But holding onto her pride, she hesitated for a long time before finally opening the chat window, yet she didn’t send a message to Chester.
As my parents anxiously crowded around her, asking about the situation, Chester finally reached out to her.
[I’ll send someone to pick you up. Be downstairs in five minutes.]
The corner of Kathy's mouth, which had just settled, couldn’t help but lift again. She waved her phone in front of me with a triumphant smile.
“See that? The Miles Family is big. It’s understandable they want to keep things low-profile. But look, my husband can’t wait to explain things to me in person!”
“Someone as timid and useless as you wouldn’t even be worthy of carrying my shoes! Get lost!”
She pushed me aside and headed to her room to change.
My parents immediately turned on me.
“What use is it having you as a daughter if you can’t even support your sister? What’s the point of raising you?”
“Just leave already! Don’t stay here and make us look at you!”
Mom was so emotional, tears filling her eyes.
“This risky move was definitely the right one! We might even be moving into a villa tonight!”
Dad laughed heartily, holding up Kathy's pregnancy test stick, with two lines showing and excitedly said, “I never even dared to dream about this! It's the Miles Family! We’ll be part of high society now!”
“Dear wife, take a look! How does this outfit look for our daughter's wedding? Do you think it’ll embarrass her?”
“When our grandson is born, what should we send as a gift? We can’t let our in-laws look down on us!”
Watching them excitedly plan for the future, I silently returned to my room to pack my things.
As I left the house, I followed them at a distance.
By the time we got downstairs, we were surrounded by neighbors. Their voices were filled with weird mix, both of admiration and envy.
“Wow, you’re so lucky to have a daughter like that! I saw the news online and if my daughter could marry into the Miles Family, I’d be grinning in my sleep!”
“You two are really glowing with happiness, you even look younger! The gray hairs are almost gone!”
“If I had known it would turn out this way, I would’ve let my daughter try for it too! I thought Mr. Miles was so hard to impress, but after all, he’s still a man—he can’t resist temptation!”
I couldn’t help but feel a wave of disgust rise in my throat, the urge to gag taking over.