While munching an apple on the sofa, Caspian inquired, “That man from just now isn't your exboyfriend, is he?”
The next second, he let out a yelp when the woman threw a big pillow directly at his head.
“Ex-boyfriend? Who did you say was my exboyfriend?” she shouted, straddling the man to pinch his arm hard.
“Ow! Stop pinching me. It hurts. I was just joking, okay? Do you have to overreact?” Caspian begged.
“Don't ever joke about something like this again!” Jessica snapped, then got up from his lap.
“Where are you going? Let's stay like this. It's quite nice, no?” Caspian wrapped his arms tightly around her waist and said with a roguish smile.
“Nice my a**! Let me go. I have work to do, you know?”
At the mention of work, Caspian begrudgingly released the woman in his arms.
“Give me ten minutes.” Jessica gave him a wink.
“Why don't you invite Caspian and Jessica over for a meal tomorrow?” Delilah suggested in the dining room.
“Sure,” Larry agreed.
“Dad, I really miss Mr. Caspian and Ms. Zimmer,” Lucius chimed in.
“Alright, I'll invite both of them over tomorrow, okay?” Larry replied gently while caressing the boy's hair.
Larry had long since regarded Caspian and Jessica as his family, so there was nothing wrong with inviting them here for a meal. Delilah, on the other hand, wanted to express her gratitude to Caspian for helping Larry so much recently.
The next day, Delilah welcomed the guests while chiding, “There's no need for all the formalities. We're a family, after all. You really didn't have to bring any gifts.”
“It's no big deal, Ms. Young. What Caspian has is money,” Jessica joked.
“Larry pays my salary, so technically, he bought it himself,” Caspian replied awkwardly.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the house became lively. With so many people around, Lucius was more excited than usual, happily climbing onto Caspian's lap in the living room.
“Lucius, behave yourself in front of Mr. Caspian,” Joan chastised.
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