Jenson came downstairs and conveyed his mother’s instructions to Zayne and the rest. “Her Highness wants all of you to go upstairs and have a meal together."
Zayne and the others were startled for a moment, then burst out laughing.
Zayne teased, saying, "Your dad has succeeded in spoiling Angeline into a queen who gets whatever she wants whenever she wants it. I wonder if he’ll regret it in the future?"
Jenson replied, "My daddy enjoys it tremendously."
Josephine walked up to Zayne and pinched his ears, saying with indignance, "Just look at how my brother spoils Angeline, Zayne. You should learn from him."
Zayne grimaced in pain and said, "Ouch. Your brother is spoiling his wife without limits. Something is bound to happen sooner or later."
Josephine was speechless.
Soon, everyone gathered in Jay and Angeline's room. Each of them was assigned a duty. Joy filled the air.
Shirley and Baby Zetty were bustling about in the kitchen, whereas Josephine took on the role of their assistant.
Carrying the majestic aura of a queen, Angeline brought out a colorful sky lantern and ordered while raising her chin, "Jaybie, you’re in charge of the sky lantern. Zayne, you’ll prepare the ink, Jens, you’ll help me with wielding the brush.”
Trying to laze off, Zayne said, "You know how weak I am, Angeline. I can't do physical work like that. You should ask your Jaybie who has well-developed limbs to do it instead.”
Jay's dashing face darkened immediately.
Well-developed limbs? Was he going to say that he had a moronic head next?
Jay's voice turned cold. "Do what my Angeline tells you to. Why do you always have so much nonsense to say?”
Zayne’s jaw dropped. "Your wife's surname is Severe and she’s from the Severe family. Since when has she become yours?”
"She’s my wife, so she takes my last name, understood?" Jay said confidently.
Zayne argued on the basis of reason. "That’s the evil old feudal practices. If a woman takes on their husband’s last name, that’s like treating women as an object. Evil feudal practices like that have long been eradicated."
Jay set up a trap. "If the wife takes on a husband’s last name, that means that the husband now has an obligation toward his wife—to protect her, respect her, love her, and take care of her. Zayne Severe, you refuse to have your wife take your surname because you’re trying to shirk your responsibility as a husband.”
Josephine stomped her feet and stormed away.
Zayne then ran into the kitchen to coax Josephine.
Soon, the sky lanterns were done.
Jay and Angeline carried the sky lanterns downstairs, lit them up one by one, and released them.
Soon, the vast snowy sky was filled with colorful sky lanterns.
Jenson went back to his room.
Baby Robbie looked at Jenson’s gloomy face and asked curiously, "What's wrong with you?"
Jenson walked to the window and opened the screen.
Baby Robbie caught a glimpse of the ‘sparks’ in the sky and was blown away by the view before his eyes.
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