Did her parents just call her their favorite daughter?
Heavens and earth, was this even true?
She'd never known that she was her parents favorite daughter.
She always thought that in her parents' hearts, she was the most disgusting and contemptuous existence.
Preslie pointed to herself. "Are, are you really talking to me?"
"Of course! If we are not speaking to you, then who are we speaking to?" Celine exclaimed.
Calter also looked at Preslie with a face full of parental love. "Preslie, you've turned skinny staying in Nashaland. It's so heartbreaking to see that happening to my daughter. You've got to eat more. Since tomorrow is the weekend, why don't you ask for leave and follow us home? Let your mother cook something nice and nutritious for you. What do you think?"
Celine added, "Yes, come back so that I can cook for you. I'll make you whatever you want to eat."
Preslie's face was full of disbelief.
She asked, "Didn't you both always dislike me for being fat and not allow me to eat more? Weren't you both always disgusted with me eating something good or nice?"
There was a hint of embarrassment on both her parents' faces.
But they shamelessly masked it.
Calter coughed and denied, "Fat? What do you mean, fat? Preslie, your figure is the best! In the Fernandez family, you have the best figure with all the right curves. Your figure is to die for!"
Celine added in, "Preslie, you used to be a little plump in the past, but now you've slimed down a lot. I should make you some good food."
At the end, Preslie followed her parents back home to Agaphen City in a daze.
Both her parents had done a complete 180-degree turn.
When they got home, Calter asked Preslie to sit on the sofa and even served her some tea and fruit. Later, he went to the kitchen with Celine to get busy. They were preparing chickens and ducks, saying that they would make a big feast for Preslie.
And later on, the doorbell rang.
Preslie stood up to open the door.
Just as she reached the door, Celine suddenly rushed over.
Her mother was all smiles. "Preslie, sit down. How can I let you open the door? Just sit."
Then, Celine went to open the door.
By the door was one of their relatives.
That relative had been looking for Celine to play some poker, but she happened to see Preslie when the door was opened.
A sense of ridicule flashed in the relatives' eyes.
She said to Celine, "Hey, look who's back. Are you done bragging then, Preslie? Gee."
All their relatives knew how Preslie was being treated in her own family. Hence, they'd never tried to hide their disgust or scorn for her.
In the past, when the relatives were mocking Preslie, her mother would certainly scold Preslie along with them.
But that day, it was different.
After hearing what the relative said, Celine's face suddenly changed.
She stared at her relative and said, "What do you mean, bragging? Since when has Preslie bragged?"
The relative replied without hesitation, "Didn't Preslie say she is working at the President's office? Didn't you say before that she was shameless? And that she only knows how to brag and embarrass your family?"
Celine immediately raised her voice. "When did I say that? I tell you, my daughter is the best in my family. Why would she brag? She is truly working in the President's office! She is such an excellent person. Even the President's Office of Nashaland regards her as a valuable employee. Don't think that just because we are relatives, you can just say whatever you want here. You'd better be careful in the future!"
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