2024-09-08 19:31:08However, upon entering, Heidi Cooper noticed Maria Long, Stephen Cooper, and Fiona Cooper sitting at the dining table, staring at each other. The atmosphere felt a bit off.
"Um, what's going on? Why isn't anyone talking? Where's brother-in-law?" Heidi sat down cautiously, sensing the unusual atmosphere.
"What brother-in-law are you talking about?" Maria Long asked with a displeased expression.
"What? Joseph Wilson, my brother-in-law," Heidi was momentarily confused.
"He's not your brother-in-law anymore," Maria Long said with disdain.
"What? How is he not my brother-in-law anymore?" Heidi was completely baffled.
"I divorced him. He's already left," Fiona said coldly.
"What? Divorced?"
"Sis, are you crazy? Why did you drive him away? What did he do to offend you?" Heidi was perplexed.
"He and I are from two different worlds. I, Fiona Cooper, look down on men like him," Fiona said with indifference.
"No, I don't know how he falls short. He's always been diligent, honest, and humble."
"You don't want to marry that Charles Martin, do you? Sis, you've gone mad. Charles Martin is not a good person," Heidi said, utterly bewildered.
"I never said I wanted to marry anyone. Eat your food," Fiona said emotionlessly, poking at her rice bowl.
"Calling him brother-in-law all day long, what's so good about that loser? Eat your food. Do you need to manage your sister's affairs? Why do you care so much about that Joseph?" Maria Long said irritably.
"Enough, let's all eat. Stop discussing that outsider," Stephen Cooper finally spoke.
"You..." Heidi was momentarily speechless.
"Enough, stop talking. Just eat!" Maria Long gave Heidi a turkey leg, trying to shut her up.
Heidi had nothing to say. She instinctively took a bite, but as soon as the food entered her mouth, she spat it out with a disgusted expression.
"Pfft... Pfft! What the hell is this? Why is the food so awful today? What's going on?" Heidi looked miserable.
"Awful? How is it awful? Your mom was busy today, so your dad cooked. Just make do with it!" Maria Long glared at Heidi.
"Mom, you have no self-awareness about your culinary skills. Your cooking is even worse than Dad's. I'm not eating. This life is unbearable. I'll go eat instant noodles by myself." Heidi stood up and returned to her room in a huff.
"Hey, you..." Maria Long was helpless seeing this.
"Is it really that bad?" Maria Long couldn't quite believe it.
"It's a bit unpleasant," Fiona had already eaten some. Although it was bearable, the food couldn't compare to what Joseph cooked.
Maria Long also tasted a bite.
"Pfft, pfft..." As soon as the food entered her mouth, she spat it out.
Stephen Cooper watched this scene with an innocent expression. His cooking skills were poor, but Maria Long's were even worse. Fiona took after her mother, with a similar level of skill.
"Stephen Cooper, what are you doing? You can't even cook a few dishes properly. Is salt free?" Maria Long exploded in anger.
"You've all gotten used to that loser's cooking. Besides, as a grown man, I can't spend all day studying how to cook, right?" Stephen Cooper said, a bit exasperated.
"I'm full. I'll go back to my room first," Fiona stood up and left for her room.
Maria Long and Stephen Cooper sat at the table, both in a bad mood.
"We can't go without eating in the future. Let's hire a housekeeper," after a long while, Maria Long finally spoke.
"That's the only way," Stephen Cooper also had a sullen expression, looking at the table full of dishes, feeling quite helpless.
Heidi returned to her room, still full of resentment.
"What's the big deal? Who does she think she is? She really considers herself a goddess? You're so high and mighty, you're so great, no man in this world is worthy of you," Heidi tossed her things on the bed, grumbling incessantly.
After taking off her outer clothes, she lay directly on the bed and took out her phone. She found Joseph's phone number and called him right away.
"Sorry, the number you have dialed is currently switched off. Please try again later," the voice prompt indicating the phone was off came from the other end.
"What's going on? Why is it switched off?" Heidi tried calling several more times, but the message remained the same.
Left with no choice, she could only send messages.
"Brother-in-law, where did you go? Why is your phone switched off?"
"Brother-in-law, what's wrong? Are you okay? Reply to me when you see the message!"
"Brother-in-law, you're not thinking of doing something stupid like committing suicide, are you? Don't do anything foolish. If you need any help, just tell me..."
"Brother-in-law, can you at least reply? You're making me really worried about you..."
"Brother-in-law?"
"..."
Heidi sent many messages in a row. She lost count of how many she had sent.
Previously, Joseph's phone was always accessible 24/7, and he would reply to messages instantly. He never disappeared like this and was basically available whenever needed, always responding to everything.
After sending numerous messages, she finally stopped.
Perhaps brother-in-law was heartbroken and didn't want to see anyone from the Cooper family anymore. It made sense. All these years, this family had always treated him as an outsider.
Thinking this way, Heidi stood up, took her cup, and went out to get some water.
"Joseph Wilson? Joseph Wilson? Get me a glass of water. Also, I'm going to wash my feet. Prepare the foot bath water for me," at this moment, Fiona's voice came from her room. Hearing these words, Heidi was a bit exasperated.
"Joseph, are you deaf or dead? Can't you hear me talking?" When there was no response, Fiona stormed out of the room.
"Sis, are you crazy? What Joseph? Didn't you drive Joseph away?"
"From now on, get your own foot bath water. Or see if Charles Martin, whom you'll marry in the future, is willing to get foot bath water for you," Heidi shook her head and sighed.
Hearing these words, Fiona remembered that Joseph had left and felt awkward.
"I... forgot," Fiona opened her mouth, but in the end, only uttered this sentence.
"He's a man, after all. Don't keep ordering him around. People have dignity. Serving you all day and getting scolded. He must feel liberated now. You're on your own!" Heidi took a sip of water and slowly walked back to her room.
Hearing Heidi's words, Fiona rubbed her forehead.
"Am I going crazy? Joseph is gone. Why am I calling for him? What an exhausting day," Fiona sighed, shook her head, and also returned to her room.
Back in the room, Fiona sat down and wearily slumped over the table.
A few minutes later, she took out her phone and stared at it, lost in thought.
"Did I... go too far?" After a long while, Fiona murmured this sentence.
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“Wasn’t everything just fine? Why the ‘nourishing’ bit?”Joseph sighed, helpless.“Oh, drop the act. Haven’t you felt completely drained these past few days?”“Little Nini and I only stopped pestering you because we were worried you couldn’t handle it.”“Well? Don’t we treat you well?”Mason Alvarez shot Joseph a look as she spoke.“You’re both very good to me. Really.”Joseph’s answer was perfunctory, though a faint smile tugged at his lips.“Perfuctory.”“Then give me a kiss.”Mason Alvarez tilted her face to him.“This isn’t exactly appropriate. It’s early.”Joseph was exasperated.“What’s inappropriate about it? Hurry up.”Mason Alvarez wouldn’t let it go.Under her insistence, Joseph finally surrendered and brushed a light kiss against her impossibly lovely cheek.There was no denying it—she was pure witchcraft.Any other man would have lost his composure.“Smooch!”After his quick peck, Mason smacked a hot, lingering kiss right back onto Joseph.“I’m going to wash up.”Mason ros
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For the next hour or so, Joseph endured a blissful kind of torment.Only after that did the two women finally set him free.He spent a short while in his room, then went to shower.When he came out, the hall was empty—Mason Alvarez and Alice were nowhere to be seen. It was only a little past ten, yet both had gone to bed early.Even more surprising, he drifted off without trouble. Neither of them sneaked in to tease him that night.It felt a little strange, but hardly a bad thing.Some things were best done in moderation. He could handle it, but Mason and Alice were still delicate; they shouldn’t be run ragged.After all, his constitution wasn’t exactly average.He hadn’t been in bed long before sleep took him.He turned in early; naturally, he rose early too.Before eight, he’d already made breakfast. The two lazybones, Alice and Mason, showed no sign of getting up.Since they wanted to sleep in, Joseph didn’t call them—he simply left breakfast set out on the table.After eating, he
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“I just ate. I’m not hungry—no need for a late-night snack.”Joseph smiled.“Alright then—how about some fruit? I’ll go wash some.”Alice’s eyes sparkled; she grinned.“Fruit sounds perfect.”Joseph replied.“Then I’ll get it. Go sit on the sofa and relax.”She pecked Joseph on the cheek again before trotting off to the kitchen.“Unbelievable. I just said the fruit was gone and told her to wash some—she wouldn’t budge. Now she rushes off on her own.”“Priorities, priorities. Traitor to friendship. Wretched woman.”Mason Alvarez threw her arms up theatrically.“Why are you always bossing her around?”Joseph poured himself a glass of water and settled onto the sofa.“Mr. Wilson—mwah! mua! (╯3╰)”No sooner had he sat than Mason swooped in for a mock kiss, leaving Joseph momentarily nonplussed.“Tch. What’s that look? Are you disgusted?”“The little one kisses you and you beam. I kiss you and you look like you’ve swallowed a lemon.”“You shameless man—such favoritism.”Mason pouted at his
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“Uncle, Auntie, wherever you came from, go back there. You won’t be homeless, will you? In any case, it’s no longer appropriate for you to stay here.”Charles Martin drew a long breath and spoke.“Charles?”Maria Long tried to say something, but the words wouldn’t come.“It’s decided. You have two or three days—move out. Tell me when you’re leaving. If you don’t, I’ll come by myself.”“All right, I’m busy. I’m hanging up.”Charles didn’t want to go in circles with Maria and Stephen any longer. He ended the call.Left with a dead line, Maria and Stephen simply stared at one another.“Joseph. It’s Joseph again—that insidious, scheming Joseph. Damn him.”“Why won’t he leave us alone, even now?”Maria found her voice at last, each word bitten off with spite.“Let’s think what to do. If we leave here, where can we go?”“I was thinking—could we return to the old house?”Stephen’s brow furrowed deep.“Stephen, are you out of your mind? Back to the old house? You think your heartless father w
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“Soon—within a week or two. Once it’s set, I’ll tell you.”Her little cousin replied to Heidi almost at once.“Just come straight to the Cooper family estate. My parents probably don’t know what’s been going on at home, do they?”Heidi asked again.“Huh? What’s going on?”“You know my mom and your aunt don’t really get along. I don’t think they’ve spoken in ages.”Her cousin added.Heidi briefly filled her in on what had happened over the past weeks.Family scandal, perhaps—but no longer the point.“Oh? So that’s how it is. Then when we come, Mom and I will just visit you and our eldest cousin.”Her cousin said.“It’s up to you. But you should talk to Auntie—bring her up to speed.”Heidi instructed.“I know.”“I’ll tell my mom.”“Cousin, I’ve got to go—Mom’s calling me.”With that, her cousin said goodbye and fell silent.Heidi changed into her pajamas before stepping out of the bathroom.At that moment, Fiona was in the hall, reading with unruffled focus.Say what you will—Heidi hers
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“Dad, what I mean is, if we want Mr. Wilson to become the director of Nova University’s Sixth Affiliated Hospital, I can do my part to help push it along. I’m just worried he won’t be willing.”“By help, I mean I’ll be a bit proactive—do some quiet brokering.”Richard Anderson explained patiently.“Your son is the incoming director of the Nova City Health Bureau. He’ll be taking office soon, and he’s already acting in that capacity.”“The provincial office sent a letter asking for his recommendation on how to handle the Havencrest Medical Center land, didn’t they? He’ll have to weigh in on that.”“If, when the time comes, your son mentions Mr. Wilson to President Harris—says that it was Mr. Wilson’s intercession that allowed the land to go to Nova University—”“Then guess what? In the end, wouldn’t Nova University seriously consider Mr. Wilson as director of the Sixth Affiliated Hospital?”“At that point, even if Mr. Wilson isn’t keen, they’ll likely pin the top seat on him anyway.”T
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