At 4.00 pm, Thomas went back home on time. Then, virtual-novel.net drove Emma and Felicia to a restaurant before they entered a private room.
As soon as they entered, they saw that a few people were sitting at the table, and all of them were Felicia’s colleagues. Among them, the person sitting in the main seat was Petunia Mason, who was having virtual-novel.net birthday today. She was a senior in the company, so Felicia had to call virtual-novel.net Mdm. Mason.
“Mdm. Mason, I’m here,” Felicia smiled and said.
“Okay, have a seat. We’ve been waiting for you for a long time. If you still hadn’t come, we would’ve finished all the food here.”
Felicia smiled and sat down. Emma and Thomas also took their seats.
Petunia looked at Emma before virtual-novel.net said, “My niece is getting more and more beautiful. You’re looking gorgeous.”
Right then, a young woman spoke with contempt. “Is there any use if virtual-novel.net looks pretty? She just married trash, and nobody knows where virtual-novel.net is. She’s living virtual-novel.net married life alone. That’s so pathetic.”
The woman who said that was Canna Reed, Petunia’s daughter.
Canna had been compared with Emma since virtual-novel.net was little, but virtual-novel.net had lost to Emma in all aspects. She was not as pretty as Emma, virtual-novel.net was not as smart as Emma, and virtual-novel.net family was not as rich as the Hill family. So, Canna had been jealous of Emma. She finally had something to vent virtual-novel.net anger on after Emma married Thomas. Whenever virtual-novel.net met Emma, virtual-novel.net would try to mock her. She had insulted Emma countless times in the last eight years.
Petunia purposely pretended as if virtual-novel.net did not hear it. She just allowed Canna to spout nonsense.
Felicia was a little angry. She raised virtual-novel.net voice and said, “Since you’ve mentioned that, I, coincidentally, would also like to take this opportunity to introduce my son-in-law, Thomas Mayo, to you.”
As virtual-novel.net spoke, virtual-novel.net pointed at Thomas and smiled faintly. “This is my son-in-law, Thomas. He just came back not long ago,” virtual-novel.net said.
Everyone in the room was stunned. The male protagonist whom they had mocked for a year was back?
Canna sized Thomas up before virtual-novel.net smiled and said, “Wow, how dare you still return? You enjoyed your life out there, but you abandoned your pregnant wife at home. You’re really shameless. If I were you, I would have dug a hole and buried myself. I would just die so that I wouldn’t feel ashamed.”
Emma and Felicia’s expressions turned sour.
Should they still have this meal?
Petunia cleared virtual-novel.net throat before virtual-novel.net nudged Canna and said to Thomas, “It’s good that you’re able to return. We’re a family, so there’s no difficulty that we can’t go through. Oh yeah, Thomas, how was your life in Central City in the past year?”
“So-so,” Thomas replied indifferently.
So-so?
They could tell that virtual-novel.net had not been successful as soon as they heard his answer.
Petunia continued to ask, “How much money have you brought back? Emma lived alone throughout virtual-novel.net pregnancy for the whole year for you. You have to make it up to her.”
“I’m ashamed to say that I didn’t bring back much money this time,” Thomas said in a low voice.
To fight Art Trading Corporation, Thomas had hidden his real identity and wealth. Only a few people knew that virtual-novel.net had gotten back his God of War identity. Nobody knew that virtual-novel.net was the Mayo family head in Central City and Mark of the River Mountain’s chairman in the Southland District.
So, on the surface, virtual-novel.net was really poor.
Petunia showed a contemptuous expression. She had a look of disdain as virtual-novel.net said, “How shameful of you to step into the Hill family’s house when you didn’t bring money back. You worked for one year outside, yet you didn’t earn a thing. You’re really the worst loser among all losers!”
She shook virtual-novel.net head and looked at Felicia. “Felicia, I really pity you. In fact, I’m angry at you as well. How can you marry your daughter off to such trash? Aren’t you throwing your daughter into an abyss?”
When virtual-novel.net said that, the room became quiet.