Ulmer was returning home in the same taxi, driven by a guy named Roger.“You waited for so long. I wasn’t expecting you to do that,” Ulmer said.Roger casually smiled. “It’s my job, sir.”“Not everyone has such patience, though,” Ulmer opined.“To be frank, I wouldn’t have waited for as long as I did if you hadn’t given me the hundred dollars,” Roger responded. “So, I’ve decided to wait for you until it gets dark.”“It’s good that you stick to your principles,” Ulmer said. “I admire those who do things their way even when things aren’t going their way. It builds character, and I can see that in you.”“You are praising me too much, sir.”“Not at all,” Ulmer calmly stated. “You said you got married, right? I’m also married, so I can somewhat understand what you’re going through. You have to drive for hours every day and possibly even at night to put food on the table. That’s commendable. Your wife is lucky to have a hardworking person like you as her husband.”Roger felt humbled by his
Roger’s taxi stopped right in front of Jamie’s house.Ulmer took out twenty notes and gave them to Roger, surprising him very much.“S-Sir, I can’t take this,” Roger quickly said and tried to give the money back.“Your window is broken because of me, so this much is nothing,” Ulmer pushed Roger’s hand. “Also…” He put some fruits and veggies in the front seat. “Take them home.”Roger pursed his lips. “Thank you so much. I’m afraid thanks is all I can give you in return right now, but if you need a taxi anytime, just give me a call. No matter the hour, I’ll give you a ride.” He began to utter his number.“I don’t have a mobile,” Ulmer replied.Roger then wrote his number on a paper and gave it to him.Ulmer took it and briefly looked at Roger. “In the future, my name will be known around the country. I will live in a nice house, and I will have some workers under me for convenience. I will also need a driver to take me and my family around the city, so if you are still in the same field
Ulmer could have gone easy on Ben and even let him win for the sake of keeping his face intact in front of Amelie.However, the overconfident words that Ben uttered by saying ‘it’s my victory’ made Ulmer act almost instinctively. He ended up utterly smacking Ben’s hand to the table in no time.Silence filled the whole hall. Nobody spoke a word for a few seconds. Ivy was left in disbelief, and Amelie was also quite astonished by the result.Even Ulmer was not expecting to do what he had done. He was planning on dragging the fight at least for half a minute or so, but then Ben’s words triggered him into reacting before he knew it.“I-I’m sorry,” Ulmer said.Ben’s face turned a bit ugly in response.“Haha,” Calvin laughed out loud. “Why are you apologizing for winning?”“Quite an interesting fellow he is,” Fiona chortled. “And he’s quite strong, too.”“You don’t have to feel bad for losing, Ben,” Amelie told him in front of everyone. “There’s always someone better than us in any field.”
Ivy didn’t like that her son lost the third round. She didn’t want Ulmer to enjoy the sense of victory.“You cheated, didn’t you, Ulmer?” Ivy barked. “Tell us, what trick did you pull?”“I ate a couple of bananas on my way here,” Ulmer replied. “Maybe those bananas did the trick?”A second of silence passed, but then Calvin and Fiona burst into laughter. “What a good sense of humor you’ve got, young man!” Calvin patted Ulmer’s back.After Calvin said those words, Ivy couldn’t continue questioning Ulmer. Unable to stay there anymore, she quickly left to her room.“That was a close fight,” Amelie clapped for both Ben and Ulmer, trying to ease the atmosphere. It worked as Ruth joined her.Calvin and Fiona also clapped and appreciated not just Ulmer but also Ben just as much, which made Ben feel good.Fiona suddenly clutched her stomach and cringed in pain. She was about to fall, so she put her hand on Calvin’s shoulder and took support from him.“F-Fiona,” Calvin quickly made her sit on
After Amelie explained what happened, Calvin looked at Mollie from top to bottom, but he didn’t say anything to her. Instead, he looked at Fiona.“It’s just one night, Calvin,” Fiona said.Calvin frowned and then loosened his fist. “If anything happens to you due to this mistake, I might not be able to forgive this family.” Saying that he began to walk toward the main door.“Sir, please don’t leave,” Jamie tried to stop him.“Let him be,” Fiona told Jamie. “After he gets some fresh air, he will return.”Jamie then stopped midway.He then asked his mother to come with him. He took her to the backyard and hissed at her. “Why do you always make things difficult for me?”“W-What did I do?” Mollie was confused.“Who told you to use your own skills on his wife?” Jamie was still angrily glaring at her. “What if something wrong happens to her? You think your home remedy can cure what doctors couldn’t for months?”“Jamie, what I gave her is just about an ounce of castor oil,” Mollie said.“She
Mollie and Ulmer spent more than thirty minutes in the garden. After talking with him for so long, Mollie’s mood improved.“It’s getting hotter outside. Let’s go,” she told him and was walking.He was following her, but then she stopped at a plant and looked at a leaf. Ulmer also noticed the leaf and was startled because he had carved a name on that leaf.He immediately plucked the leaf and shoved it in his mouth and chewed.Mollie faintly smiled. “Who is Ayana?” She turned to face him and was amused by seeing him chew the leaf like a goat. “You girlfriend?” she wiggled her eyebrows.Ulmer shook his head.“No? Then why did you write her name on a leaf?” she asked. “You carved it with your nail, so you definitely have feelings for her. Since you say she’s not your girlfriend, is it a one-sided love? Do you want me to talk to her? I will convince her to give you a chance.”Ulmer embarrassedly smiled. “Grandma… you don’t have to do anything. She’s already mine.”“Hahaha,” Mollie laughed.
Jamie didn’t want Ruth to keep acting like this in front of Amelie and her family, so he told her to go and help her mother prepare dinner.Ruth couldn’t refuse even though she wanted to. After all, she was afraid of her parents. Jamie wouldn’t beat her, but Ivy definitely would whenever Ruth crossed the limits.After Ruth left, Mollie leaned into Ulmer and said in a low voice, “She’s probably angry that you defeated her brother in arm wrestling. So don’t take her words to heart.”“It’s alright, Grandma,” Ulmer smiled back.Amelie was tossing a grape into her mouth. The grape hit her chin and was falling down. Ulmer swiftly kicked it up with his foot and caught it in his hand, surprising her very much. However, Ulmer then put the grape in his mouth, which made Amelie’s face flush a little. Did he do that on purpose? But he wasn’t even looking at her. Was all this intentional? She couldn’t tell.“You’ve got great reaction speed, boy,” Fiona complimented Ulmer.“Haha,” Mollie proudly la
The next morning.Calvin woke up and checked on his wife first. Fiona was still sleeping. “She’s gone to the bathroom four times. She should be feeling dehydrated.” He touched her feet, and they were hot. “As I thought… She needs some water.” He got up from the bed and walked, only to feel more pain in his knee.Nevertheless, he slowly walked to the door and opened it. He entered the hall, only to see Mollie sitting alone on the couch, as though waiting for him.“You’re not walking so well,” Mollie asked. “What’s the issue?”“Inflammation… in the knees,” Calvin disinterestedly replied and was heading toward the kitchen.“Wait,” Mollie poured water from a copper jar into a 300ml glass and then mixed lemon juice. “Drink this. It will make you feel better.”Calvin was thirsty, so he didn’t refuse it. But after drinking it, he looked disappointed. “I like drinking cold juices.”“That’s a bad habit,” Mollie said. “You should always drink liquids at room temperature as much as possible. If