I was dragged into the gift shop soon after. When I was picking the gift with Christopher, I found out that something was off. Did Christopher just con me into visiting his family? He knew that I was nervous about it, so he deliberately triggered my nerve by talking about his mom setting him up on blind dates. That is what got me to agree to visit his family! Oh, that sneaky b*stard.
Christopher told me that we would be buying some gifts, and I thought that he would be getting something especially wonderful. I assumed that he would get rare gemstones or classic paintings that the rich seemed to like. They probably won’t be happy with just random things.
Yet, Christopher brought me to a random supermarket and bought two boxes of walnut cookies as gifts. It was just like the last time, and the way he was going through the motions got me to shake my head in disapproval.
“This is way too half-hearted, Christopher. I may be penniless, but I still grew up as a member of the Tanner family. No daughter-in-law will ever buy gifts so cheap on her first visit. This won’t do. Let’s go buy some more stuff.”
Christopher dragged me back to him and insisted, “Don’t worry. Walnut cookies are fine. There’s no point in buying anything else anyway because I called home yesterday and told my mom that I will be bringing you over. Everyone is waiting for us now. The chef at home is really good, so remember to chow down. You don’t need to hold back.”
He called home yesterday… I slowed down. That man had always done something behind my back, but he did everything for my sake. I never needed to worry about those miscellaneous tasks.
I recalled how things were after Lyle proposed. We were already preparing for the wedding, and it was only right that we visit his family. However, he suddenly said that he had to run some errands that day and refused to pick up the phone afterward. Wendy bullied me when I visited and made things so embarrassing for me. She even nudged me while I was pouring tea and got me to scald my hand.
I didn’t know what Wendy told Lyle later that night, but he never came to see how I was doing. He even scolded me over the phone and thought that I was disrespectful toward Wendy by leaving early.
Christopher was perfect, even without being compared to Lyle. That got happiness to blossom in my heart, but I deliberately put on a grouchy expression and said, “You called your mom on the night before? Why didn’t you tell me? What have you done behind my back?”
“I’m thought I’d surprise you. Aren’t you happy?”
“Surprised? Yes. Happy? Not really,” I lied, then circled my arms around his waist to pinch him a little. When he went to answer his phone, I slipped into the gift shop on the other side and bought some expensive gifts before sneaking them into the bag. I got acquainted with Christopher’s parents and brother after we returned from the island, but I still thought it was better to get nicer gifts.
I was holding Christopher’s hand when I stepped foot into the Lane residence for the second time. We were smiling lovingly as we entered the house, and I didn’t feel anxious at all. The courage to face anything and the determination to be with Christopher were the only things I felt.
Darius was playing with his kid when he saw us. He smiled warmly and greeted, “Welcome. Our parents are waiting inside, and we have an extra guest tonight.”
“Is this my future aunt? Hi, my name is Dylan Lane,” greeted a boy before he put his hand out and requested, “I’ve already called you aunt, so where’s my reward?”
“You little rascal,” said Christopher before he got some cash out of his pocket and handed it over to the boy. “You’re not allowed to buy robots anymore, though. Seriously, can’t you get something else instead?”
“Thank you, but as a man, I shall remain loyal to my robots,” said Dylan, who ran into the house with the money in his hand. As he ran, he shouted, “Grandpa, Grandpa, come quick. Uncle brought his future wife here. She’s a nice lady.”
I blushed hard when I heard how the boy called me Christopher’s future wife.
Julia and Gordon came out from the house and saw how I was standing healthily in front of them. They seemed pleased, and Julia said, “I’m glad you’re okay. Come and take a sit.”
I followed them along and saw Monica inside the living room. That was when I understood what Darius meant when he saw there was an extra guest.
