Chapter 2250
"Of course, when you all get married, your mom and I can finally be at ease." Daniel looked at Stanley and Spencer, as if to suggest that the both of them were the odd ones out.
"Don't look at me, you should be saying this to Stanley," Spencer quickly protested, arguing that he had a girlfriend, and that Stanley was the only one among them who was still single.
In a split second, Daniel redirected his glance to Stanley, who threw his arms up as if in surrender. "Pretend I never said anything."
Stanley had always been a person who did not have a hoot to give about relationships, let alone marriage. As such, he did not mind if his younger siblings got hitched way before he did.
Daniel and Gloria both exchanged glances, after which they each issued a sigh of defeat. Both were praying that Stanley would soon understand where they both were coming from.
Stanley quickly scarfed his food down to divert everyone's attention.
"Forget it. Let's dig in." Daniel said, giving up on convincing Stanley.
Gloria began to dig into her food too.
"Mom, Dad. Don't worry about things like these. Marriage
isn't something we take lightly. Who knows that after Spencer gets married, perhaps Stanley might even get himself a girlfriend," Nicole posited.
Gloria nodded. "Ah, at least Nicole understands."
Gloria glanced at Stanley as she spoke, causing him to scarf his food down even faster. Not once did he lift his head up thereafter as he kept his eyes on the plate.
Having noticed Stanley's behavior, Gloria dropped the idea entirely. She shook her head and urged everyone to eat up, before proceeding to gush about Spencer and June's wedding as it was the only exciting news for her to look forward to.
Once dinner was over, the Riddle family all sauntered over to the living room to lounge about.
"Mom, I'll be heading up first, I have to continue writing my thesis," Stanley said, finding an excuse to flee from his parents' grasps.
"I'm going to leave too. There's a new score I must study on, " Spencer followed suit.
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