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
cursed inside him, 'It is because your mom is missing that I have the courage and the mood to
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,
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,
meet your friend and her son, I just want to find mom and bring her home as
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
agitated as well as he exclaimed, "She is my old
that Jacob wanted to 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
is dad's old collegemate, it is not wrong for him to want to make his friend feel welcome. As children, we must
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
also felt that she was being rather intrusive and didn't know how
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