Chapter 179

Jocelyn was curled up on the couch seemingly asleep when Daisy and Calvin returned home.

She tiptoed to the kitchen with Calvin, shut the door behind them and began to prepare lunch.

“Do you think you might be overthinking this?” Calvin glanced back at his daughter, lowering his voice. “Maybe she just really craves your shrimp scampi.”

Daisy sighed, “It’s just that her visit today fell so abrupt, and so did her cravings.”

“Then tell me, what seems off to you? What could she possibly be up to?” Calvin trusted his daughter.

Suddenly Daisy jumped, wiped her hands and hurried to the bedroom.

She returned after a while, taking another peek at her still sleeping daughter before slipping back into the kitchen.

“What were you doing?” Calvin couldn’t figure out what she was up to all day, always so jittery.

“It just hit me what felt strange.” Daisy whispered to Calvin, “I was afraid she’d come back to quietly take her birth certificate. Thankfully, it’s still there.”

Calvin rolled his eyes, “You’re really overthinking this.”

“It’s not like she hasn’t done such things before,” Daisy knew her daughter well. “You didn’t see her face the other day when I disagreed.”

“She wouldn’t,” Calvin had faith in his daughter.

“She better not, Daisy relaxed only after checking. “It’s better to stick to the rules.”

Seeing his wife so suspicious, Calvin just shook his head helplessly and kept silent.

By the time the meal was ready, Jocelyn had woken up.

“Check with Melvin if he wants to join us for dinner,” Daisy’s tone was brusque.

Jocelyn was already seated at the table, “He won’t come. He’s meeting with clients today.”

“He’s so young and already running such a big company, not to mention his other ventures. Truly impressive,” Calvin was quite fond of Melvin, who was indeed an accomplished young man.

All parents hope to have such a talented child in their family.

Jocelyn ladled some soup, “Yeah, it’s not easy for him.”

food stall is challenging, let alone

mother who was coming out of the kitchen, “The village where I taught as a volunteer is getting roads built now. Soon, every household will be accessible, and it will make their

this project, right?” Calvin mentioned, “I heard about it at work. It’s

a return,” Jocelyn clarified, “He just wants to help with poverty alleviation as

nodded appreciatively, “That’s very noble.”

listened without comment.

dinner, Jocelyn

paying attention to the project too. It even made the news,” Calvin showed Daisy an article.

at it, saying indifferently, “Doing what you can is how you accumulate good karma. If I

a kind heart,” Calvin

was sharp, catching the implication in his

denied, “What? I’m

Calvin, don’t muddy the waters

mother-in-law finds her son-in-law more and more agreeable over time? How

a father thinks no man is good enough for his daughter. Why

to his grown daughter. “It’s not about rushing her into marriage. She wants to marry the

Chapter 179

in the same city with us anyway. She can come

you’re

argue, so he stayed silent.

met us formally is trying to whisk my daughter away! Don’t even think about it,”

his wife wanted the best for

Melvin truly loved Jocelyn and wanted to marry her, he would

her lessons and waiting for Melvin,

won’t be coming over tonight.”

work?” Jocelyn

on Melvin’s end before he said,

with her? Where is she? Do you

Melvin remained silent.

slightly disappointed, Jocelyn spoke considerately, “Then you take

of her”. But she didn’t want to seem petty, so she tried to

hang up now,” Jocelyn said, feeling stifled.

“I’ll give you the address.

in

up quickly, “Okay, I’ll be right there.”

provided, she saw many media crews around. They were likely

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