The Useless Son In Law

CHAPTER 10: The Birthday Gift

They didn't invite many people to the birthday party because of the lawsuit issue. They just invited their neighbors and close friends to have a meal in the private room.

In the late afternoon, James brought the present to the private room with Ava.

Her parents were talking with their friends.

"Ava and her husband!"

"He looks great! They are a perfect couple!" They greeted Ava and James politely.

Amelia was a bit sullen and forced a smile.

"Hello, everyone." Ava greeted them politely and hugged Amelia. "Mom, happy birthday. This is the present for you!"

Amelia smiled. Her friends said that Ava was a great daughter. James handed Amelia the present too. "Happy birthday."

But Amelia treated him differently. She put on a long face. "Put it here."

"He is a good man! Mrs. Bailey, you are so lucky to have him as your son-in-law. My son-in-law did nothing for me on my birthday. He just made a call. They have no comparison."

"Yeah! Mrs. Bailey, open the box and see what he has got for you."

They gabbled, since the guest was curious, Amelia opened the gift box. There was a jade bracelet in the box.

"What a lovely bracelet! It looks great."

"It looks familiar. Isn't it the new product of Gucci?"

A chubby woman stood up and took a closer look at the bracelet. She asked enviously.

"Exactly." James nodded.

"Mrs. Bailey, you must be happy. It's worth over 3 thousand dollars! I love it but it was a bit expensive. He is so generous!" Said the woman.

The others were envious too.

Ava put on a smile. She felt satisfied with James, which was rare.

But Amelia was not happy at all. She even glared at James and said loudly, "Generous? He didn't pay the bill, of course, he was generous."

"Mrs. Bailey, what do you mean?" A middle-aged man asked in confusion.

James is a matrilocal son-in-law. He stays at home all day and has no job. He doesn't have any income. He relies on my daughter!" Amelia said sullenly.

People took a tumble after hearing that. When they looked at James, they seemed scornful. It turned out that James spent the money of the Bailey family like a parasite.

James pouted secretly to cool down. He told himself that it would be over soon and let it go.

"Mom, don't talk about it."

Ava noticed that James' face was gloomy. She knew that Amelia's words hurt. So Ava pulled Amelia.

"Why are you still standing?" Amelia said to James unhappily.

James sat next to Ava quietly. Ava couldn't help shaking her head in disappointment. She hoped that James could be bolder. She hated cowards!

After all the guests arrived, Joseph asked the waiters to serve the food. There were various delicious foods. Just as they were about to dig in, the door of the private room was opened. A handsome man in a white suit walked in with flowers.

"Sorry, I'm late."

He walked over and smiled apologetically.

Oliver walked over and greeted Mrs. Bailey Happy birthday. Joseph hurried to ask the waiter to fetch a chair for Oliver.

Mrs. Bailey, this is a gift for you! Look at it and see if you like it."

Just as Oliver sat down, he took out a box, opened it, and handed it over to Amelia.

People were shocked. They exclaimed, "What a beautiful necklace! Are these Diamonds?

"Exactly. They are Diamonds. Before I returned home, I asked a famous jewelry designer to design the necklace for you. The necklace was made from gold. Apart from Diamonds, there are three diamonds. It suits Mrs. Bailey perfectly." Oliver glanced at Ava, then James.

"This is luxurious. It must be expensive!" Many people's eyes lit up. They looked at Amelia enviously.

"It's okay, just one million dollars. It's a bit expensive, but it is worth the money if Mrs. Bailey likes it." Oliver was generous.

"Oh, boy! One million dollars! Oliver. Amelia laughed joyfully. But she said politely, "Oliver it's too expensive. I can't take it. You should take it back. Thanks, again."

"Mrs. Bailey, take it. I'm close to Ava, it's not a big deal." He waved his hand.

Amelia paused and nodded. Yeah, I almost forgot that you used to be close in high school. You had dinner with us often.

"You liked her since middle school, right? You wrote many letters to her."

"Yes, you still remembered that!" Oliver glanced at Ava deeply.

Mom, it has been years!" Ava blushed.

"Yeah, it was a long time ago. And she got married. It's not appropriate to talk about it."

Suddenly, someone Knocked on the door.

Two people walked in. One of them was the manager. He was in a suit. "Excuse me. Here's the thing. Because of some mistakes, we got you the wrong private room. You booked Room 3. But this is room 1. Room 1 was booked by someone else. They will be here soon. Can you please go to room 3?"

Ava stood up and said angrily, "This is your fault! You should be responsible for that. We've started eating. It's not proper to ask us to go to another room!"

"Yeah! Why don't you just let them eat in room 3? Why should we go?" Amelia was angry too.

I'm sorry. But they are our regular customers and they always book room 1. They have never booked other rooms. Could you please go to room 3 now? We can give you 50% off for the mistakes we've made." The manager smiled. He knew the identities of the guest who booked room 1. They were all big shots in HonorGrave. He didn't dare to offend them.

"How could you say that? Do you think we would compromise for money?" Oliver stood up sullenly, he was smart and knew when to stand out.

The manager wanted to explain. Just then, some people walked in with gloomy faces. A Middle aged man was in the lead. He said angrily, "What's the problem? Haven't you fixed it? Do you want to starve my guests?"

Seeing the middle-aged man, James was surprised. It was Leo Meyer, his father's P.A.

Mr. Meyer, we won't trifle with you. Please wait a minute. We'll take care of this."

The manager smiled. Leo was his regular customer and he was a businessman of high status in HonorGrave. So he had to cheer him up.

The boss glared at the manager and said to Ava, "I'm so sorry. This room was booked. I will give you the room for free today. Please go.

He became tough.

We're not going anywhere! We'll pay the bill."

Amelia was hot-tempered and proud. It would be a slap in the face if they had to leave.

Leo looked at them and he was very angry.