"Wait, what?" Everleigh and Christopher said at the same time.
No one had expected Felicia to say such things. It was truly unbelievable.
What kind of a sister would make her younger brother quit his job to take care of his children at home? Not only that, but they were from the Meyer family, a big family, so this was really just too unbelievable.
"Is there a problem?" Felicia still looked serious, "Obviously, Everleigh's job is better and more promising than yours. Christopher, you can't get any achievements like this. So just stay home obediently and take care of your wife and kids."
After that, she looked at her parents, "Mom, Dad, what do you think?"
Samuel and Vanessa were stunned for a moment. They were a little surprised. However, when they thought about their daughter's words, they found it reasonable. It seemed like they were about to nod.
Before they answered, Christopher was already anxious, "Mom, Dad, you're not going to agree to that, are you?"
Vanessa hesitated, she said, "Your sister's words are quite reasonable. Everleigh is very busy and our family doesn't need the money you make. You should accompany your family more at home. You can take better care of Everleigh's daily life. That would be great."
"No, that would be too ridiculous, wouldn't it? How could a man resign to take care of his children at home?"
"Fine." Felicia's words were cold. It was not loud, but there was a thunderous momentum in her words. She glanced at Christopher and said, "It's fine for you to disagree, but your bank card will be frozen, and you will make money yourself."
"Felicia! You..."
"What did you just call me?"
"You've gone too far."
Felicia said slowly, "I have given you a choice. You can't have everything."
Christopher was so flustered that his face turned green, "How can you make these decisions yourself. Have you asked others about their opinions? Everleigh has not agreed to this yet."
Everleigh was just silently watching the show yet she was suddenly dragged into their quarrel and she almost choked on her food.
"Cough cough..."
"Everleigh, are you alright?" Vanessa quickly gave her a cup of water.
"Aunt, I'm fine." Everleigh lowered her head and drank the water, she was thinking about how to revert the situation.
When she looked up, she saw Felicia looking at her, "Everleigh, our family has always respected gender equality. We will respect everyone's opinions. So, what do you think?"
Everleigh hesitated, she said, "Since you have said that men and women are equal, then Christopher's opinions should be respected. He has his own ideals and aspirations. In terms of professional aspects, he is no worse than I am."
She said those words from the bottom of her heart. Even though Christopher was a playboy, he was still very serious about studying medicine. When he was studying abroad, he would be so busy and immersed in it that he would not rest for half a month.
Felicia did not say anything.
The atmosphere at the table gradually got awkward.
Everleigh started to regret it. If she had known this would happen, she would not have helped Christopher. She had already offended his sister; how would they talk to each other in the future?
After a while, Felicia said, "Alright, we will continue to let him work for a while."
She agreed so quickly that even Everleigh was shocked. When she returned to her senses, everyone had already gotten over the topic, as if it never happened.
Christopher muttered beside her, "That was unbelievable." 'What is it?" Everleigh looked at him. Christopher lowered his voice and whispered in Everleigh's ears, "My sister has never listened to anyone's opinions ever since she was young. It feels like the sun has risen from the west."
The two of them got closer and when Vanessa saw this, she smiled happily. She whispered to her husband, "Look how good their relationship is. Now that his matter has been settled, we won't have to worry about it anymore."
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