Chapter 548

“Enough, Ralda!” Quentin suddenly growled at me and angrily said, “Don’t talk about her like that. She really had an emergency. She injured her legs trying to come and explain things to me. What more do you want from her?”

What do you mean by “What else do I want from her?” Couldn’t she have let us know earlier if she couldn’t come? Do you know how much Mom looked forward to seeing her? Do you know how long we prepared for this meal? It doesn’t matter how she treats me, but she can’t have this attitude towards Mom.

“Okay, Ralda…” my mom said, choking back tears as she held my arm, “it’s just one meal, you two siblings shouldn’t argue because of this.”

“But this is not just a matter of a meal, it’s about that girl’s attitude,” I said uncomfortably. I used to think that the girl Quentin was interested in should be very nice, not minding our family’s bankruptcy, not minding Quentin’s lack of money. But the girl stood me up time and time again, pretended to be mysterious, instead made me feel like she was showing off. The moment I thought of how much my mom valued that girl, and how she had been busy since early morning preparing for this meal, eagerly anticipating it with all her heart, my heart couldn’t help but feel sour.

I couldn’t help but growl at Quentin. “She really thinks highly of herself. If she doesn’t come, so be it. From now on, I won’t consider her as my future sister-in-law…”

“You shut up, Esmeralda!” Quentin growled at me again, his angry eyes seeming to want to beat me up fiercely. From small to big, when has he ever been so harsh to me?

He loved his girlfriend, protected his girlfriend, I could understand. But this time, it was clearly his girlfriend’s fault. Can’t I vent a few words?

My mother wiped away tears and pulled me, saying, “Forget it, Ralda. Maybe that girl really had something urgent. We’ll get together next time, there’s nothing to worry about.”

Quentin glared at me angrily, his chest slightly heaving. However, a hint of guilt flashed across his face when he saw the large table of food and the gifts placed on the side. He pursed his lips and said, “It’s my fault. She can’t come. I didn’t inform you in time. Next time, whether she can come or not, I will let you know in advance.”

“There is no next time.”

“Esmeralda!” Quentin growled at me again, his handsome brows furrowed in a particularly intimidating manner, his face dark and irritated. “Can’t you stop acting like this? She really had an emergency and couldn’t come, it’s not intentional. And even though she couldn’t come, she bought a lot of supplements for me to bring over. She still cares, so stop harping on this point.”

Buying some supplements is considered thoughtful?

“Hey! Quentin, when did you become so easy to please?”

“Enough, shut up!” Quentin seemed really angry; he even raised his hand as if he wanted to hit me. Thanks to my mother quickly grabbing his hand, his slap did not land.

I looked up, staring at him with red eyes. He did his best! If his slap had landed, I wouldn’t have recognized him as my brother anymore.

“Alright, Quentin, Ralda has been busy since early morning preparing this meal, her fingers are blistered from all the cooking. Originally full of joy to meet his future sister-in-law, but the joy turned into disappointment, she couldn’t help feeling a little resentful."