NOVPUBChapter 1084: Chapter 1084: Actually…_1 Chapter 1084 -1084: Actually…_1 “Cindy has never had a taste of my cooking.
She has always been the one cooking for me.
So, when she heard I was going to cook this time, she hurried over with Morgan.” Peggy Lewis said.
Though Mrs.
Lewis wasn’t sure if she had understood what Peggy had said.
She asked nervously, “Is Adrian Zhekova coming too?”
“Yes.
If Cindy is coming, he is definitely coming too.” Peggy replied.
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“Oh, you!
You child!” Mrs.
Lewis grew anxious as she slapped Peggy’s arm lightly.
“Why didn’t you tell us ahead of time!
Now it has become such a mess!
If you had told us beforehand, I wouldn’t have invited Benny!”
“So if Adrian Zhekova and Lyke Zhekova weren’t coming, you would think it’s fine to invite Benny?” Peggy counter-questioned.
Mrs.
Lewis: “…”
She originally thought it wouldn’t have been a problem.
But for some reason, when Peggy questioned her, she couldn’t help but feel guilty.
Peggy sighed, “Yeah, I know.
I should have told you.
I thought you’d get nervous if you knew Adrian and Lyke were coming, and you’d make a big deal out of it.”
She wasn’t overthinking it; she knew her parents would actually behave that way.
They might even go as far as to refurbish the house.
While they wouldn’t remodel the entire place.
They could easily get wall repainting or thorough cleaning done both inside and outside the house.
And those were just conservative possibilities.
“So, I thought it would be better to keep it casual.
Treat Adrian and Lyke the same way you treat Cindy.
Otherwise, you will be nervous, and they won’t feel comfortable either.” Peggy explained.
“Who knew you’d go behind me and manage to do this on your own?” Peggy added with a hint of resignation.
Mrs.
Lewis thought to herself, if she had known that a great person like Lyke was around Peggy, she would never have invited Benny.
Moreover, since Peggy brought Lyke along, their relationship must be fairly good by now.
Even if Peggy didn’t admit it and claimed they were just friends, it was undeniable that she is quite close to Lyke.
She must meet Lyke regularly as well.
Having such an excellent man near her all the time, how could she possibly be interested in a regular man?
Mrs.
Lewis felt a sense of trouble brewing.
Initially, she was delighted.
But then the thought crossed her mind, what if Lyke didn’t end up dating Peggy, and yet she couldn’t find anyone else because her standards got uplifted by his excellence.
What then?
This distressing prospect soon made Mrs.
Lewis anxious, even though nothing had actually happened yet.
However, as she worried, she suddenly noticed something.
Peggy always brought up Adrian and Lyke together.
And what’s more, they both shared the Zhao surname.
So Mrs.
Lewis asked, “Are Adrian Zhekova and Lyke Zhekova from the same family?
Are they brothers?”
Without giving much thought, Peggy responded, “Lyke Zhekova is Adrian Zhekova’s Fourth Uncle.”
Fourth Uncle…
Mrs.
Lewis: “…”
She hadn’t thought her question would yield such an answer when she asked.
So, Lyke is Adrian’s uncle.
That means he is also, technically, Peggy’s elder.
Peggy had already claimed that she was just friends with Lyke, so Mrs.
Lewis didn’t dare to probe further openly.
After some thought, Mrs.
Lewis indirectly asked, “Then Cindy has to call him uncle, right?”
“Yes, that’s right.” Peggy nodded, confused.
Isn’t that all quite obvious?
“And you, do you have to call him uncle as well?” Mrs.
Lewis continued.
“Ah, actually, no, we don’t have to.” Peggy explained, “We made an agreement to just treat each other as individuals.”
“Cindy and I are friends, but we aren’t related, so I don’t have to go by Cindy’s familial ties to him.” Peggy clarified.
“Otherwise, wouldn’t he become your peer?” Peggy added with a laugh.
Mrs.
Lewis hadn’t initially thought about that.
However, now that Peggy had reminded her, she realized that was indeed the case.
That would mean she would have to consider Lyke her brother?
Unacceptable.
It would be better if Peggy and Lyke were of the same generation.
However, now, Mrs.
Lewis has already viewed Lyke as Peggy’s potential boyfriend.
Assuming that they did end up together, wouldn’t that make Peggy Cindy’s Fourth Aunt?
Mrs.
Lewis was baffled by this intricacy of familial hierarchy.
This was such a puzzling situation.
“Well…” Mrs.
Lewis asked again, “This agreement about not considering family generation, isn’t it just something you young people made up?
Are the elders in their families okay with this?”
“Wouldn’t the elders feel that it’s inappropriate?
Would they be prejudiced against you?”
Peggy paused, she hadn’t thought about this before.
Having heard what Mrs.
Lewis had said, she gave it some serious thought.
“I don’t think so.
Whenever I have been at the Zhekova Family Mansion, in front of the Old Madam and Old Master, oh, and in front of the Third Old Master Zhekova, who is Lyke’s father, I….
out of habit, directly called Lyke by his name.
They didn’t say anything about it.” Peggy explained.
Listening to this, Mrs.
Lewis was rather shocked.
“You went to their elder’s place?” Mrs.
Lewis exclaimed in surprise.
Mrs.
Lewis wasn’t aware of the Zhekova Family’s structure.
However, she did understand what Old Master Zhekova, Old Madam Zhekova and Zhekova Family Mansion implied.
All these were evidently the most respected figures and places in the Zhekova Family.
And that also included Lyke’s father.
These three elders certainly held immense power in their family.
And Peggy has been to their place?
“Thanks to Cindy, I went to watch her competition, and also got acquainted with the elders of the Zhekova Family.
Later on, as I became acquainted with Lyke as well, I visited them twice.” Peggy admitted.
Mrs.
Lewis gasped audibly, almost losing balance and had to lean on the countertop.
Peggy quickly reached out to support Mrs.
Lewis, “Mom, are you okay?
Do you feel sick?
Should we go to the hospital?”
“No, I’m fine.
There is nothing wrong with me.” Mrs.
Lewis quickly stopped Peggy. n𝚘vp𝚞𝚋.com
She was simply startled.
She was embarrassed to admit it, as it made her seem weak.
Only after taking some time to process the information and regain her calm, she asked, “You’ve already been there twice?”
When did all this happen without her knowing!
Peggy nodded.
Peggy was unaware of the fact that she had been unknowingly “brainwashed” by Lyke and the rest of the Zhekova Family.
To her, all these developments seemed perfectly normal.
Because she had spent so much time with the Zhekova Family and had gotten to know them.
She knew that once stripped of their illustrious status and aura, they were all very approachable individuals.
Ignoring their titles and only interacting with them as individuals was actually quite relaxing.
Coupled with the efforts of Lyke and Cindy,
Peggy had gotten used to it.
Otherwise, she would have had the same reaction as her mother.
Peggy had gotten used to it to the point where she didn’t even feel it anymore.
“Actually!” Peggy thought for a moment and decided to tell her mother that the elders from the Zhekova Family were all very amicable.
