Aaron knew that Emily had recalled the memories of the past.
“All right. It’s my fault. Don’t be like this…” He was a little panicked.
“Hmph!” She turned her face away from him.
Feeling weighed down, he said, “But, your sister and brother-in-law are quite cunning too.”
“What do you mean?” She eyed him from the side.
“Have you ever seen any parents treating their son this way?” Then, raising his eyebrows, he continued, “This is a ploy to help their son! Didn’t you see that Samuel gets to eat the mac and cheese made by Kathleen while our son gets nothing?”
Emily was rendered speechless at once.
“Everyone in their family is full of evil intentions!” Furious, Aaron snapped, “Don’t forget how Calvin managed to marry your younger sister back then.”
“So what? Calvin’s been nice to my sister. Just look at how happy they are,” she said.
Aaron huffed in exasperation and scoffed, “Back then, Calvin’s mentor wanted him to marry his daughter, but Calvin was not fond of her. Calvin then approached your sister and told her that his mentor wouldn’t let Calvin get his doctorate if he disagreed with the marriage. Your sister was a loyal friend. As he used to help her in the past, she then told his mentor that both of them were engaged. She never expected to get dragged into it. She only wanted to help Calvin initially. Don’t you think his act of gaining sympathy is the same as Samuel’s?
Upon hearing his words, Emily was dumbfounded.
“The Macaris are devious!” Aaron continued angrily.
She pursed her lips and responded, “You are right. However, Old Mrs. Macari and my sister are kindhearted.”
“Of course. Only the men of the Macari family are devious.” Aaron corrected his previous statement.
Emily let out a light chuckle.
However, she pulled a long face again right after that. “But our son is fond of her. As his parents, we have no choice but to grant his wish.”
Aaron’s expression darkened. “I’ll talk about it with Kathleen another day.”
“Oh, come on. Don’t frighten the young lady,” Emily disagreed with the idea.
“I won’t. I know what I’m doing,” he said coldly.
“Don’t do anything reckless! I won’t be easy on you if you mess things up and break our son’s heart!” she exclaimed angrily.
He was speechless. Can’t she just believe in me once?
“Kate had made Samuel mac and cheese!” Wynnie spoke emotionally. “Is Kate planning to forgive him?”
“You’re being too optimistic,” Calvin replied indifferently. “I don’t think Kate will forgive him easily.”
“That’s because his relationship with Nicolette is still left unsettled,” Diana said coldly. “Katie is back now, yet Samuel is still defending Nicolette. So it would be difficult for them to get back together.”
“Samuel’s out of his mind!” Wynnie was infuriated. “My sister and brother-in-law were already here to see their future daughter-in-law, and he was still unmoved no matter how hard we tried to help. It is so infuriating!”
“Katie is heartbroken. Your play of gaining sympathy would not help.” Diana sighed.
“Kate might not like Christopher,” Calvin said calmly.
“After all, Kate is all grown up. She knows how to reserve her love now, unlike the last time when she showed him all her love without concealing her feelings.” Wynnie was deeply troubled. “When can I have a grandchild?”
There used to be a chance.
Diana remained silent for a while before commenting, “Don’t be hard with Katie. I can tell that she doesn’t like Christopher too. However, if she intends to accept his love in the future, we shouldn’t blame her too.”
Calvin and Wynnie nodded in unison.
“It isn’t a small matter to lose two children, not to mention losing them in such a manner,” Diana continued in a deep tone. “When I had a body checkup a few days ago, I ran into the doctor in charge of Katie’s surgery. He told me that the abortion had hurt her a lot, and it might cause her to have difficulties getting pregnant in the future. The Macari family is in debt to her, and we must make up for it no matter what.”
Again, Calvin and Wynnie nodded approvingly.
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