Zack responded faintly, “Nana, didn’t you say I’m bad at cooking?”
“You are, but I’m your nana. As bad as your food tastes, I’ll honor you so you’ll have some confidence.”
Zack was speechless.
Ring, ring, ring…
His phone rang, so he answered it to remove himself from bickering with his nana. He had never been able to win arguments against her.
“Zack, I’m at the entrance of your neighborhood, but I can’t enter without an access card. Duncan is here too. He said he has been waiting for half an hour.”
It was Kevin who called.
Their nana informed them in their family group chat last night that everyone in Wiltspoon had to return to the manor today.
Serena’s elders were going to visit for the first time, so the others had to be home to welcome them as a form of respect toward her.
After all, Serena would be the wife of the head of their family in the future. Her authority should be established bit by bit.
“You came real quick.”
Zack added indifferently, “I’ll ask Jim to go out and bring you in.”
It was still early, so neither Jim nor Mrs. Lane had gone to All You Can Eat to help out yet.
“Okay.”
Kevin was sensible enough to not say much after being told by his big brother that he came over quickly. After their call ended, he wound down the window to prop his hand on the car door and asked Duncan, who was in the car opposite his, “Duncan, Zack asked me to send breakfast over, so it’s fine for me to come early. Why did you come so early as well? You even came earlier than me.
“He just praised me for coming really fast, as if he wanted me to come at eight o’clock. How come you have to wait though? Tell me, how did you offend him?”
Duncan cleared his throat and answered honestly, “My mom invited her friend’s daughter to stay at my place and wants to set me up with her. She initially asked me to accompany Ms. Harmon the whole of today, but I don’t want to, so I said your brother had asked me to join him for a barbecue today. I just said that off the top of my head.
“My mom didn’t want to give up and wanted me to bring Ms. Harmon along. I told her that your brother doesn’t like the presence of young women apart from his close ones and managed to stop Ms. Harmon from coming along. In other words, I used your brother as a shield, so he made me wait here for half an
.hour.”
Kevin laughed and said, “No wonder he suddenly said he wanted to bring Serena back to the manor for a barbecue. It turns out that it was your idea. Even so, he wouldn’t go so far as to make you wait here. You came too early-half an hour early. He’s a man with a wife, and yet you came early in the morning to disturb their sleep…”
Duncan responded, “I didn’t think that far.”
He only thought that his mom would not insist on asking him to accompany Lily if he came to find
Zack.
Kevin laughed out loud.
Out of his big brother’s best friends, one was mischievous and crafty, while the other was straightforward and honest.
Soon after, Jim appeared at the entrance.
He brought the two of them inside.
Ten minutes later, Kevin pressed the doorbell. The tall Duncan was rather guilty after being pointed out by Kevin, so he shrunk behind Kevin.
Serena came to open the door.
“Serena.”
Kevin greeted her while entering the house. “Zack asked me to send breakfast over.”
“S… Ms. Hunt.”
Duncan almost called her by her first name as Kevin did. He changed the term of address after coming back to his senses.
“Kevin, Mr. Lewis.”
Serena greeted Kevin and Duncan with a smile. She closed the door after Duncan entered the house.
By the time she turned around, she saw that Grandma May had asked everyone to gather for breakfast.
Zack doted on his wife and knew what Serena liked to eat, so he asked Kevin to bring some of her favorites. There was plenty to choose from. Even though Duncan showed up uninvited, there was enough food for everyone.
After having a full meal, Grandma May instructed Duncan, “Duncan, go to Liberty’s place now to pick up her and her son, then go to my place together.”
Duncan’s eyes flickered. He immediately wondered why he was summoned again. He asked, “Grandma May, how many people have you asked to join the barbecue?”
“I don’t know? In any case, I notified everyone in the family group chat. Everyone in Wiltspoon is to return to the manor today.”
Duncan was speechless.
It sounded like the Yorks were going to have a family meeting.
Duncan only wanted to gather with a few friends. He wanted to have a barbecue, drink some wine, and enjoy the spring scenery at the manor with them. How did it turn into the Yorks’ family gathering?
“Go. It’s getting late, and it’ll be almost an hour’s drive back.”
This was because the traffic was usually worse in the city and would take up a lot of time.
“Seren and I will take Zack’s car. Kevin doesn’t know where Liberty’s rental house is, so we can only ask you to go pick them up, Duncan. Hurry up and stop dawdling. You were the one who suggested the barbecue get-together.”
Duncan accepted his fate and took his car keys. He said while walking, “Grandma May, I only suggested a small gathering of a few friends. Now that you spread the news, it turned into a gathering of the handsome men of Yorks.
“You didn’t consider how I would feel. I’ll feel inferior.”
Grandma May replied, “If you feel inferior, go fix the scar on your face. Sonny doesn’t let you carry him because of that. But then again, he’s pretty brave. Otherwise, if he’s slightly timid, he might cry, have nightmares, and scream when he sees you.”
Duncan touched the scar on his face and wondered, ‘Is it that scary?
‘Does Sonny not let me carry him because of the scar on my face?’
Duncan seemed reluctant to pick up Liberty and her son, but in fact, he ran away happily once he left Zack’s house. He ran faster than a cheetah.
He arrived at Liberty’s rented apartment in the shortest time possible.
Serena had informed her sister in advance, so Liberty was already waiting downstairs with her son when Duncan arrived. Liberty also bought a lot of things. It was her first time visiting the in-laws, so she must show respect and courtesy.
“Why have you bought so many things?”
Duncan got out of his car and walked toward the mother and son. He said, “The Yorks don’t lack anything.”
“It’s my first time visiting, so I can’t go empty-handed.”
Duncan helped her carry the things she bought into the car. The trunk and the inside of the car were filled.
Liberty had gone all-out for her sister. Duncan suspected that she must have wanted to buy everything from the mall for the Yorks to do her sister proud.
Nonetheless, Duncan liked the way the Hunt sisters got along.
“Sonny, come, I’ll carry you to the car.”
Duncan wanted to carry Sonny, but he climbed into the car by himself.
He withdrew his hands and said to Liberty with a smile, “He’s a kid with a temper.”
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