Wynnie: Mom, you’re a genius! This is such a great idea!
Diana: Of course I am!
Wynnie: It’s been so long. Why hasn’t Katie appeared?
Diana: Could she have been abducted by Samuel? If so, shall we call the police to capture that rascal?
Wynnie: Let me drag someone in for questioning.
With that, Calvin was dragged into the conversation.
Calvin: Wow! Mom, you guys made a group chat behind my back?
Wynnie: Do you know what your son has done?
Diana: Do you have any idea?
She added a stern-looking emoji behind that.
Calvin: I don’t know! I don’t know anything! I’m on your side! I’m not with that rascal!
Wynnie: Mom, he got the code word correct. Looks like he’s really on our team.
Calvin: I’ve always been on your side, okay?
Kathleen could not help but laugh when she read their conversation.
They were all so adorable.
Wynnie: Have you checked the trending news?
Calvin: Yes, I’ve seen them. I’m working on public relations.
Wynnie: Are you guys trying to clear their names?
Calvin: No. We want to skew the discussion in favor of Kate. We’ll talk about how much she has suffered the whole time she was supporting Samuel behind the scenes.
Wynnie: Great! Keep it up! Whatever you do, remember that your son is in the wrong no matter what.
Calvin: Got it, Wynnie! What about the crystal ornament that you broke last time? Are we blaming that on Samuel? We might as well make him the scapegoat for that too.
Wynnie: Where’s your dignity?
Diana: It was probably thrown away along with his placenta.
Calvin was rendered speechless.
Kathleen laughed her head off.
It seemed that it was the Macari family’s tradition for mothers to pick on their sons.
Wynnie: What does your son say about that?
Calvin: I haven’t been able to get in touch with him.
Wynnie: That rascal! Where could he have gone?
Calvin: I’m already looking.
Wynnie: If anything happens to my daughter-in-law, I shall disown this son of mine.
Calvin: Sure. Whatever you say, Wynnie.
Wynnie: I really wonder what all this is about. I don’t know if Nicolette harbors any ill will, and if she intends to bully our Kate.
Diana: I dare her!
Kathleen felt a surge of warmth in her heart when she read that.
She sent a message: Grandma, Dad, Mom, I am safe now.
Wynnie: Where are you? Are you all right?
Kathleen: I’m fine. That Twitter post was sent by mistake. I asked Samuel to check, but he told me that it hadn’t been sent out.
The group chat fell silent.
The other three were in deep thought. Sent by mistake? Kathleen even asked Samuel to check, but he didn’t manage to find out. How is that possible?
Kathleen sent a message to Samuel: Did you really not see the Twitter post that had been sent by mistake?
Samuel: No.
Kathleen frowned. She asked: Is there any way to remediate this?
Samuel: Only if you can turn back time.
Kathleen: I can’t. So, what now?
Samuel: What do you mean by that?
Kathleen: Aren’t you going to explain to them?
Samuel: Why do I need to explain? Aren’t we already a married couple?
Kathleen: You see, the problem is on your side. Won’t Nicolette be furious with you when she sees that? If she’s mad at you, you will vent on me. She does not want to be cannon fodder.
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