I saw Hugo standing with his arms crossed, listening to me with great interest, so I quickly stopped myself.
“Anyway, the person I should thank most is you. Hugo, you’re my guardian angel
“Guardian angel? I like that term.
When Hugo said this, there was a barely noticeable tenderness in his voice.
12
Early the next morning. Mrs. Bun came to knock on the door saying Natalie had arrived.
“Mrs. Sun, please entertain her for a while. fill come down after I get ready”
This “getting ready lasted until after 10 o’clock. When Natalie saw me, she looked like she wanted to kill someone.
4:07 PM
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& tirst words to me were; sister, I was wrong!
She sobbed quietly for a while, but seeing no one paying attention to her, she had to stop her tears.
Il my fault. Sister, can you forgive me?”
“It’s my
my fault. It’s all my
the was avoiding looking at me while speaking, but her eyes kept glancing towards Hugo sitting nearby.
I raised an eyebrow, silently watching her act.
Sure enough, Natalie used a coquettish voice to ask Hugo: “Brother–in–law, can you help persuade my sister not to be angry with me anymore?”
Hugo sat in his chair, as steady as a mountain, reading his newspaper.
Natalie felt a bit awkward but still didn’t give up. Her voice got even louder: “Sister—”
I tapped the table, using a cough to remind her.
“Natalie, didn’t your mom teach you that an apology requires sincerity?”
Crystal–clear tears spilled from her eyes as she looked at me with a pitiful expression.
This acting skill–if she didn’t go into the entertainment industry, I’d feel sorry for her.
“I, L… Sister, what do you want me to do? Do you want me to kneel down?”
“No need to kneel. I’m afraid you’ll dirty our floor!”
Natalie’s face turned red, then white. She looked at Hugo, who w
was treating her like air, then at me, and finally swallowed her pride.
“It was wrong of me to take Dad’s private seal and fire you, Dad always says we’re family, but Sister, it seems you don’t treat me as family?
Oh, trying to gain sympathy in front of Hugo, are we?
What a cup of green tea!
I slowly spread jam on my toast and said nonchalantly. “If you were my real sister, I would have strangled you long ago. Oh wait, that’s not right. My mom wouldn’t have raised such an incompetent sister.”
Natalie couldn’t hold back her tears anymore and started complaining to Hugo.
“Brother–in–law, aren’t you going to say something to Sister? She’s so harsh and mean. How can she be worthy of you? You don’t know that before Nancy married you, she was always involved with different men…”
Slap-
Hugo’s face was full of anger as he slammed the newspaper on the table.
Natalie was startled, a glimmer of triumph flashing in her eyes.
“Get out of here?
This was also the first time I witnessed him getting angry. It was indeed terrifying.
Natalie was almost scared stiff and hurriedly left in a panic.
After making sure she was gone, I turned back to carefully observe his expression.
“You–were you really angry? There’s no need
She’s the
the type who loves to stir up trouble.”
4:07 PM
Hugo suddenly smiled, his eyes full of mischief. “Did I act convincingly?”
Convincing!
Even I was scared.
“How was my performance just now?” he asked, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, looking exactly like a big loyal dog waiting for praise.
I couldn’t help but smile and nod, “Not bad. If a perfect score is 100 points, I’d give you 99. The one point deducted is to keep you from getting too proud.
Hugo half–squinted his eyes, looking pleased.
“You flatter me. But you need to keep up the good work too!”
I became confused, “Where?”
He helplessly pointed at his phone and said, “It’s Grandma. The old lady keeps pestering mo about wanting to hold a great–grandchild. I told her it’s no use talking to me, it mainly depends on you!”
Whoa!
The pressure instantly shifted to my side.
13
Isn’t this act going a bit too far?
Seeing me stunned speechless, he couldn’t help but laugh.
“Alright, I’m just teasing you!” He paused and then asked, “Do you want me to solve your family issues once and for all?”
