chapter 40

Emmanuel was astounded that Mackenzie had actually taken the

initiative and asked Tommy to sit next to her.

He was even more shocked to see that Tommy was not scared of

Mackenzie and was even addressing her in an intimate way.

Mackenzie seems different today.

Jack was so livid that he sat on the couch and lit a cigarette.

"No smoking!"

Mackenzie finally spoke to Jack for the first time.

Jack, who always behaved in an unruly manner, shuddered as soon as

she spoke.

He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar upon meeting Mackenzie's cold

gaze, and the cigarette in his hand fell to the ground.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Roselynn was helping Alessandra in the kitchen, but she rushed out when

she heard the commotion.

The rest of the people, who were in the other rooms, also gathered

around.

"Jack, can't you behave yourself?" Roselynn seldom reprimanded Jack,

but she spoke up because Emmanuel's wife was here today. "There are

children and women in the living room. Go outside to smoke if you want

to!"

"F*ck! What's the big deal?" Jack immediately got up to his feet and

deliberately took out his BMW key, seething with anger. "I'll go outside and

smoke in my car, okay?"

Clearly, this was a tactic for Jack to pick up girls.

He had previously tried this method before, and it had been effective.

After all, some women liked fornicating in a BMW.

Jack felt that Mackenzie could have been a prostitute in the past since she was willing to marry a loser like Emmanuel despite being extremely beautiful. She must have been tired of her job and wanted an honest man.

Maybe she'll approach me eagerly after I flaunt my wealth.

In the next moment, Jack's expression froze, and he quickly put away his

BMW car keys.

This was because Mackenzie had calmly jingled her Maserati car keys.

Mackenzie kept it out of sight from the others, but she made sure Jack

saw them.

She had seen many men like him.

How laughable to flaunt a mere BMW worth a few hundred thousand!

Damn it! How is she so rich?

Jack was shocked. Did she rent a car to show off for this occasion?

At this moment, someone let out a hearty chuckle outside the door.

"Excuse me, is this Emmanuel's house?"

Mackenzie was startled by this voice.

No way! Grandpa came too!

Emmanuel immediately went to open the door. Terence was standing

outside.

Even though Terence's butler had driven the cheapest car here today, it

was a Land Rover worth over two million.

Jack lost all his drive after seeing this and did not have the guts to go

outside and smoke.

"Old Mr. Quillen, why are you here? Did Mackenzie ask you to come?"

Emmanuel was over the moon. He did not dare to invite her family and felt

it was good enough for Mackenzie to come with him.

"Haha! Why are you still calling me Old Mr. Quillen?"

Terence lightly tapped Emmanuel, who was behaving like a blockhead,

with his cane.

The Quillen family did not have a young man in their present generation

despite being a large family, so Terence felt particularly close to his

grandson-in-law.

"Grandpa, please come in!"

Emmanuel snapped back to reality instantly and invited Terence into the

house.

The very next moment, Alessandra and Roselynn also came forward to

welcome him.

Alessandra did not know who Terence was. She beamed widely and

warmly held his hand. "Welcome! You must be Mackenzie's grandfather."

Then, Alessandra turned her head and scolded, "Manny, why didn't you tell

me earlier that Mackenzie's family was coming?"

Emmanuel rubbed his nose while discreetly looking at Mackenzie, who

was seated in the living room.

She never told me about this.

Mackenzie was playing with Tommy. She pretended not to notice the

man's stare.

The next moment, another woman-who seemed about thirty years old-

went through the main door.

She was tall and elegant. Not only was she beautiful, but she looked

somewhat similar to Mackenzie as well.

"Are you Mackenzie's sister? You're so pretty!" exclaimed Alessandra

instantly.

Even Roselynn and the others agreed with her, saying she had the aura of

a noblewoman.

Despite that, Roselynn could see that the woman seemed young because

of high maintenance. In actuality, she guessed that the latter was no less

than forty-five years old.

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Mackenzie looked up and was shocked to see the woman.

Similarly, the woman was stunned upon seeing the current state

Mackenzie was in.

My daughter, who's always been aloof since she was young, is playing

with a kid now. Oh, what would our family think if I took a picture of this and

sent it to them? This would most definitely cause an uproar.

Fortunately, she did not see Mackenzie carrying the chicken earlier.

Otherwise, she would laugh for three days straight.

Bursting into hearty laughter, Terence uttered, "Everyone, let me introduce

you to Mackenzie's mother, Felicity Lenoir."

Only then did Felicity smile at Alessandra and Roselynn.

"Nice to mee you. You look really young!"

Alessandra heaved a sigh internally. If we were to go out together, people

would think she's my daughter. Heck, I bet people would even believe it if I

said she's my granddaughter!

Roselynn also sighed in secret. Comparison is so annoying. Manny's

mother-in-law does look the same age as me. Remaining young is a feat

only rich people can do. Are they really not Yeringham's wealthiest family?

"Hello, Mother!" Emmanuel hurriedly greeted, to which Felicity merely

nodded in response.

Truth be told, she did not want to come to this lower-class area, but since

Terence was already here, as Mackenzie's mother, she had to show up as

well. Otherwise, Terence would definitely be unhappy.

However, now that she met her son-in-law, she could not conceal the

disappointment in her eyes.

How could someone like him match up to my graceful daughter? What

Emmanuel and his family enthusiastically invited Terence and the other

two inside. Other than Terence and Felicity, Wilson, the Quillen family's

butler, was there as well.

Of course, Terence did not introduce Wilson as their butler, but as one of

the uncles in the family. After all, they had to act poor to match

Mackenzie's status in the Lowe family.

Even so, immense jealousy and hatred already filled Benny and Jack.

How did Emmanuel land a wife with such a good family background?

Jack had thought Mackenzie was an aloof person who slept with rich men

for money and then marry a naïve man so she could take control.

However, his idea of her changed after he saw her grandfather and

mother.

This family exudes a distinctive noble aura.

"Please have a seat. I'll go prepare the dishes," said Emmanuel to

Mackenzie's family while readying himself to go to the kitchen.

"All right."

Terence grew fonder of Emmanuel. His granddaughter had never done

any chores, so she needed to have someone who could cook after

marriage.

Felicity's view, however, differed from Terence's. She was born into an

affluent family and later married into the Quillen family. She had always

had everything provided to her. To her, men should utilize their abilities in

the outside world instead of inside the house.

It was a pity that Emmanuel was a mere lower-class person. He was not

supplied with enough knowledge and skills to make him a prominent

figure in the business world.

Moreover, in the world of the upper class, it was customary for the

sons-in-law to kneel and serve their mothers-in-law during their first

meeting. However, it was evident that such a rule did not exist in the world

of the lower class.