Diego! Mr. Mateo called to his grandson who was busy on his phone. Diego looked up at him but didn't say a word.
"I won't want to argue with you today, therefore I won't speak of your rude behavior." Mr. Mateo said and went to seat down next to him.
"You already spoke of it." Diego whispered and continued pressing his phone.
"As you know, your date Thessa will be here in some minutes with her family. I will like you to respect them and not pull those terrible tactics of yours today." Mr. Mateo said and Diego grumbled.
"What a weird thing to say after disrupting my peace." Mr. Mateo said something that surprised Diego.
"If you do as I say, I will give you something special. A gift."
"And what is that?" Diego asked but his granddad said.
"Don't ask, do what I asked you first and receive your gift afterwards."
"Whatever." Diego said and focused on what he was doing again. Mr. Mateo smiled and left him alone.
"He pretends not to be interested in what I am offering but I am sure he is eager to find out what I will gift him." Mr. Mateo said to Martinez.
"I think this is a smart move sir, your grandson will not be causing any problems tonight." Martinez said smiling and Mr. Mateo smiled back.
"You are right." He said and patted Martinez on the back.
"How long do we have to wait for them to arrive?" Diego asked after he heaved a deep sigh.
"Have patience, they will be here soon." Mr. Mateo assured.
Himself, his wife, daughter-in-law and grandson have been awaiting the arrival of the Belanger family and they were all feeling tired.
"Can I go to my room now, I think she decided to back out from the date as well." Diego said with a bit of relief.
"They would have informed me if that were to be the case." His granddad said with a bit of enthusiasm.
"Fine, I will wait for thirty more minutes and if I they are not here by then, I will go to my room without asking for your permission." Diego threatened.
There was a loud thud as one of the gift boxes a woman in her forties was holding fell down.
Mom! A young lady whimpered.
"I didn't mean to drop it." Her mom retorted.
"I hope you guys don't do anything to disgrace me before this people. If it were up to me, I would have came alone but that old man had to insist I came with my parents." The lady complained and cautioned them as well.
"Let's just go inside already and get this done with." A man in his fifties said, must be the young lady's dad.
When they got to the door, the lady suddenly stopped and turned around to face her parents.
"Mom, why on earth are you wearing such a bra?" She asked suddenly that her mom grabbed her boobs unintentionally.
"What's wrong with my bra and how did you notice it?" Her mom asked.
"You are definitely going to disgrace me today." The lady cried to herself.
"Why is the arm so dirty?" She asked and sighed.
"Just hid it under your cloth please." The lady said and shook her head, she bit at her lips and then opened the door with a smile.
They were escorted to the dinning table.
"Good evening, I am so sorry that we are late, dad had to attend an impromptu meeting at the last minute." The lady apologized.
Mrs. Lucia gasped at the lady stylish dressing, she looked absolutely fabulous. Everything from her head to her legs were all from designer brands.
"Welcome, I am glad you could make it Thessa." Mr. Mateo said with a smile.
Diego took just one quick glance and went back to pressing his phone, they all exchanged greetings with Thessa's family except Diego who was still pressing his phone until his granddad stepped on his toes.
The sharp pain made him realize what was happening and he got up to give her a hug and exchange greetings with her family.
"Why is the arm of a rich woman's bra dirty?" Diego thought in his mind as his eyes noticed it as he gave her a hug.
They all got seated and were served the meals that was prepared by the maids according to their preferences. Thessa claimed she was on a dirt and ate only a little bit of food.
Everything she did made Mrs. Lucia like her more, she was impressed by Thessa's interest in branded things like her and also how much money she can spend on things she likes.
But her parents were a little bit off, maybe it was because they stutter before answering any question. Diego was hell bent on finding out more about them because of his suspicions and therefore he kept throwing questions at them but Thessa would save them by answering each and every one of his questions.
"Diego, enough with the questions, let's just enjoy our meal quietly." Mr. Mateo cautioned his grandson while using his eyes to remind him of the gift his promised.
Evening came earlier than expected, Mylar was so busy in the kitchen cooking, she even cooked dishes she got to know were Jaden favorites and cleaned the house spotlessly.
"Perfect." Mylar said with a bright smile after she was done with all the arrangements she did singlehandedly although Mike offered to help but they came back very late from school today.
"Is he on his way?" Mike asked immediately he got home.
"Yes." Mylar replied happily.
"I am so happy you guys are going to be a couple." Jenny said and jammed her hands together.
"Do mom and dad have to meet him? What if he doesn't like them and end things with you?" Mike suddenly asked making Mylar's heart jump with fear.
"Silly boy, why will you say such an ominous thing?" Jenny asked after hitting him at the back of his head.
"I am sorry, I am sure that won't happen." Mike quickly said but that didn't make Mylar less worried.
She thought, indeed what if her parents does something that makes him break up with her.
Nooo.... Mylar screamed in her thoughts.
"Now that we are done eating, let's have the real conversation." Mr. Mateo said after they had left the dinning area to seat and talk in the sitting room on the first floor.
"What conversation is that?" Mr. Belanger asked to everyone's surprise, they all paused and stared at him.
"Dad! Why are trying to crack up a joke here when you don't even know how to?" Thessa said making faces at him and then started laughing as if it were funny, they all joined in and laughed with her.
"I am sorry, I was simply trying to lighten up everyone's mood." Mr. Belanger apologized.
"Don't do that again. You will scare the people instead." Mrs. Belanger said to him smiling.
"Why are this people so strange?" Diego thought to himself staring at the family seated opposite him.
"Do you like Diego?" Mr. Mateo asked a straightforward question, she looked at Diego and blushed.
"Yes sir." She said nodding.
"Is she crazy, how can she like me when she's only met me once." Diego complained to himself.
"What do you like about him?" Mr. Mateo asked and she replied.
"He seems really nice."
"Really nice? With the way he has been behaving?" Mr. Mateo thought to himself while smiling at the Belanger family.
"Do you people think you can allow your daughter to marry my grandson?" Mr. Mateo asked this question to her parents.
"Yes offcourse." Mr. And Mrs. Belanger said in unison smiling.
"Wow, this is interesting." Mr. Mateo said smiling at his grandson. He was glad that he will finally tie his useless grandson to a good girl with a good background.
"And what do both of you have to say about this?" Mr. Mateo asked this question to his wife and daughter-in-law.
Mrs. Lucia who already had so much interest in her agreed immediately surprising her son but Mrs. Sofia was a little hesitant even though she had no objections.
"Since they're no problems. I think we can proceed with their engagement, we should set the date for after my birthday." Mr. Mateo announced.
Wow! Everyone said in unison and started clapping with smiles on their faces, the only person who looked like a dead body was Diego, his face was pale like that of a sick person.
"Dad, Mom, please, I do not want you guys to mess things up for me today." Mylar pleaded on her knees before her parents before Jaden's arrival.
"What do you mean by mess things up? I don't do that, only your dad does that." Mrs. Claire said pointing at her husband.
"There she goes again, always dismissing herself from the blames and passing it onto me as if she never does anything wrong." Mr. Jeremy said and grunted at her.
"How dare you grunt at me like a pig?" Mrs. Claire yelled at her husband and he said angrily.
"You just called me a pig."
"Yes I did." They continued arguing until they heard Mylar shout.
"Stop it both of you."
"You two are driving me crazy, if I could lock you up in a room and hire new parents, then I would have done it. You two are just impossible.
I am on my knees pleading for you two not to fight and argue like this in from of my guest but you are doing it right now." Mylar continued speaking sadly.
"Anyways I don't have the strength or the mental health to try and talk sense into your heads today. I will give you two money if you don't argue or fight before my boyfriend." Mylar offered and their eyes lightened up like thieves who just finished looting.
"How much?" Mrs. Claire asked rubbing her hands together with a smile.
"Yes dear, tell your sweet mother and I." Mr. Jeremy chirped in.
"Do what I asked and then find out." Mylar said and went to the kitchen.
"Darling." Mrs. Claire called her husband lovingly smiling at him, he placed his hand on her shoulder and said.
"Yes, my love." They both smiled at each other and even kissed.