Chapter 1667

Mars leaned forward. “Let's put it this way. You treat my aunt and a stranger exactly the same, right? So, what if my aunt treated you just like she'd treat any other man? Imagine this-say my aunt's a housekeeper, spending her days cooking meals, doing laundry, picking out clothes, cleaning up-only she's doing all that for some other guy. Tell me, would you be okay with that?"

Jupiter slapped the table, bristling. "She's waiting on some other man like that? What's she playing at?"

"Dad! My mom—” Mars reached over, covering Milka's mouth before she could speak. "Uncle, don't get worked up. I'm just making a point."

Jupiter scowled. "That's a lousy example, and you know it."

Mars grinned a little. "Maybe. But it's still the heart of the problem. What's the real issue here? It's marriage. What do you see each other as? Business partners? Or your one and only?"

"Two people, total strangers, get married and spend decades together. By then, you're family. But if you keep acting all high and mighty at home, you're just turning your family into a day job."

though-you got used to being the boss, even at home. Only my aunt could put up with that for so long before finally calling it quits. If my dad ever tried that on my mom,

at Mars, wondering if he'd had one drink

in. This is all on me. I've never done anything right."

going,

the aide a look. "Take care of

grumbled as he left,

Jupiter was upstairs, Mars turned to

him, trying not to laugh, but she felt a

The way he looked, his confidence, the

really hit home. Maybe she did have pretty good taste

walk you out," Milka said, grabbing his car keys. "I'll drive guess that makes me

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