Mr. Charles's Hidden Wife novel Chapter 170

Upon hearing her say that, Ross' mom immediately turned to look at her. "Oh dear, I was so hung up on the past I've already forgotten that you've already grown up to be a fine young lady. Ah, our little Wendy is all grown up and even has a boyfriend now. Quick, tell Auntie what he does, and where he works at. And whether he treats you nicely or not," she quizzed.

"He's... uh, a worker for the Charles Group and he treats me super nicely," Wendy reassured her.

"THE Charles Group?" his mother gasped. "That's one of the top companies in all of San Diego! Your boyfriend seems pretty capable," 

Wendy pursed her lips and replied, "He's alright,"

Sally, who was sitting on the other side, raised an eyebrow and chirped, "What a coincidence, I also have a friend who works in the Charles Group. Which department is your boyfriend currently working in? Perhaps they might even know each other."

Ross looked at her and furrowed his brows. "When did you have so many friends?" He asked.

"It's not like you don't know how much I like making friends," she huffed. 

He felt somewhat frustrated at how much his girlfriend was being today. Her words had obviously put Wendy in a tough spot.

Wendy pursed her lips and replied, "I doubt if they do. My boyfriend's working in a department where he doesn't have that many colleagues." 

"My friend's from the HR department, so he'd definitely know him especially if his department is short-staffed. Just tell me. Who knows, my friend might even be able to help him out at work.

"Also, don't you have a good relationship with the Lowry's? Then, how come you hid the fact that you have a boyfriend from them? Unless... you''ve never treated them as family in the first place? That would just be awful to Uncle and Auntie here," Sally remarked. 

"I didn't mean it like that," Wendy said as she turned around to face his mom and dad. "I just thought of coming over to visit the family, so I reckoned there was no need to talk about my boyfriend, especially since we're not married yet. I figured we might still have a chance of breaking up in he future, and that talking about it now would only worry you two," she said nervously.

"You don't have to force yourself, Wendy. It's alright if you don't feel comfortable sharing now. Just make sure to inform us the first thing you get married, am I right Anna?" His dad said. 

His mother nodded in agreement. "That's right. Anyways, let us all stop talking and start eating," she urged.

Sally looked annoyed as she frowned and said, "But that's where I feel you two are wrong, Uncle and Auntie. It's exactly because you two adore her so much that you should probe into it more. What if she gets tricked by the man?" 

After hearing her say that, his mom looked over to his dad as if she agreed with her.

Her mother was no longer around, after all, so she was all alone now. She had great looks too, so what if... this was just a big trick by him all along?!

"Wendy, is your boyfriend reliable? He's not doing anything shady, is he?" Sally suddenly asked.

Wendy merely giggled in response before shooting Sally a look. She could see right through her, but the way she was acting now was way too much.

She pursed her lips then directed a request to his mother. "Auntie, if you don't mind, would it be alright if I invite my boyfriend over for dinner as well? Firstly, it's to show you two, just like she said, and secondly, I want to use this opportunity to dispel any doubts she has for me so that she can feel more at ease with Big Bro Ross," she explained. 

"I never said I didn't believe you," Sally said with a hint of disdain in her voice.

"Just because you didn't doesn't mean that you don't," Wendy said with a smile.

She didn't feel like burdening the Lowry's any further.

She got up from her seat and walked up to the corner of a window. She then fished out her phone to call Henson. 

Immediately after the call connected, she asked, "What are you doing now?"

"I just got home. What is it? Are you on the way home now?" He asked.

"Not yet. Actually, I was thinking, if you hadn't had anything to eat yet, why don't you come down to the Lowry's for dinner with us?" She suggested.

He raised an eyebrow on the other side of the phone. "Huh," 

She took a deep breath before saying, "Ross’ mother now knows that I have a boyfriend and keeps pestering me about you. You can't just do whatever you like just because my parent's aren't here anymore, right?" 

He immediately understood what she meant by that.

It appears that the role she arranged for him tonight was the role of a 'boyfriend'.