Early the next day, they went straight to the village where Mary's father was living. Everyone else stayed outside the house except for Mary and Aisha.
"What do you do for living? I don't believe that you are indeed journalists." Staring at Jazlyn, William added, ''Aisha is Mary's sister. Since they are so close, don't hide anything from us anymore, okay? We're going to be family soon. You might as well tell us the truth."
Standing beside William, Archer rubbed his nose and stared at Jazlyn with burning eyes. "Come on, tell us!"
"Exactly!" Behind William and Archer, Lucas ran towards them. As he reached them, he put his hands on their shoulders and bobbed his head between theirs. Glaring at Jazlyn, he fiercely said, "I order you to tell the truth! We three... Oh no, both of them wouldn't show mercy to a woman!"
What did he mean by that? Meanwhile, Archer and William were speechless.
"How dare you three? Are you really men? You want to bully a weak woman like me?" Jazlyn raised her head and said provocatively, "You'll be so dead when my boss comes out. She will not spare you!"
"But before that, we will beat you up first!" Lucas raised his eyebrows and threatened Jazlyn menacingly. However, judging from Jazlyn's expression, she did not get scared. Even an ounce of fear was not apparent on her face.
"Lucas Murong! Try me! Don't hide behind them, you coward!" Jazlyn rolled up her sleeves in an intimidating manner and shouted, "Are you really a man? Why are you hiding behind your friends?! Come on, show me what you've got!"
"You should know better than anyone that I'm a real man! Please don't ask this question in front of others. I'm very disappointed." Lucas pretended to be annoyed and smoothed the hair on his forehead.
However, before he could become completely complacent, Archer and William exchanged a glance and walked aside respectively in tacit agreement. Lucas was now directly exposed in Jazlyn's sight.
"Lucas Murong!" Jazlyn stepped forward and pulled his ear. "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tweak your ear off!
"Ouch! Stop it! It hurts! It hurts! Aw!" Lucas shook off Jazlyn's hand and yelled, "You are so violent! Why do you always hurt me?!"
"There are more violent methods. Do you want to give it a try? Just tell me, I'm going to give you those for free."
Archer and William stood side by side and watched them while chuckling. After a while, Archer suddenly pointed at the house and said, "They are coming out." He and William walked up to the twins.
"How did it go?" Archer asked. Jazlyn and Lucas also came up.
"Not bad," Aisha answered with a shrug. "I just got shocking news."
"What's wrong?"
"What news?"
Mary and Aisha's companions asked in unison.
"It turns out that I'm Mary's younger sister," Aisha said with a sad face. Others stood frozen to the spot. That was it?
Mary shook her head with a smile. "What's wrong with being a younger sister? I'll take care of you from now on.'¹
"You take care of my little nephew and niece." Aisha grinned wickedly and added, "And my brother-in-law, William. That's enough!"
Brother-in-law?
Hearing that, William raised his eyebrows. Yes, it was a good title!
Mary blushed and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Get in the car now."
"Ha ha! Okay!" Aisha nodded and got into the car.
When William was about to get in the car, Archer stopped him in tracks.
"What are you doing?" William was stunned and confused as to why Archer suddenly stopped him.
Staring at him for a long time, Archer finally laughed heartily and addressed him, "My dear brother-in-law!"
"What the..." William almost burst into laughter. He glanced at him from head to toe and said with a smile, "It's too soon for you!"
"I haven't agreed yet!" Aisha walked over and glared at Archer unhappily.
"Well, didn't we make an agreement last time?" Archer opened the door and followed her pitifully.
"When? I don't remember!" Aisha tilted her head to one side.
Few minutes later, several cars sped back downtown at once. Tomorrow would be the death anniversary of Mary and Aisha's mother. They had to go back to the hotel to get ready.
When they almost reached the urban area, Archer noticed that William's car was not following them. Frowning, he asked, "Where are William and Mary?"
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