Marcel and Arianna walked into the house hand in hand with all eyes on them like they were some exotic species from another planet. Those who had no idea of the history between Arianna and Marcel were appalled at the sight of both of them together while the others were surprised that Eric let Marcel in. Nonetheless, all they could do was look and could not lay a hand on him.
Even though he tried to be positive and confident, Marcel was still nervous inside, after all, he was about to meet his mother-in-law for the first time officially and wanted to make a good impression. The both of them got off on the wrong foot because of his family's history and a lot of misunderstanding, but now he hoped they got along fine.