From Monique's point of view, a wealthy family would be like what was on television. Parents and children; brothers and sisters, would forget their bloodlines for wealth and choose to go at each other's throats instead.
However, the Kyle family that she had been with these days was completely different from the wealthy family she had initially visualized.
They were a happy family and the fathers were loving. No matter how one looked at them, they were all so lovely. Monique could not believe that what she had experienced in the past few days was real. The family was so beautiful that she wanted to be part of them too.
Monique looked at Larry and Lawrie who were running on the lawn, then looked back at Levi. She asked the questions that she had been keeping in for the last two days, "Levi, can you tell me if I'm dreaming, or are you all acting?"
Levi's gaze had always been on her. When she had finally managed to shift her gaze from the children to him, she had asked a stupid question. He tapped her head and answered, "Monique, I know I'm outstanding but there's no need for you to be so unconfident. Everything that you've been through these past few days is real. You're not dreaming."
After finishing his words, he pinched her face hard to reassure her that she was not dreaming.
"What about self-confidence? I'm telling you something serious. Don't quarrel with me." Monique patted Levi's hand and sighed. "What I've seen in your brother's family these days makes me feel that it's so unreal."
"What about my brother's family that makes it seem so unreal? Has he given birth to a fake baby?" Levi was a quick- witted person. However, in front of Monique, his brain would occasionally seem to malfunction; he would be so foolish that he could not understand what she meant.
"I'm not talking about your brother's child, but your big family." Monique looked at Larry and Lawrie again, who were playing not far away. "Your family's elders are so close, and the children are cute and sensible. You guys are the best example of a healthy, happy family. This is completely different from the rich family I had imagined before, so I've always thought that I was dreaming."
Levi asked, "Have you ever met rich and
powerful families?"
Monique shook her head. "I've never met one, I've only seen them on television or in the news."
"A TV series needs to be more dramatic, so everything needs to be exaggerated." Levi turned Monique's face to look at him and continued, "In today's society, the news isn't always true. Journalists always add extra details as if they're writing a novel in order to attract readers. Do you think this kind of news is trustworthy?"
Monique nodded. "You have a point. In this world, even what you see yourself can't be trusted, let alone what has been written by someone else."
"Do you mean that you still don't believe what you've seen in the past few days?" asked Levi.
Monique was taken aback. "That's not what I meant."
"Then what do you mean?"
Monique snapped back, "Do you want to quarrel again?"
Levi replied, "Monique, can you act more like a woman? Is it me or you that wants to fight now?"
Monique was aghast. "Levi, sometimes you
really lack brains."
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