NOVPUBChapter 1082: Chapter 1082: Your Brother?
_1 Chapter 1082 -1082: Your Brother?
_1 The Zhekova Family had all come; how could she stop them?
Having brought the gifts, Mrs.
Lewis naturally couldn’t ask them to take them back.
That would be impolite.
So, she had no choice but to accept them.
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In Lyke Zhekova’s presence, it wouldn’t be appropriate to immediately check what he had brought.
Mrs.
Lewis could only move the gifts aside where they wouldn’t be in the way.
Mr.
Lewis also came over to help.
But there were so many gifts that when stacked together, a slight instability caused two of them to tumble down.
Some of the boxes inside the bags were revealed.
Although the bags didn’t have any special logos printed on them or match the contents inside,
The boxes within were in their original packaging.
Purchased by the family mansion, they were still stored in their original state, not unwrapped.
Especially for gifts brought by Lyke Zhekova, the packaging couldn’t look ugly.
Old Madam and Aunt Evans had specifically chosen the best-looking packaging for Lyke Zhekova to bring.
So, upon seeing the boxes, Mr.
and Mrs.
Lewis noticed the words written on them.
One box said Bird’s Nest, the other said Fish Maw.
The big brands come with a brand premium, hence they are more expensive.
Mr.
and Mrs.
Lewis didn’t usually consume these; they mainly consumed health supplements like Coenzyme Q10, Fish Oil, and Vigor Bone.
Simple and convenient, the effects were quite perceptible.
Mrs.
Lewis felt her heart palpitations had gradually gone away.
Due to glucosamine, she could walk more, and her knee bones didn’t feel painful from rubbing anymore.
As for Bird’s Nest and Fish Maw, she was afraid she wouldn’t cook them well, so she never bought them.
But even if she didn’t buy them, she knew they were expensive—much more so than the health supplements they were used to.
They didn’t know these supplement brands.
However, micro-businesses were also selling them in IG stories.
Their prices weren’t cheap, let alone those with such formal packaging?
Could it be that the rest of them are also these expensive supplements?
The first thought that popped up in Mrs.
Lewis’s mind was this.
Mrs.
Lewis subconsciously looked at Mr.
Lewis.
Mr.
Lewis also took a sharp intake of breath.
He didn’t believe Lyke Zhekova was merely Peggy Lewis’s casual friend anymore.
Who treats a casual friend with such expensive gifts?
Even if he was wealthy, he wouldn’t go to such extremes.
These were just two boxes that they saw accidentally; they didn’t know if the other gifts were of this kind too.
As Mr.
and Mrs.
Lewis were busy arranging the gifts, they couldn’t block Lyke Zhekova and Peggy Lewis’s view.
So the direct view from the entrance to the living room was completely unobstructed.
In the living room, only Benny Xenos was standing.
This made him more obvious.
Lyke Zhekova looked at him, raised an eyebrow, and turned to look at Peggy Lewis.
Seeing her looking puzzled as if she didn’t know the other person,
Lyke Zhekova had some guesses in his mind but didn’t say them out loud.
Instead, he turned to Peggy Lewis and asked as if he didn’t know, “Your brother?”
He knew that Peggy Lewis was the only child in her family.
But it wasn’t strange for Lyke Zhekova to ask this.
Nowadays, even people without siblings had cousins.
Everyone just removed the cousin words and called each other brothers and sisters directly.
Just as Lyke Zhekova guessed, Peggy Lewis shook her head, also looking puzzled.
“I don’t know him.
He might be a younger member of some family my parents know.”
But if that’s the case, why aren’t the elders here?
Not only were Lyke Zhekova and Peggy Lewis puzzled, but Benny Xenos was also standing awkwardly.
At this moment, Mrs.
Lewis and Mr.
Lewis finally finished arranging the gifts and came back.
They saw Lyke Zhekova and Benny Xenos looking at each other in surprise.
Mrs.
Lewis exclaimed in her heart; she felt a headache, stomachache, dizziness, and felt unwell all over.
“Come in quickly,” Mrs.
Lewis said to Peggy Lewis, “You’re the hostess.
How can you not know to invite your friends in to sit?”
Peggy Lewis: “…”
Did she see a guilty look on her mom’s face? 𝓷ℴ𝓋𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝒸𝓸𝓶
Mrs Lewis courageously led Peggy Lewis and Lyke Zhekova into the living room.
A visitor at the door is a guest.
She definitely couldn’t let Lyke Zhekova leave, nor could she let Benny Xenos leave.
“Mom, who is this…” Peggy Lewis asked.
Benny Xenos had caught a glimpse of Peggy Lewis’s face earlier, but now he had a clearer look.
If Lyke Zhekova weren’t present, he would definitely be overjoyed and surprised that the matchmaker’s introduction arranged a date with such a beautiful girl.
Setting everything else aside, he was extremely attracted to her looks and felt that he had scored a win.
Men’s mate choice is quite straightforward.
If the other party is good-looking, everything else can be negotiated, and other criteria are not as important.
Benny Xenos thought in this way.
When he saw Peggy Lewis’s picture earlier, Benny Xenos didn’t have a vivid sense of her.
Nowadays, girls definitely use beauty-enhancing filters for their photos, and after using it, they certainly touch up the photos again.
So, the gap between the photos and reality can be more or less significant.
Either way, it definitely won’t be as good as the photo after retouching.
Therefore, Benny Xenos adopted a reserved attitude towards the photo sent by the matchmaker.
He would wait until he saw her in person.
The main reason was that the conditions of Peggy Lewis described by the matchmaker were quite good.
The income was high.
As the matchmaker wasn’t sure about the specific amount, she naturally couldn’t tell Benny Xenos.
Mrs.
Lewis had only given a rough idea.
Moreover, she had deliberately understated it a bit.
Mrs.
Lewis was shrewd; whether the potential date was Benny Xenos or someone else, Mrs.
Lewis always understated by two or three thousand dollars.
With Peggy Lewis’s income, even after deducting two or three thousand dollars, the remaining amount was considerable.
If she said a little less, Peggy Lewis could save some pin money after marriage.
Based solely on the conditions known from the matchmaker, Benny Xenos felt it was more than enough.
If her looks scored six out of ten, he would accept her and even consider it quite good.
But now that he saw Peggy Lewis in person, Benny Xenos realized that her photo hadn’t been retouched.
In fact, she looked even prettier than her photo.
Just based on this, he felt that the other conditions didn’t matter anymore.
Peggy Lewis’s family was local.
After the marriage, they could even provide mutual support.
Her parents had a retirement pension, so it wasn’t necessary for them to be supported.
The cost after marriage would only be their living expenses.
Of course, this was under the prerequisite that Lyke Zhekova was not present.
But now there was an extra Lyke Zhekova, and Benny Xenos was not very sure anymore.
What was the situation with Peggy Lewis?
Did she have a boyfriend?
If she had a boyfriend, why didn’t she tell her family?
And why did she invite him over?
Now, he was caught in such an awkward situation!
Benny Xenos was slightly unhappy in his heart.
This was like playing him for a fool!
When Lyke Zhekova and Peggy Lewis approached, Mrs.
Lewis had no choice but to awkwardly introduce them.
“Peggy, this is Benny, who…
came to visit our home, and will stay for dinner tonight.”
Mrs.
Lewis dared not say that he was introduced by a neighbor.
If she did, wouldn’t Peggy Lewis understand everything?
Mrs.
Lewis then spoke to Benny Xenos, “Benny, this is Peggy.”
