Chapter 318 As Long as She's Happy, I'm Happy


Ebony, "..."


Ebony turned back to glare at Lloyd, "Who needs you to be responsible!"


"That's right!" Lydia was the first one to recover from the tremendous shock.


She blurted out, "You guys used the condom. Ebs is not pregnant! We don't need you to be responsible!"


Ebony, "..."


Ebony looked at Lydia in confusion and said, "Lydia, I..."


Lydia came over and grabbed Ebony's hand, reassuring her, "It's okay. It's okay. I've been young too. We are now in the 21st century. We, as your elders, are very open-minded. Who didn't have dated a few boyfriends before getting married?"


Darryl, who was not far away, said, "You didn't."


Lydia scolded on the spot, "None of your business!"


Darryl didn't make a sound then.


Ebony didn't even know what to say. She tried hard to explain, "This shot must have been filmed from another direction and caused a misunderstanding. We didn't buy condoms!"


Lydia froze and felt like the sky fell, "You guys... You guys didn't use the condom?"


Ebony, "..."


Chasidah, who understood at this point, came back to her senses and grabbed her daughter's hands, asking with a struggle, "You didn't?"


Ebony nodded vigorously, "We bought gum! There's something wrong with this editing!"


Chasidah let out a long breath. Finally, she made it through.


Seeing his plan to get what he wanted by the misunderstanding fail, Lloyd, who was in the back, was a little disappointed.


On the TV, Ebony and Lloyd's part stopped at the plot of buying condoms.


If they wanted to know what happened, they would have to wait for next week.


Then, the show started to broadcast Belinda and Josue's part.


Chasidah's energy was running out. So, she just turned off the TV and stopped watching.


In the living room, an eerie silence suddenly fell.


Perhaps because the family had just discussed the issue of whether or not Ebony and Lloyd had used the condom, the atmosphere suddenly became subtle.


At this time, Stella poked her head out from the second floor and called out, "Aunt Ebs?"


Seeing Stella, Ebony was like seeing a savior. She immediately answered loudly, "Yeah, I'm here! I'm coming!"


While speaking, Ebony nimbly leapt over and headed straight up to the second floor.


As soon as Ebony left, everyone in the hall turned their attention to Lloyd in the back.


Tristan was not so opposed to Lloyd and Ebony together. Seeing that Lloyd was about to be swallowed by the whole family, he stood up on his own initiative with great pressure and righteousness, stammering to relieve Lloyd, "Lloyd... Can you... Can you go upstairs and help me with my homework?"


Lloyd glanced at Tristan. After a second of silence, Lloyd got up and agreed, "Sure."


After Ebony went to the second floor, Stella said, "Aunt Ebs, Grandpa wants to see you."


Ebony froze. Then she looked in the direction of the study.


A minute later, Ebony entered the study.


In the study, Stewart was sitting behind his desk.


The video of Love Romance was still playing on the computer screen next to him.


The video paused on that shot of the condom shelf.


Ebony, "..."


Seeing this, Ebony was shocked and she thought, 'Does my father call me up to ask about the same thing?'


Ebony sighed and was already planning to explain it again with great patience.


However, she saw her father lift the cup of tea by his side and then walked out to the sofa, saying to her, "Come. Have a seat."


Ebony walked over and sat down with restraint.


Stewart took another sip of the tea and asked, "You made it in the Yidy way, didn't you?"


Ebony nodded and then got up, saying, "It's cold. How about I make you a new cup?"


Stewart waved his hand and let Ebony sit back, "If you go down there, they won't let you go again."


Thinking of the situation below, Ebony lowered her head and finally said nothing more.


Stewart looked at Ebony's embarrassed look and said, "Your mother is too nervous about you. I hope she's not causing you any trouble."


Ebony froze.


She looked up at the old man across the table. He was different from that father, who stayed forever young in her memory. Her biological father was now old.


There were gray hairs at his temples. And he had wrinkles.


It wasn't just her father. Her mother was old too. Her mother was not young when she had her. And both of them were old now.


Ebony felt a little sad. She said, "No, it's not bothering me at all."


After that, she couldn't help but say, "And you are not a problem for me, Father..."


Stewart was stunned. His bleared eyes turned red a little. He took a breath. And then, after taking another sip of the tea that had gone cold in the cup, he said with a slightly trembling voice, "Aye."


Ebony laughed a little. The strangeness between the father and the daughter because of the long separation seemed to dissipate a little at this moment.


Ebony took the initiative to ask, "Have you had enough for lunch?"


Stewart smiled and nodded.


Ebony was a little embarrassed, "Mom forbade you to go downstairs, you... You're not mad, are you?"


Stewart waved his hand and said magnanimously, "I won't be mad at her."


Ebony looked at her father.


Fearing she wouldn't believe him, Stewart asked, "Do you think that I've been treating your brothers well?"


Ebony thought about the information she had looked up.


Her father treated all her brothers very well. He educated each of his children with care and attention. He treated them with equal care. And he never treated them with favoritism. If someone had to find her father's favorite child, she might be the one who had received more attention than her brothers. He treated her with some favoritism. Only her.


Because she had been lost for many years. So over the years, her father spent much more energy on her than on her brothers. As soon as there was any information about her, he would get up and rush to read the information, even late at night.


Ebony nodded deeply and said, "That's good."


Stewart said, "So, let's put it this way. I'm being nice to you and your brothers only for the sake of your mother."


Ebony, "..."


'So, thanks a lot. Mom. Father treats us well all because of you...' Ebony thought to herself.


Stewart added, "Your mother has put you in right now. As long as you are happy, she is happy. As long as she's happy, I'm happy."


Ebony, "..."


Ebony twitched the corners of her mouth and said reluctantly, "Well, you don't have to continue. I get it. I'm self-aware!"


Stewart smiled again.


Ebony and his father chatted in the study for a while.


Only when it was about time did Stewart say, "Go downstairs. They should be looking for you."


Ebony got up and asked, "Do you want to come down with me?"


Stewart shook his head, "No."


Then, fearing Ebony might misunderstand, he explained, "It's not that I don't dare to go downstairs without your mother's permission. It's just that the study is quieter. And I prefer to stay in a quiet place."


Ebony, "..."


Ebony pretended she believed his excuse.


After she left the study, she headed downstairs.


But while passing by a room, Ebony saw Lloyd in it.


Lloyd, sitting on a chair, was instructing Tristan on his homework.


Tristan happened to ask at that moment, "Lloyd, what is the penalty for committing bigamy?"


Then Ebony heard Lloyd answer with a bit of worry after a few seconds of silence, "Two mothers-in-law."


Ebony, "..."


Looking at Lloyd's tired back figure, she didn't know if she should laugh at that moment.


Lloyd might have a psychological shadow from her mother's torture.


Ebony tilted her head. But still, she lost her laugh.


As soon as she laughed, the two people in the room noticed her.


Tristan immediately called out, "Aunt Ebs!"


Ebony walked in and flipped through Tristan's book, asking, "Are you doing your homework?"


Tristan nodded, "Yes, it's due on Monday."


Ebony put the book back and then said to Tristan, "Can you get me a glass of water?"


Tristan immediately said, "Sure."


After that, he went out to pour water.


Seeing Tristan leave, Ebony lowered her eyes and looked at Lloyd, who was still sitting in his chair, flipping through the book.


She drew Lloyd's book away.


Then, as the man looked up, she bent down and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.


Lloyd froze.


Ebony let out a laugh as she backed away a little. Then, she cupped Lloyd's cheeks with her hands and leaned down again. She gave him another kiss on his thin lips, asking, "Mr. Vasquez, do you feel better now?"