Mia looked at her husband, "Just to be on the safe side, you'd better sleep in the guest room."

Andre chuckled and said, "All right."

His brother-in-law was leaving soon, so it wasn't a big deal to stay in the guest room for a few days.

Mia instantly got what her husband was thinking. He always had a knack for keeping his cool.

The next day, the Irvins took Cooper to visit the Cedillos. As soon as they walked in, Hansen had a gift ready for Cooper.

"Why are you giving me a present?" Cooper asked.

Hansen replied, "This gift was meant to give to you last year, but you weren't around, so I'm doing it now."

Cooper declined, "I don't want it."

But Mia's eyes were glued to the gift. Andre covered his wife's eyes with his hand and whispered in her ear, "If you're jonesing for a gift, I'll hook you up with one tonight. Don't be green-eyed about Cooper. This present is for him. You can't be envious."

"I know, honey. I was just having a gander." Mia brushed Andre's hand away.

Later on, Aaron and Madison convinced his son to accept the gift.

It was only then that Cooper realized Hansen's real intention. Despite his seemingly harmless demeanor, Hansen had made his mark in both politics and business. He was no pushover, how could he be just a simple old man?

Hansen was offering a gift as soon as Cooper walked in. If Cooper accepted, it meant he was accepting his ties with the Cedillos, effectively killing any chance of him warning the Cedillos. He couldn't outright blow the whistle on Andre, and he couldn't come off too harsh. Hansen's cunning was something to be admired.

At that moment, Andre understood his father's intentions. He had deliberately covered his wife's eyes to prevent her from grabbing Cooper's gift.

Now, Cooper was a bit peeved. He couldn't utter the crucial words he wanted to.

Leo, why don't you show Cooper around, help him

took

the middle of eating when another peeled egg was handed to her. Since Mia was pregnant, she had to have a separate meal prepared. At lunch, Cooper glanced at

other hand, was a smorgasbord of seafood, turkey and all sorts of

her own food, bland and unappetizing, and felt queasy. She clenched her fists on

at Hansen, who was trying to placate Mia, "Mia, if you want to

know. I love you the most."

at the table, "Dad, you're the

husband, ready to act cute. However, Andre

the instruction and continued

of her. No one was looking out for her; all they

of the delicacy in front of him, then used his fork to pick up a little more, and publicly fed it to his cute wife who was sipping

and he fed her

a spoonful of the specially

it, then savored

It's not fit for human consumption,

a bit

the several nutrient-rich soups in front of Mia, leaving only

on the table that she could eat. All of this was seen by Cooper, who didn't say a

home, he stood by

an urge to cry at

crying again? Don't give me a crybaby

hurt him to see

brother-in-law had said. He understood his wife's feelings. Her brother had accepted that she was leaving the Irvins to become a member of the

"You're leaving tomorrow.

then go. Don't be upset. We'll drive together

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