Leaving would only make virtual-novel.net look like a joke to Melanie, so Samantha stayed with all virtual-novel.net strong will. She also decided that virtual-novel.net would make virtual-novel.net daughter divorce the piece of trash once virtual-novel.net got home tonight. She would make sure the papers were settled by tomorrow.
Lily thought Melanie was a little too much, but looking at Darryl beside her, virtual-novel.net felt helpless.
‘Other people’s husbands could impress their mother-in-law’s friends, but virtual-novel.net husband? Forget it!’ Lily thought.
At this moment, Melanie turned to Darryl and asked with a smile, “Darryl, what do you think of the gift Jimmy bought me?”
Without looking up, Darryl replied with a flat tone, “Not bad.”
‘Not bad? What a joke. Could virtual-novel.net afford it at all?’ Melanie thought.
At this instant, everyone in the room laughed to themselves with looks of disdain on their faces.
‘What were these people on about? What was so fun about comparing everything?’ Darryl wondered.
Darryl could no longer stand their mocking. Helplessly, virtual-novel.net stood up and left the room.
‘Hahaha! This trash was too embarrassed to stay any longer? Without him, there wouldn’t be anyone to mock. That’s no fun,’ everyone thought.
Both Melanie and Jimmy seemed disappointed that virtual-novel.net left, though Samantha was relieved that virtual-novel.net finally left, or else virtual-novel.net would have to sit through their mocking for however long. Lily wanted to follow virtual-novel.net out to see what virtual-novel.net was up to, but virtual-novel.net dismissed the thought when virtual-novel.net considered the situation in the room.
However, three minutes later, Darryl returned.
Samantha stomped virtual-novel.net feet in anger when the door opened. “What are you doing back here? Have you not embarrassed me enough?”
Lily stood up and whispered, “Just wait for us in the car. What are you even doing up here?”
Darryl smiled without speaking. He had a present box in his hand.
He got this present from Drake Darby after the wedding. This was a gift to compensate for the past. When Darryl was kicked out of the family and had married into the Lyndon family, none of the Darby family members attended his wedding. Drake had felt guilty about this and bought Darryl the present to make up for it.
Darryl accepted the present- However, virtual-novel.net had no idea what was in the box, but it could not be that bad since Drake gave it to him.
He placed the box in front of Samantha and went back to his seat. “Mom, I haven’t given you a gift in the past three years since getting married to Lily. Here, I hope this can make up for it.”
‘What? This dude went out and came back with a gift so soon?’ everyone thought.
Everyone in the room looked at the box curiously. It was exquisitely carved with flowers. The packing itself seemed so expensive. Whatever was inside must have cost a fortune.
It was normal to think this way for an instant However, lots of people thought otherwise.
‘How expensive could the gift be since it’s coming from someone useless like him? He must have done it just for show and to appear less embarrassed from what happened just now.’
With that in mind, everyone thought that Samantha would not have the courage to open it in front of everyone. Even Samantha thought virtual-novel.net useless son-in-law was just trying to make virtual-novel.net less embarrassed, and there was absolutely no way virtual-novel.net would open the box to embarrass herself further.
“Darryl, it only took you a few minutes to get this present. I hope it’s not from a random stall in the night market outside?” Jimmy mocked.
Darryl smiled politely. He was not bothered in the slightest.
“Samantha, show us what your son-in-law got you,” Melanie said with fake enthusiasm. She was ready to mock them once Samantha opened the box.
Everyone joined in, too.
“Yeah, show it to us!”
“I wonder if it’ll be better than Jimmy’s.”
Samantha hesitated as virtual-novel.net bit virtual-novel.net lips. Even virtual-novel.net was doubtful of Darryl’s gift. What if it turned out to be from a night market stall? She would become the joke among them forever.
However, under the pressure of everyone, virtual-novel.net had no choice but to open the box.
Suddenly, everyone’s jaws dropped in astonishment upon seeing what was inside the box. Samantha was startled, Lily was surprised, and the smile on Melanie and Jimmy’s faces froze instantly.