Chapter 16 Tell Me How Was It Your Fault
"It's too hot now. Why don't we come here at night when the lights are on?"
Maggie said so hastily.
The two of them were watching the koi while Maggie was holding an umbrella for them, and she didn't want to witness their public display of affection on such a hot day.
She held the umbrella for them, and said to Kendrick, "Nancy and her family come here today, but Brett is still on the way. I think he will be here soon. Well, it has not been so lively for a long time in the family. Ken, if you don't like the noise, how about I take you upstairs directly through the side door?"
"Well, since I came here, there is no reason to avoid it."
"All right. Let's go to the hall then."
Nancy who Maggie had just mentioned was a real piece of work. She was arrogant and always shot from the hip.
Some memories popped up in Natalie's mind.
"You would be no one but a girl just marrying to bring good luck if we were in ancient times. How can you have no greeting to the elders? Look at your bad manners."
"And just don't have many hopes. If you give birth to a baby earlier, you might be back in the saddle. Well, I'm wondering whether Kendrick is sterile based on his physical condition."
"You are so skinny and unlovable. I don't think you are lucky at first glance. Well, if you are, how will you marry Ken?"
It was rather peculiar.
Such painful impressions from the original owner were quite deep in Natalie's mind.
Many of them were actually bad, hardly good.
Even when Natalie wanted to search for some sweet memories about Orion and Litzy, she just found them very few.
As she thought about it, they had arrived in the hall.
"Well well, Kendrick is back." Nancy's voice was heard, becoming rather abrupt in the hall, "Look at you, you just run around as you are not so mobile. Well, it's all right if you don't come. No one will blame you."
Probably Nancy was like those troublesome busybodies who one would meet when he went home for the New Year.
"Brett rarely comes home. How can I not be here, since you are back?" said Kendrick distantly.
Nancy was speechless, "..."
She turned to look at Natalie, and said indifferently, "Well, Natalie, how can you be the same as before and have no greeting to the elders?"
Natalie was the only outsider here, and the most vulnerable one superficially.
Nancy just bullied the fable one.
Hearing that, Natalie went to Nancy immediately. She bent down and bowed, greeting in the standard way, "Hello, Nancy." And then she turned to look at the middle-aged man with a slightly embarrassed look sitting beside her, and started to greet him, "Hello, Chad." After that, she touched the head of Natalie's son lovingly, "Well, I haven't seen you in a few months, and you've grown so tall!"
But the child immediately shook off her hand and said angrily, "That is annoying. Just don't touch me."
What a spoiled brat he was.
Kendrick frowned.
But Natalie still smiled slightly instead, "Well, what a temper you have. I remember... you are in elementary school. Am I right?"
She didn't remember his name.
"He is in the third-year class."
"He looks so smart. Well, he must perform rather well in the class!"
Hearing the praise, Nancy said modestly, "Top ten in the grade."
"Oh?" Natalie said dramatically, "I think he is the top one. Well, being in the top ten is rather nice. Although nine students are better than him, after all, there are so many students in the grade. Well, just work harder and strive to be in the top three. Come on. I have faith in him."
It was a compliment.
But why did it sound so... uncomfortable?
Nancy found that something was wrong. She endured it and then said with a smile, "Natalie, you really love kids, don't you? You have been married for more than a year. When do you plan to have children then?"
Natalie found such a question a piece of cake.
She smiled gently, "We will, when the baby comes."
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