 19

Benjamin was weaving through the city streets to deliver the parcels in time. Except for the woman who complained about the prices being too high and wasting his time, his day at work went smoothly. He earned 71 dollars on the day, which was pretty average.
He was heading back to Rye’s Pizza because it was almost 4:30. However, everyone began looking at the sky as balloons that were stitched together began to rise high not from just one spot but from multiple places in the city.
And all these balloons at various places read the same message, making the citizens wonder in awe.
Looking at the message, Benjamin bit his lower lip and smiled. “Alfred, you sneaky old bastard.”
Somewhere else in the city, Rebecca’s Porsche stopped. She stepped out and peered at the balloon message that read: BENJAMIN FOUND HIS LOVE.
She just didn’t know how to take it. Seconds later, she shook his head. “Nah, it can’t be him. There are hundreds if not thousands of Benjamins in the city.” She got back in her car and drove off, but to her bewilderment, she saw more of these messages spread across the city.“ You’ve gotta be kidding me.” Her tongue poked out through her cheek. Though she didn’t admit it with her tongue, her eyes confessed that it was romantic. However, it couldn’t possibly have been the Benjamin whom she married, the one who toils hard everyday as a pizza delivery guy.. At the same time, near the Sterling family’s villa, another set of the same balloon message was floating in the air with almost-invisible strings attached to the building tops. Selena who was chilling by the pool noticed the message. “What the hell is this?” “How cool,” Veronica was sitting next to her mother and looked thrilled. “Is it Brother-in law’s doing?”
“There’s just no way that good-for-nothing son-in-law could have afforded this,” Selena couldn’t sit by anymore. She personally left to find out who exactly raised those balloons up there.

After Selena left, Veronica was still chilling, sipping on orange juice. “The love he’s talking about, it’s my sister only, right? Or did he suddenly recognize my worth? Even if he does, he can’t afford me. Besides, I already have a boyfriend.” At Rye’s Pizzas. Benjamin was waiting outside when Rebecca arrived. She briefly looked at him with her inspecting eyes, He looked the same. The back door opened, and he got in. She drove off. They barely spoke along the way. The balloons were no longer visible as they had risen up and above the clouds. However, when they were almost home, there was still a set of balloons floating over an apartment.
Benjamin, who was in the back seat, didn’t notice that, but Rebecca did. She wanted to ask him if it was him, but then again, why should she care? Her pride also didn’t allow her to ask When the car stopped in front of the main door, she calmly asked, “When are you going to get a car for yourself?
“When I become a seven-star deliverer,” he replied. “The company freely gives cars to its top members.”
“And when are you going to become a seven-star or whatever delivery guy?” “I don’t know,” Benjamin said, when in truth, he had received the promotion letter after his work that day. However, he didn’t want his wife to know that as he wouldn’t be able to ride in his wife’s car if he were to get a car for himself. So, he was thinking of asking the company to give him a cool bike instead. “Why? You don’t like me getting in your car?”
She got out without replying. “Again, she leaves without answering,” he sighed. “I can’t understand what she’s thinking. If she wanted me to have a car, it wouldn’t take her a second to buy me one, but she doesn’t. It’s because she wants me to travel in her car, right? That means she wants me to be around him. So how can I get a new car and disappoint her?” 1 He then parked the car and expected two people to come, and they did. Both Anous and Devon. He gave the cheese chicken pizza to Anous and a small packet of weed to Devon.
What he didn’t expect; however, was seeing Louis’ children coming up to him and asking for pizza. Luckily, he brought another parcel, so he handed them all of it. They both began eating it as they walked away, though they only plucked the chicken pieces and tossed the rest of the pizza away, causing Benjamin to regret giving them the whole pizza. Louis and Bella’s children, Vlad and Mercie, the boy and the girl, were non-identical twins. Like their parents, they didn’t speak much even when others asked them questions. It wasn’t that they were shy, but there was just something odd as well as cute about them.
Before Benjamin entered the villa, he could hear Selena’s voice. “What’s she cooking now?” he felt a bit anxious.
When he stepped into the hall, Selena’s voice grew louder. “There he is. The bastard who stole my eldest daughter’s happiness.” There were a couple of men sitting on the sofa before her. One was young, and the other was old. Did she bring another potential husband for Rebecca? Whoever they were, they definitely didn’t spare any positive looks toward him.
“Mother-in-law,” Benjamin politely said, “it was your daughter who asked me to marry here. Still, I apologized to you many times for that already, and I’ll say sorry again and again if you want, so please show me some respect.”
“Hmph, your sorry will not bring back the days my daughter has lost and continues to lose,” Selena barked at him, then came closer and said in a low voice, “and don’t forget about her virginity.”
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