The Kiss that Sparked it All

Chapter 1783

Tracy quickly played along with her daughter’s ruse. “Yes, Arnold. They’re just a couple of my poker buddies. I thought Sheila had already invited them in.”

Amold seemed to buy their story, though he looked visibly annoyed. “Poker again?! That’s all you do, day in and day out. Stay home and cut down on your outings, Tracy! We don’t have enough money for you to lose!”

Tracy appeared a bit hurt. “Arnold, I don’t lose every day. I won a fair amount today. It’s so boring to stay home all the time.”

Arnold grunted heavily. “You and Sheila, none of you do anything useful! The Mendoza fortune isn’t enough to support your habits!”

Tracy muttered under her breath. “You’re not much better, Arnold. You’re always off fishing and not doing anything productive either.”

heard her.

her parents were on the verge of an argument, Sheila quickly stepped in to mediate. “Dad, there’s still plenty of pot roast. Eat up,

to intervene, Tracy quickly regained her composure and forced a smile. “Yes, Arnold. What would you like for dinner? I’ll cook it for

him, cooled off a bit. “Fine, just stop bothering me!

fish, I just remembered. Paul next door recently bought a new fish tank. He’s got some beautiful, rare species. Maybe you’d like to take a look? Mom

seemed intrigued. “Really? I hadn’t heard. I’ll go have a

“Go ahead! Maybe you can get some tips from Paul. If you like the fish, we could get a few for our house too.” Arnold finished his meal and, encouraged by his daughter, headed over to the neighbor’s

out of the house, Sheila heaved a sigh of relief.

around to find her mother, Tracy was already

you doing?” Sheila asked, a bit exasperated.