Please Wait (2)

"Howard, what are you doing?" D-George heard the noise and asked.

I held the pain and said, "I hit myself against the cabinet..."

D-George didn't ask any more questions. Emilie finally looked at me with the pleasure of revenge.

"I'm warning you. Watch your mouth! My dad has high blood pressure and can't take the truth. Stay here and don't go out!"

Emilie neither agreed nor disagreed.

I begged Emilie with a gesture. She was still silent. I could only expect her silence to be a yes. I gave her a begging look before I went out.

When I got back to the living room, D-George had filled three plates with pasta. "Howard, get some pasta for that young lady. If she's drunk, she has to eat."

"Just leave her alone."

Emilie walked out with a bag in her hand...

Since I had always been a bastard to Emilie, this would be a perfect chance for her to take revenge if she blew my cover in front of D-George.

When I was being nervous, Emilie walked to the door right away. It seemed that Emilie was going to leave her place to me.

Just when I was about to feel relieved, D-George said, "Young lady, I've got you some pasta. Have some."

I was hoping that Emilie could leave as soon as possible, so I kept blinking at her. Yet Emilie turned to D-George and said, "Thank you."

...

I was having a big fight with Emilie a minute ago, yet we were having pasta at the same table. I acted like a guilty suspect. I kept silent. I was worried that Emilie might unveil me.

I kept glancing at Emilie, but I couldn't figure out what she was up to. But it seemed that she wasn't planning to tell me on to my dad. Emilie was having her pasta bit by bit.

D-George rarely talked when he was eating. He was more focused than most people. Thus, D-George finished his pasta first. He then said, "I've gone to the hotel since you have a roommate."

I glanced at Emilie and turned to Emilie. "D-George, don't leave now. You may sleep with me."

"I snore a lot recently. You won't sleep well if you sleep with me. You have to go to work tomorrow." D-George shook his head and gave me the sweaters. "They are from your mom."

I was confused. "Two sweaters?"

"One's for you, the other is for your future girlfriend. Homemade sweaters are the best!"

I was speechless. My parents would go out of their way to urge me to find a girlfriend.

I glanced at Emilie and said playfully, "It's getting cold. Would you like a sweater?"

Emilie stared at me. But she said nothing in front of D-George.

...

Before D-George left, he took out 500 dollars and left it to me. "Take it."

I smiled. "What for? I'm not in want of money."

D-George handed the money to me anyway. "I know you well. I've told you millions of times about using your money well. Get your bills paid." He then pointed to the unpaid bills on the floor.

I felt touched and almost cried. I was indeed a terrible son. I put the money back into D-George's hand and said, "I don't need it. Mom gets sick easily. Use that money to buy her some dietary supplements. I'll get paid next week."

D-George said nothing more. He left the money on the table and glanced at Emilie. Then, D-George left.

...

I caught up with D-George. He finally said, "That's a nice young lady. She looks pretty."

I stopped D-George and pointed to Emilie's car. "D-George, stop fantasizing. She's not for me. See? That's hers."

D-George glanced at the fancy car. He looked confused. D-George must be wondering why the owner of such a fancy car would live in such a shabby place.

Yet D-George said nothing as usual. He wouldn't do or say anything about my love life. After all, no matter if we admitted it, we were living in an era where love fed on money. That was why I urged my dad to stop fantasizing, as I did to myself.

D-George said "work hard" before he vanished in the rain.

Looking at his back, I could read his expectations from his words. He wanted me to work hard, marry a nice young lady, and make him a happy grandpa.

Yet none of those were possible when I was living in despair. Life was teaching me lessons. So D-George would have to wait…

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