Chapter 528
Angie’s enthusiasm exceeded Joseph’s expectations. They’ve only officially met twice. The last time was at the Roberts family. Today was the second time.
When he bought tampons for Ava at the supermarket, he didn’t actually meet Angie face-to-face.
Today was only the second time. Right now, Angie’s burning gaze was like a mother looking at her son. To be honest, Joseph felt a bit creeped out.
However, he stayed somewhat calm. He tried to reflect Angie’s enthusiasm by changing the topic. “Mrs. Yamin, It’s okay. I’ll do it myself. We had food on the plane. You don’t need to worry about us. We’ll go watch TV now.”
“Okay, alright. Christina is such an insensitive child. She didn’t even give us a call in advance. If your father, no, if her father knew that you were coming, he definitely wouldn’t have gone out. This is too bad.”
Angie sighed and glared at her daughter again.
Joseph sat down and chatted with Angie. “It’s fine, Mrs. Yamin. There will be many chances for me to meet him in the future.”
“That’s right. You can meet him some other time. What did you buy? Why do you have so many suitcases?”
Joseph stood up, opened a suitcase, and took out something he had brought with him. “Mrs. Yamin, the company has recently developed some new massage devices. These items have already been tested. They are very useful. Mr. Yamin and you can use them when you’re tired. They will help you relax.”
Where could she have found such a good son-in-law? He was too kind. He was even more attentive than her own son. Chris was a brat, and he had never bought Angie such things. He went to the hospital after eating.
The more Angie looked at Joseph, the more she liked him. She almost wanted her daughter to get married to Joseph the next second. She couldn’t let other girls snatch away such a good son-in-law. She said politely, “You’re too caring. I like you very much. However, you shouldn’t spend this much money on us again, okay?”
Even though Angie was being polite verbally, deep down, she was overjoyed. Joseph said politely, “Mrs. Yamin, just consider it as if you are helping me test the products. If you have any negative experiences with them, please give me feedback. That’ll be a great help.”
Angie was even happier after hearing this. She felt that Joseph’s emotional intelligence was very high. He was clearly offering a gift to her. To make her feel better, he had chosen a nice way to address his gifts. It warmed her heart.
Ever since Joseph entered the house, the corners of Angie’s mouth kept curling up. She even ignored Christina’s question.” Instead, she was busy talking to Joseph. Christina shook her head helplessly. “I’ll go bring my suitcase upstairs. Mom, enjoy your gift.”
“Mrs. Yamin, I’ll help Christina carry the suitcases up. Joseph stood up.
Christina narrowed her eyes and looked at him. This guy was quite straightforward. Unexpectedly, Angie said, “Go ahead. Joseph will be having dinner here tonight. Take a look in Christina’s room and let us know if you need anything else. You’re already engaged. You don’t have to leave tonight. Hurry up and take a look.”
Christina was speechless.
Hearing this, Joseph smiled and pushed Christina forward. “Okay, Mrs. Yamin, I’ll go up now.”
The two of them spoke softly on the stairs. Christina placed a new pair of slippers on the ground. “Mr. Turner, you did a good job of buying your way into my mom’s heart.”
“The most important thing is that Mrs. Yamin likes me,” Joseph said seriously.
The two of them pushed and shoved each other on the stairs. Angie could tell Joseph wanted to stay, so she brought up the topic first and agreed to let him stay. From the corner of her eye, she saw the commotion on the stairs. The corners of Angie’s lips curled up in satisfaction again.
She muttered softly, “It would be great if they had registered their marriage already.”
Joseph got to Christina’s room. The layout of her room was very simple, but the bed was quite big. When he saw the bed, Joseph smiled mysteriously. His smile had an element of dirty intention.
Christina did not understand why he was smiling. Confused, she asked, “Is there a problem with my room?”
“No, it’s just that I like your bed.” He lowered his head and whispered into Christina’s ear.
“You’re really…” she was caught off guard.
“Sis, you’re back, you…”. Stella stood at the door with her hair styled in a bob, interrupting Christina before she could scold Joseph. Stella was taken aback when she saw Joseph in person.
For a moment, she forgot that she was currently looking messy. She stood there like a fool and compared the difference between the look of Joseph in front of her and the image she had of him in her mind.
Joseph glanced at his sister-in-law, who seemed completely casual. He took the initiative to introduce himself. “Hello, I am Joseph Turner.”
The introduction pulled Stella back to reality. “Damn, Christina, Joseph looks much better than the photo you showed us. Oh my god, Joseph, you look just like Ava.”
Christina wanted to remind her sister of her current appearance. The hair on the top of her head was looking really messy, probably because she was covered under a blanket. Christina pinched her forehead and felt a headache coming on.
Joseph was not surprised at all that Ava was able to get along with Stella. He smiled and said, “Ava likes you very much.”
Stella was not shy at all. Instead, she seemed very proud of herself. She felt that Joseph’s smile was quite charming and believed he and her sister were very compatible. “Of course. I also like Ava very much. She has a great personality. Joseph, are you sleeping here tonight?”
“It’s up to your sister. If she agrees, I’ll stay here.” Joseph glanced at Christina. His intentions were obvious.
“Of course. My sister will agree. Are you guys staying together in Sapphire City?” Joseph smiled and nodded. He thought Stella was fun. She was even more carefree than Ava. She was straightforward and did not care about others’ opinions of her.
Then, Stella clapped her hands. She put herself in charge of the situation and continued, “You sleep together in Sapphire. City, so why would you sleep separately in Athana? Isn’t that dumb? Right, Christina? He can stay here.”
After saying that, two pairs of eyes stared at Christina, waiting for her to speak. Christina felt like she had been forced to make a difficult choice. She said helplessly, “Well, I didn’t say no.” Her mother had already agreed. What else could she say?
If Christina dared to object, her mother would chase her out and scold her until she gave up.
“You better go to the bathroom and look in the mirror.” Christina reminded Stella.
Stella touched her hair and then had a bad feeling. She immediately fled the scene. “Goodbye, Joseph. Please forget what I looked like just now. Thank you.”
“Your sister has quite a lively personality.” Joseph didn’t mean to belittle Christina. He felt that she was pretty fantastic.
Christina felt helpless this whole time. She did not know when her sister would actually grow up. “We have spoiled her. She will never grow up. Her biggest dream is to work at the front desk of the Wilson Group.”
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