True Love Waits novel Chapter 645

Lauren disagreed, "Your expectations are too high. Wesley is awesome. And Niles is no slouch either. He's a doctor, and stands to make a ton of cash. Cecelia, you've done an amazing job raising your kids."

"Thank you. You're too kind. You make it sound like I should be on cloud nine because of my kids," Cecelia said with a smile.

"Of course," responded Lauren.

Then she noticed Niles' bruised face. "Niles, what happened to your face? Did you get in a fight? Did your brother beat you again?" Everyone in the Jiang family knew very well where Niles had gotten those bruises.

Niles gave an embarrassed smile and said, "I messed with my brother again."

"Hahaha, he's beaten you up ever since you were little boys. Wesley's pretty hard on you for a brother," Garnet's father remarked as he patted Niles on the head.

Niles sighed and wore a self-effacing smile. "It's been going on for so long, I'm used to it. Besides, it's New Year's. I don't want to spoil the happy mood, so I'll let it slide."

His family knew him well. They also knew why Wesley pounded on him this time. Hearing that, they all rolled their eyes at him. The Jiang family laughed out loud.

Then Garnet's parents noticed the girl in the living room who sat quietly eating sunflower seeds. "Who's this?" asked Lauren.

All of a sudden, all eyes were on Blair. Garnet hadn't really noticed, as she was focused on Wesley. But her mother's words made her notice the girl. Garnet had seen her before, but she couldn't remember where.

Blair put down the sunflower seeds in her hand, stood up and straightened her clothes. She was a bit stunned when she saw Garnet. This was the woman on the video chat. The one who had threatened her. But she shook it off and remembered her manners. "Nice to meet you. I'm Blair Jing," she said.

"Blair?" Finally Garnet figured out why she was so familiar. The video chat! Of course! 'But I told her to stay away, ' she thought.

With a nod, Lauren commented cordially, "So pretty." Then she turned to Cecelia. "She a relative? Why haven't we met before?"

"This is Adalson's niece. She lives in the same city as him. She came all this way to visit Keith," Baldwin said. He liked Blair a lot, but he couldn't introduce her as Wesley's girlfriend, so this explanation sufficed. He wished Wesley would just confess his feelings and make things easier.

"Adalson Ji?" Garnet's father wondered.

"Yeah, he's my uncle," Blair answered with a smile.

"Cool! What a coincidence! Your uncle and I were in the military together. We fought side by side," he laughed.

They all sat down on the couch in the living room. A servant served some fruit and snacks, and people dug in. They had worked up an appetite.

And of course they talked and laughed amongst themselves. Things were pretty laid-back, and most of the family was happy. Cracking jokes, catching up.

Garnet sat down next to Wesley without thinking. She kept stealing glances at Blair. Her gut feeling told her that Blair and Wesley were more than friends.

Niles sat beside Keith. His seat was far away from Blair's. Wesley, on the other hand, was seated at the end of the couch, next to the armchair Blair sat in.

She had to admit that Blair was a looker. Her eyes were big. Her brows were thick and naturally arched. Her lips were like dewy roses in morning sunlight. Unlike Garnet's darker skin, Blair's was fair.

Just like Wesley, Garnet wore her army uniform. Blair was rocking a light-colored thin coat. She looked innocent and simple, the type most boys liked.