Matthew was bewildered by Carlos' question, his face even darker.
Sheffield, however, was frightened. He didn't think Carlos was joking. To prevent any further misunderstandings, he stopped smiling and said seriously, "No, Uncle Carlos. You misunderstood us. I'm not gay. Now Matthew is a good-looking guy, but I prefer girls, like the lovely Evelyn."
Carlos cast a scornful glance at his son and commented, "At least you have good taste. Evelyn is much more skilled, much better-looking than Matthew."
Matthew was used to being compared unfavorably to his siblings. He snapped, "Yeah. She's better than me, and I'm better than you."
Carlos' eyebrows furrowed. "Ask Sheffield. He'll tell you who is more handsome: you, or me."
'How do I choose? Whoever I don't pick will be mad at me.' Sheffield swallowed his saliva nervously. That wasn't an easy question to answer.
"At least I'm not a big baby like you!" For the past couple years, Matthew saw that his dad was becoming more and more childlike. He lost his temper easily, throwing a tantrum when he didn't get his way. He often did things that were completely out of character for him.
Sheffield preferred to keep his mouth shut. It was a terrible battle, this conflict between father and son. And he preferred not to get hit by a stray metaphorical bullet.
Matthew continued, "You're always pretending you're better than me. But if you're so good, why didn't you know that the company's security system has been hacked?" "What?" Carlos was taken aback. "Who did it? Was it you?"
"No. That guy." Matthew pointed to Sheffield, who was peeling nuts for Evelyn.
"Is he..." Star Anise?'
Before Carlos could say the name, Matthew interrupted him. "Star Anise? No. He's the hacker's disciple, Eleven."
at Sheffield with
didn't break into it at all. I just found some loopholes that my master taught me. Don't worry, your security is still airtight." Evelyn overheard their conversation. She
just told her, "Some other time.
Evelyn was special. She had the right to know everything
that Sheffield was Star Anise's disciple prompted
infected by a virus. She didn't believe that Sheffield could fix it for her. In fact,
Sheffield was a hacker, and she
mealtime was fairly lively, because Sheffield was friendly and easy to talk to. He had a quick wit
"I want a son, but I'm worried. Our father treats Matthew like shit. I don't want that for our son.
her eyes, Evelyn answered in a low voice, "You can have a daughter, but..." She took a quick breath
thought about it, the more she felt
are you saying that? I want a daughter with
dishing up food for Sheffield while talking to him enthusiastically,
Carlos didn't say anything, and Debbie
park or something. We'll find somewhere to go," Sheffield replied
tonight?"
Sheffield could answer this time,
a hint of warning obvious in
Eve, so he had to give up the idea. "Don't worry, Aunt Debbie. I'll
and brother who were headed upstairs and asked, "Matthew, Terilynn,
him and didn't
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