Savvy Son-in-law by VKBoy

CHAPTER 161 “Why don’t you cwith me?” It felt like a line from one of the romantic books she read. She wasn’t in a good mood for many reasons, but his loving stare stirred the passion hiding deep in her heart. She didn’t know what it was, but something felt different whenever he was around her.

Would this feeling stay forever even when she would grow old, weak, and unattractive? Would he still make her feel special after forty years down the line? She didn’t believe in love at first sight. To her, love was a beautiful feeling cultivated between two people and would grow over time. From tickling and teasing one another to wiping each other's tears and forgiving and forgetting each other's mistakes, love was a romance without an end.

Benjamin's love surely grew on her, much more so than she ever thought it would. But what if he would also one day break her heart like everyone else did? Would she be able to bear it? All these crazy thoughts didn’t make it any easier to answer his simple, straightforward question.

She leaned forward and hugged him and kept crying silently. Was that a yes? Or a no? Benjamin didn’t know how to take it. Amber stormed into the room. Her gasping stopped when she saw Benjamin and Rebecca hugging each other. “Yo,” Benjamin smiled at her. “U-Unpaid Maid?” she rubbed her eyes and looked again. He was still there. “W-Why are you here?” “If | said | just cto deliver a pizza, would you believe me?” Amber blinked twice."”Ah! You are the guy | saw a few minutes ago! You tricked me!” Rebecca was no longer hugging her husband. She was no longer crying either. She wiped her face with her sleeve and then asked, “Don’t you know you should knock before entering the room?” she glared at Amber.

“Sorry, ma'am,” Amber lowered her head, “but your uncle Nolan has fallen from the second floor’s balcony.” “What?” Rebecca immediately got off the bed. Benjamin was still sitting, looking not as surprised. “He and his wife like to stretch on the balcony. | warned him a couple of times already to not get too close to the parapet, but he’s the type who'd do exactly what you tell him not to do.” “How is he?” Rebecca ignored Benjamin’s words and quickly asked Amber. “Is he...” “He’s not conscious, but he was brought inside,” replied Amber, her expression hinting that it wasn’t looking good for Nolan.

“Takethere,” Rebecca hurriedly rushed out. Amber followed her.

Benjamin still sat there not knowing what he should do. He looked at the remaining pizza pieces for a few seconds. If Rebecca didn’t eat those, they might go to waste, so he began eating them. “It’s well made, but I'm not really a fan of my own cooking. Why don’t you teach my wife how to cook?” “If | get an opportunity, | will,” replied a voice that cfrom underneath the bed. It was from Mina. “But hey, why didn’t you bring a pizza for me? You are eating all by yourself. You're such a selfish king! Is this how you treat your people? Shouldn't you feed them first and then eat if there's anything left? Where's the magnanimity of the Wolfe family?” “There's still a slice left,” said Benjamin. “Do you want it?” “... of course.” “Then you know what to do.” A few seconds of silence followed. “There is no one like King Benjamin. He is handsome, kind, loving and superb in all respects. He is the greatest of his generation.” “Only his generation?” Mina gritted her teeth. “You're pushing it, my lord.” “Don’t you want to eat this last, delicious slice or not?”. “Tsk. You're the greatest of all time.

Happy now?” “Hehe,” Benjamin put his hand under the bed, and she not only plucked the pizza slice but pinched his forearm. “AWW!” Her pinch almost made him jump. Blood gathered at the spot pretty quickly. He blew air at the spot, but it still hurt. “Damn you, Mina. How can you pinch me, you lord, so hard?”.

“You've fled from your responsibilities, my lord,” replied Mina, with the pizza in her mouth.” So, strictly speaking, you're not our lord anymore.” Benjamin pursed his lips and spoke no more.

Meanwhile, downstairs, Rebecca went to the room where Nolan was brought to. He looked all bloody with sbones broken, and she couldn't even watch. She cout of the room, where Elizabeth, Selena, and the kids were. Dorothy was crying by her husband's bed. “Don’t make noise,” Jacob yelled at her. “If you want to stay inside, then be silent. Otherwise, get out.” Dorothy's mouth shut up for a second. “When is the ambulance coming? Why aren't they here yet?” Jacob shook his head. She had been asking too many questions, which irritated him. He and Louis had brought Nolan into the house, but then Louis slipped away, so he had to take care of everything. He hoped at least Shawn would come, but he didn’t. “I didn’t raise my sons to be like this,” he grew frustrated and disappointed.

“Things aren't good in the family, | know, but they should be so active and responsible at times like these.” Vlad and Mercie tried to enter the room, but Elizabeth stopped them. They still tried to enter, but Bella called them from the first floor, and they suddenly stopped and went back to their mother.

Seeing how easily Bella controlled her children, Elizabeth felt envious. She wished her children would also listen to her like that. But they were standing next to Selena now.

Selena cto her daughter and whispered, “I sent you a million dollars. | will pay you the rest slowly.” Rebecca cast a serious glance at her. She didn’t need to speak a single word to convey how disappointed she was in her mother. She walked off from there and returned to her room. Benjamin was hugging her pillow and sniffing her blanket, but seeing her, he quickly put them down.”Uh, um, w-when was the last tthis blanket was washed? Do you wantto throw it in the washing machine?” “I know you don’t like him, but Uncle Nolan is in a life-and-death situation, Benjamin,” she looked mad. “At least pretend to be worried.” “I'm sorry,” Benjamin lowered his head. It was clear that she was in a bad mood, so he thought it was better he didn’t speak much.

Rebecca cup to her bed, picked up her mobile and checked the messages. A million dollars were added to her account. Her mother was telling the truth. She exhaled audibly before sending the money back to her mother.

At the stime, George was sitting in the driver's seat of Selena’s luxurious motorhome. He was sweating quite a bit. His heart was ringing in his ears. “Fucking stubborn bastard. You fell from the second floor and are still breathing? Why can’t you just die once for my sake?” If Nolan were to wake up, Dorothy and Elizabeth would know everything. He didn’t want that to happen. “I messed up, but there's still hope.” Once he saw the ambulance enter the villa, he started the motorhand kept accelerating.

The ambulance also was driving fast, but because of the siren, they couldn’t hear the motorhcoming. The curvy road, and the thick and tall bushes didn’t help didn’t help, either. The ambulance driver didn’t see the motorhuntil it got very close. He immediately squeezed the brake, and the ambulance stopped, but the motorhdidn’t.

“Hey, hey, hey!” the ambulance driver yelled, but those were his last words before the heavy vehicle crashed into the ambulance resoundingly eso