The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family by Adela

Although Claire knew that it was most probably Dad's idea, she couldn't help feeling disappointed.

Charlie quickly asked, "Dear, where are you going later?"

Claire answered, "I'm going to meet mom's friends and also the beauty salons that they often visited for their facial and spa.'

Jacob hurried and said, "Oh, Claire, I won't go anywhere today. I've invited my friend over for dinner tonight. She wants to cook for us tonight, so I need to get the ingredients ready and clean up our house." 2 Claire asked skeptically, "Dad, didn't you already have lunch with your friend just now? Why do you want to see her again tonight?" s

Jacob cleared his throat and explained, "Lunch is lunch, and we ate at a restaurant. They came all the way from the States, it's our courtesy to invite them over to our place and have a home-cooked meal together. This is a decent way to entertain your friends!" 9

Claire exclaimed in dismay, "Dad, even if you want to entertain your friend, can you please observe the situation first? Mom is missing, how could you still be in the mood to invite your friend to our house? Why can't you wait for mom to come home before you

your collegemate, wouldn't it be better for the three of you to meet?" 7 'Better my a*s!' Jacob cursed inside him, 'It is because your mom

hand hurriedly and said, "You don't understand. She was in the States for over two decades, now that she's back, I have to do my best to make her feel welcome, and we must

didn't come back alone, she is with her son. Her son is about the same age as you and Charlie, he is a lawyer who runs a well-known law firm. You young people should mingle together, maybe you'll gain great benefits in

"No, I don't think it is so rare! I don't want to meet your friend and her son, I

chided, "Why are you so immature? It's just dinner! Do you not want to eat dinner if you can't find your mom? I think you're intentionally opposing me!" "No, I'm not!" Claire yelled, frustrated, "I'm just not in the mood to meet and socialize with strangers at this moment."

my old friend! You can't

say but didn't dare to say it which was, 'If your mom doesn't come back, this friend of mine will probably become your stepmother! Her son will probably be your stepbrother! It's good for you guys to know each other now!'

him to want to make his friend feel welcome. As children, we must help him in any way we can, we can't shame him, can

to make dinner anyway, so we'll go out and look for mom, let dad manage his friend, the ingredients for dinner, and whatever he wants to do. Aunt Hall will come later to cook, so we'll come back for dinner

felt that she was being rather intrusive and didn't know how to ease the mood.