Angela bit her lips and pleaded, “Mom, can you leave the questions later? I’ll introduce him to you when the time is right.”
“Angela, once is enough. I must know everything about that man. You cannot hide anything from me,” claimed Daphne as she sat on the couch with a grim face.
“Mom… He’s-” “Where is he from?”
“He lives in the same city,” Angela answered hastily. “What does his family do?”
“His family is richer than us.” She was feeling guilty.
Daphne was stunned at that. “Really? Tell me. Which family is he from? How old is he? And what is his name?”
Daphne thought to herself, Once I got his name, I must look into his background. Angela is still young and clueless about so many things. I need to pry further into the man’s family history too. It’s Angela’s future. I mustn’t be sloppy and careless about it.
However, Angela merely stared at her mother in silence.
“Fine, you’re not saying anything, are you? I took a photo of his number plate and I’m going to call your father to look into it. With his capability, I don’t believe
that he won’t be able to find out who that guy is,” said Daphne while reaching out her hands to look for her phone.
“Mom, don’t! I’ll tell you.” Angela stopped her immediately.
“So, what is his name and what does he do for a living?” questioned Daphne forcefully.
Angela took a deep breath and lowered her head. With eyes closed, she revealed the name in a loud voice. “Richard Lloyd. He’s Richard Lloyd.” Thud!
The phone in Daphne’s hand slipped through her fingers and dropped onto the ground. Her expression turned into a surprised and baffled one.
She had no idea that her daughter’s date
would be… Richard Lloyd. The Richard who had just called off the
engagement with Annie?!
It took a few seconds before Daphne regained her composure. As she looked at her daughter’s guilty and slightly flustered eyes, she let out a sigh while clearly agitated.
Angela rushed over to her mother and held her arm. “Go ahead and lash out on me all you want! Just promise me that you won’t get worked up and hurt. yourself, okay?”
To be fair, Daphne was not upset with her daughter, but things were just too absurd to take in at the moment. Richard, who just broke up with Annie, is dating my daughter? When did this happen? Why did Angela keep this information hidden from us?
She stared at Angela and questioned, “Tell me all about it. When did it all start?”
Not wanting to keep her mother in the dark for much longer. Angela revealed her active pursuit of Richard back in the base and explained that she had no idea.
he was Annie’s fiancé at that time.
To her surprise, Daphne had not expected her daughter to take the initiative in pursuing a man. According to the timeline, it was factually correct that her daughter was unaware of Annie being Richard’s ex-fiancé since Angela was shielded and had all communications cut off at the time. Therefore, it was natural of her to develop feelings for him in the base.
“What should I say to your uncle and aunt? Your aunt is still upset about the canceled engagement! You have no idea how much she adores Richard, her ideal. son-in-law. I can’t believe he’ll be my son in-law instead!” Daphne expressed her concern.
“Pffi!” Angela burst into laughter. In exchange, Daphne shot her a glare and sneered, “Oh, you’re laughing, huh? How about you suggest ways for the elders to get out of this awkward situation?”
