He straightened up, picking up his phone which had fallen on the bed. His handsome face had just flashed on the video call when, a second later, Elizabeth's call was abruptly ended.
Elizabeth, who was about to say something, blinked in surprise after hearing the beeping sound, her eyes then flaring with anger. "That cheeky lad dared to hang up on me!"
She immediately called back and was hung up on. She called again, and again was hung up on. Without a second thought, Elizabeth knew this was Damon's handiwork!
She decided to send a voice message this time. "Chloe, if your husband dares to hang up on me again, I'll... I'll cry on you!"
After much thought, Elizabeth felt it was unfair to threaten others by crying, but despite the hesitation, she was firm. Chloe was her chosen daughter-in-law, how could she bear to see her cry?
When she called again, the video call was finally answered. Chloe appeared on the screen, her cheeks flushed.d2
Elizabeth was quite pleased with herself. See, her daughter-in-law was the most pleasing. "Chloe, he didn't hurt you, did he?"
Chloe's face reddened even more. "No..."
"Wait until I come back and I'll deal with him... Just bear with him for now. Let him have his way."
Chloe was starting to regret answering the call.
Damon, on the other hand, gave a silent smirk, ruffling Chloe's hair. "Let's have breakfast."
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The video call continued. Chloe and Elizabeth ate cheerfully on either end of the video call. Damon and Royce glanced at each other through the screen and then turned away, each watching their wives eat breakfast.
Royce was sitting next to Elizabeth, still wearing an apron. Damon was sitting next to Chloe, also still wearing an apron. The baby blue apron featured a white kitten with large, round eyes.
The two handsome men had not made eye contact since the beginning. However, they both felt helpless.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law seemed to get along too well, which was proving to not be a good thing. Was it really necessary to keep the video call on even during breakfast?
Chloe figured that thick skin was forced out of necessity. The incident that had just occurred would have been enough for her to hide in embarrassment for a long time, and she definitely wouldn't want to meet Elizabeth and Royce anytime soon. However, she was now calmly having breakfast with them on a video call, convincing herself that it was pointless to dwell on what had happened and that it was important to act naturally.
Hmm... she was starting to understand how people like Wendy managed to appear in public with an air of superiority, even after their reputations had been tarnished.
After finishing breakfast, Chloe and Elizabeth looked up at each other through the screen, shared a glance, and then turned their attention elsewhere, both breaking into laughter for some unknown reason.
Royce and Damon looked at them in confusion, "What's so funny?"
Chloe covered her mouth, her laughter more modest. However, Elizabeth was the opposite, pointing at the screen and laughing at Damon.
"Why is it a kitten, hahaha... it's so cute, but it looks so weird on you, hahaha..."
Damon looked down at the apron he had grown accustomed to wearing and hadn't thought to take off, noticing the little white kitten in the middle, his face darkening. As Elizabeth continued to laugh uncontrollably, Damon removed his apron and tossed it onto a nearby chair.
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