Hansen was completely riveted by Mia being bullied at school. He said, "Humph! If she wasn't pregnant, I bet she would have set those guys straight. They have no idea how tough my daughter-in-law is. Would she even consider carrying a Cedillo family baby if we were the bullies?"
The more Hansen thought about it, the angrier he became, "Butler, call Naomi and Andre down."
Soon, Naomi was in the living room and Andre followed.
Hansen announced, "From now on, we three will take turns going to Mia's school!"
Hearing this, Mia immediately objected, "No way, my husband absolutely cannot go."
As soon as Mia finished speaking, Molly and Leo immediately agreed with her. For the first time, the three of them were completely united.
Molly said, "Dad, my brother needs to work. He can't go."
Leo also added, "If he goes, it will disrupt our studies. He can't go."
Hansen didn't understand, asking, "Why? Didn't he go today?"
Mia remembered how her husband's presence had made her feel restricted. She couldn't go to the snack bar, couldn't play with her phone, and even nodding off resulted in a pinch to the face.
She leaned into Hansen's ear and whispered something to him.
Andre could guess what his wife had said to his father. It probably had to do with him not letting her have ice cream today. Sure enough, as soon as Hansen heard that his son wouldn't let his pregnant daughter-in-law buy snacks, he slapped the table angrily, "Andre is out. Only Naomi and I will go."
When Naomi understood the whole story, she calmly said with a smile, "Dad, we should probably stay out of it. We can make an appearance once in a while, but it would disrupt their studies if we went every day."
Mia agreed with Naomi, "Yeah, Dad, you could occasionally pick us up from school. But if you go every day, it might be too much for you at your age. And my husband already has back pain from going today. If you pick us up, we won't miss out on any of the good food or fun."
Hansen had no counterargument. It seemed like a reasonable point.
"So, we'll follow Mia's plan. We'll pick them up when we have time. Naomi can join if she's free, so no one can say we're not a loving family." Hansen said.
Before, Jillian tried to ruin their relationship and angered Hansen. On the surface, it seemed like he hadn't punished Jillian, but only she knew what she had experienced.
Hansen wasn't an old man to be trifled with. He wouldn't let anyone mess with him.
"By the way, Mia, you can't have ice cream while pregnant, right?" Hansen asked.
Mia shook her head. "The doctor didn't say I couldn't."
Hansen glanced at his silent son and then at his seemingly obedient daughter-in-law, "Your husband said you can't, right?"
Mia nodded.
"Then you better not. Don't upset him." Hansen said.
Andre was the one holding the family's purse strings. It wouldn't do to upset him.
Mia nodded again, "I understand."
Andre just sat there, listening to his wife and father complaining about his tyranny.
Later, Mr. Cedillo came home. He went to his bedroom and heard his wife recounting his brother's antics during the day. He laughed and said to his wife, "He's always been a man of few words, but he loves Mia the most. We've been urging him to get married for years, but he just wouldn't. And then Mia showed up, and he's always following her around. All she has to do is call him 'honey', and he'd do anything for her."
Naomi also laughed, "Mia loves Andre deeply too. Even though she usually acts like a little tiger, she becomes a docile kitten in front of Andre."
"Isn't that how it is between couples?" Mr. Cedillo asked.
On the bed not too far away, Mia snuggled up to her husband. She glanced at the book her husband was about to finish, and her legs were draped over his, "Honey, how do you feel with me by your side?"
"Pity." Andre said.
Mia looked up at her husband's face, frowning, "Is that all you feel? I have several feelings, let me tell you." Mia counted on her fingers, "Moved, wronged, uncomfortable, and more in love with you. I have these feelings."
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