Chapter 12
The look Carlos had on his face was the brooding one that felt so real . “ Do you remember the countless calls I gave you when you went to the station ? I wanted to tell you about the news , but you didn’t pick up , so I thoughtshould . stop as he did not want to affect his work . He let out a sigh as he acted like he was being considerate .
If I did n’t know better , I would have been blindsided by the news , but all I felt was a sense of irony that he was in fact her boyfriend . _ _ _ _ However , I still had to pretend , as well _I was curious to know what tricks he had up his sleeve , feigning surprise as he asked , “ What happened ? ”
“ Joana is certainly a poor woman . _ She is pregnant , out of wedlock without being able to obtain a marriage certificate . Now that her boyfriend had passed away due to an accident , her parents decided to take back the house where she lived , claimingthat she belonged to their son , therefore , had nothing to do with Joan . They then expelled her and even tried to force her to abort her child , as they wanted to prevent her child from receiving an inheritance from them .
“ How can they be so shameless ? _ Joana is definitely blind , but that man was also an idiot for treating her like a whore ! _ _ _ _ Both her boyfriend and his parents were scoundrels ! _ _ I scolded out loud , _though it was for Carlos and his parents .
No one would feel good about being humiliated in front of another person , which is why Carlos looked a little embarrassed before trying to apologize : “ That man would have potentially treated Joana well , or else Joana would not have gotten pregnant out of the blue .marriage for his sake ” .
“ Why would you defend an idiot like him ? ” There was a sneer on my face . “ I do n’t understand what Joana saw in him ! Did she not have enough money to spend or survive ? Why would she volunteer for such an idiot !
Carlos did his best to control his expression as he listened to my insults , which was extremely gratifying . However , my in-laws couldn’t take it anymore as they finally decided to come out of their rooms .
“ Mom , Dad , Pamela , I’m home . ” My excited expression when insulting Joana ‘s boyfriend turned into joy as soon as I saw them . _ _
“ Linda , you ‘re finally back ! ” As she stepped forward , smiling , my mother-in – law took the gift I had bought from her . “ Let me see . _ What did you buy for us ? ”
“ Mom , this is for Bianca . _ ” Carlos prevented her from touching the gifts .
“ Are they just for Bianca ? ” The smile on her face instantly disappeared , as she was obviously unhappy that I had n’t bought them anything . _ _ _ _ _
“ Mom , Linda was on a business trip and not on vacation , so she did n’t have time to buy gifts . Carlos stepped in to put the pieces together .
“ Despite as the old saying goes , children only think of their children instead of their parents . _ _ _ ” It was evident that my mother-in- law was not satisfied with the explanation he gave when she turned to snarl at her husband and wife .daughter .
“ Yes , you sure are very partial to Bianca for buying her so many presents . _ Pamela joined the fray . _
If it were sooner , I would smile apologetically as I explained to them that I was too busy to buy them gifts , which would follow up with me giving them money so they could buy whatever they wanted . _ However , I do n’tI would bow more to their will ! That ‘s how I ignored what they said and told Bianca smiling ; _ ” Bianca , go open your present in your room ” .
“ Thank you so much , Mom ! ” While holding her gift , Bianca went back to her room Dela. My mother-in-law ‘s and Pamela ‘s expressions soured as soon as they realized I was ignoring them , with Pamela directly confronting me : “ Beautiful , when youWill you buy me the watch you promised me ? ”
” Oh , you ‘ll have to forgive my forgetfulness , as I ‘ve been quite busy lately , ” I explained apologetically . _ _ _
“ So when are you going to finish the job ? ” Apparently , Pamela wasn’t going to give up anytime soon .
“ Pamela ! Carlos had a grim expression as he called out to her .
“ It might take some time , so why do n’t we make some arrangements ? ” With a smile , I turned to look at Carlos . _ “ Carlos , as your business is close to one of the Cartier stores that recently launched a new watch _Pamela liked it , why do n’t you buy it for her tomorrow ? ”
I could see the greed in Pamela ‘s eyes as I began to formulate my suggestion , thinking that her wish was about to come true , but it took a dramatic turn as soon as she heard my complete sentence . “ Why should my brother _keep the promise you made? ”
“That is such a strange question , Pamela . Would the fact that I bought the watch for you make it any different than if it had been bought by Carlos ? ” I replied with a smile on my face .
“ Of course , it’s different ! ” Such was his answer from Him. “ You would be showing your appreciation if you bought it , while the appreciation would be in it
if he was the one to buy .
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