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Savvy Son-in-law CHAPTER 168
The next morning.When Jane told Benjamin just how many times Rebecca made her sneeze, Benjamin yelled at his wife. “How can you be so foolish? What if you get infected now?”Rebecca’s heart skipped a thousand beats. She completely forgot that chickenpox could spread to her. She looked at Jane whose face still looked like it was cooked with rashes and red spots. “A-Am I going to look like that?” her heart sank into her stomach.Jane wasn’t happy with how Benjamin handled his wife for torturing her many times during last night, but she still stuck her tongue out and teased Rebecca, saying, “You’re going to get it now.” She repeatedly said the same sentence and watched Rebecca’s expression turn for the worse.“No,” Benjamin caught Rebecca’s wrist and said, “I won’t let you get chickenpox no matter what.”“How?” Rebecca hurriedly asked. “Is there a way to stop the virus from getting worse in my body?”“Yeah,” Benjamin looked into her eyes without blinking and seriously said, “you just ne
Savvy Son-in-law CHAPTER 169
“So you want both of them for yourself, huh?” Donovan amusedly laughed. “Fine. I agree, but if you fail, will you leave the two girls to me?”Benjamin’s gut twisted when he heard those words. “That won’t happen.”“Hmph, let’s see how you’ll buy that house.” Donovan picked up his mobile and called his friend and spoke to him about buying this house. Then, he looked at Benjamin with a cocky expression. “No matter how much you try to buy it for, I’m ready to buy it for a higher price, so who do you think they’ll sell the place to?” he laughed arrogantly. “You lost the game before you could even do anything. All I needed to do was make a phone call. Now, why don’t you touch my feet and apologize? Then I might just let you take that house. Of course, Jane and Rebecca will be mine since you’ve lost the bet.”Benjamin took out his mobile.“What? You’re going to call your mommy now?” Donovan mocked. He knew that the Sterling family is having a hard time recently, so he couldn’t think of Benja
Savvy Son-in-law CHAPTER 170
In the Woodland hospital.Veronica woke up to find herself on what seemed like a hospital bed with all the heart rate monitor, blood bags, and saline that caught her eyes. Dust was dancing through the golden rays streaming through the vent-holes.She didn’t have the strength to move her body straight away. She felt weak.The nurse entered her room and was slightly relieved to see Veronica waking up. “How do you feel, miss?” she asked in a gentle voice.“Why can’t I… move?” she asked in a painful voice.“Ah, your body must still be in shock,” the nurse said. “Give it some time, and you should be able to move. But I must say you’re quite lucky. We were running low on blood bags last night. If the guy who brought you here didn’t have the same blood and wasn’t willing to donate his blood, you would have entered into a coma before we found blood for you. Whoever he was, he donated 3 units of blood without hesitation.”As the nurse kept telling how lucky Veronica was, she remembered crashin
Savvy Son-in-law CHAPTER 171
Three days later.Rebecca had sent Amber to take care of Jane, so Jane was doing fine now. Her chickenpox was almost gone, though the spots were still mildly visible all over her body. She was yet to leave her room, even though she really wanted to go out and get some fresh air.“Mom and dad haven’t called me even once,” she puckered a little. “It’s like they went for their honeymoon.”Her thoughts shifted back to Rebecca once again. “She doesn’t know it, yet, but she’s fighting a losing battle. Benjamin is drunk on her, but I’ll be his new wine.“I never intended to take their relationship apart, but I’ve been waiting for the right person my whole life just like her. Maybe not as much as she did, and I’m not as cute as her, either, but… most average women are not cute, and I think I can be more intelligent, honest, supportive, and cooperative to my partner than she can be. These are only basic human qualities, but they are rare these days. I’m sure Benjamin will be attracted to me if
Savvy Son-in-law CHAPTER 172
On the lawn, Ryan was sitting on the grass and was basking in the sunlight. A butterfly came and landed on his forefinger.Vlad and Mercie who were sitting next to him were surprised because it looked like the old man was silently conversing with the butterfly.They tried to catch the butterfly, but it flew away.“Let them that have the wings fly,” Ryan slapped on the back of their heads, making them pout in anger and leave his side.Elizabeth was watching Ryan from a distance, and Dorothy was also next to her. “It doesn’t look like he has a family, mom. Why don’t you give him a try?”Dorothy was shocked. “Elizabeth!” she couldn't believe what her own daughter was saying.“What? I’m just telling you to be practical,” Elizabeth was chewing on blueberries. “Dad won’t come back, so you want to stay alone for the rest of your life?”Dorothy was slack-jawed. She was actually thinking of staying with Elizabeth, but from Elizabeth's words, she felt like her daughter never really considered
Savvy Son-in-law CHAPTER 173
Rebecca’s POV:From the very moment we’re born, the race of life will start and never ends until the last breath is drawn.These past few days have surely been a race and made me feel like it would go on forever.I experienced many things I haven't experienced in a while.I was ignored.I was insulted.And some of my ex-colleagues tried to scare me into withdrawing the cases against the company they work for, where I used to work for.All these things were pretty disheartening and scary to say the least.Being the prettiest girl no matter where I went, I always got the attention in a good way, without even having to try. However, things seem different now. Maybe because of what happened in my professional life and also what was happening with the Sterling family at the moment, all these things played their roles, I’m aware.I’ve been trying to get a job, but it’s not proving to be easy.I used to earn over a million dollars a month until recently, but now, I’m jobless, earning zero do
Savvy Son-in-law CHAPTER 174
Benjamin’s POV:It wasn’t easy to not give my love the pizza when she was asking for it. I bought 3 round doughs baked with toppings of cheese and meat just so we could eat together, after all.I hoped she would understand my feelings. I wasn’t trying to chew up the food and then feed her like how birds feed their babies. She had two hands. She could easily grab a piece if she wanted, but only after I get some reward. The next moment, I saw her bringing her face closer to kiss me on the cheek. Yes. That was all I wanted. A little moment of love that couldn’t be shown any simpler.However, my ears caught the noise of wheels spinning and tires skidding before a blazing light flashed through the windshield.My instinct screamed danger. Only the thought of saving Rebecca ran through my mind, and my body reacted as fast as I wanted.In the blink of an eye, the front half of the car was utterly destroyed into a squashed mess. The shock stunned my body, so Rebecca could be feeling it a lot m
Savvy Son-in-law CHAPTER 175
Jane’s POV:Looking out through the window, I see people running around to get to their jobs or daily labor. Even the ones from the apartment are heading out, but no one has the time to stop and say hello. None of them do, unless they have something they need.I wouldn’t have cared if it was the usual me, but today, I’m going to step out of the flat and the building after going through chickenpox for the past seven days.Amber, the talkative maid, brought a coffee and a green tea. Naturally, I reached out for the coffee, but she blocked my hand, and I had to settle for the green tea.“I was thinking of paying you a thousand dollars for your help,” I said softly, hoping to get some reaction from her, “but perhaps, 500 is enough.”She quickly swapped the tea with the coffee, making me smile without even trying. I took a slow and long sip as I continued to stare out the window. Cars speeding up pretty close to kids riding bicycles, and all kinds of vehicles swerving in and out through th