When the thought came to mind, Carmen glanced at Bailey discreetly.
He seems to be the same gentle brother I remembered. However, ten years have passed. Not only has he become more mature inside, his appearance also lost its youthfulness. Now, he has completely become an adult, and a charming one at that.
After peeking at him, Carmen lowered her head and peeked again a while later.
As for Bailey, he sat straight while receiving death stares from Cooper.
Linus knew that a death stare was useless toward Bailey, so he acted naturally.
The entire family was now back together again and Casper, who lived next door, insisted on joining even though he could have eaten at his own home. He purposely sat on the opposite side of Bailey while emitting the same death stare as Cooper.
However, all of these seemed to be useless toward Bailey. The moment the dishes were served on the table, he casually picked up his utensils and started eating with Carmen’s family.
Ten years ago, he didn’t quite know how to use chopsticks but ten years later, he fell in love with eating preserved eggs and any kind of animal offal; his favorite was delicious chicken feet with pickled peppers.
At the moment, he had perfectly adapted to their family’s food and taste buds. Lately, he was even trying out Michael’s favorite eel dish.
After the dishes were served on the table, everyone started eating. When Anna noticed that Cooper was still staring at Bailey, she couldn’t help herself and murmured, “Alright, alright. Carmen’s grandpa, let’s eat first.”
Cooper was sulking as he never felt this aggrieved in his life but Bailey was like the deep ocean. Therefore, all of Cooper’s mental attacks were useless when it came to him.
Suddenly, Cooper seemed to remember something so he said to Bailey, “Bailey, please stay after dinner. I have something to tell you.” Meanwhile, he made a phone call to Stanley. “Stupid dog, come over here. I’m opening a good bottle of wine.”
In almost a matter of seconds, Stanley suddenly appeared. “Ha! Mr. Cooper, what are we having today?”
Then, Cooper stared at Bailey furiously. “Get him drunk!”
Immediately, Stanley understood Cooper’s intentions and he rubbed his hands with excitement. “Alright. I got it!”
Today, I must get Bailey drunk so that he’ll show his true self afterward, Cooper thought to himself. If he embarrasses himself in front of Carmen, she’ll definitely hate him. I don’t want him to be my old grandson-in-law!
Casper also happily joined their scheme. Although he was just 19 years old and he only started to drink a few days ago, he just couldn’t back down now!
Cooper couldn’t drink and his three sons weren’t that good with alcohol, so he called in Stanley. On top of that, Stanley invited Joel and Justin, who were on leave, to come over. When Harry and Dana knew that they were drinking wine, they also came to join in the fun.
At the moment, their ‘alcoholic’ plan was starting to take shape as they set their trap everywhere, so Bailey was in trouble.
Sean also arrived with her second son, who was the cultivated offspring of Stanley’s genes after he married her.
“Stan, don’t drink that much. Cut him some slack!” Sean reminded him.
Stanley’s eyes lit up when he saw the wine but he nodded. “Alright.”
Sarah also rushed over to remind Harry. “Old Wolf, Bailey is just a kid so please don’t be too harsh on him!”
Yet, the light Harry’s eyes were now flickering.
Today, I must defeat Bailey.
At the same time, Carmen was also very worried so she quietly tugged Bailey’s sleeve. “They want to get you drunk. I think you better leave.”
However, Bailey was already holding a glass of wine as he said, “A thousand glasses of wine is nothing among friends. Let’s stop talking and drink.”
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