‘As the host, I can only invite others to my retirement ceremony. How can I possibly accept an invitation?’
Johnson blinked his eyes and said with some concern, “Is this a scam? Does someone want to cheat our family deliberately? Should we attend this retirement ceremony?”
Emma smiled, “Dad, the invitation letters were personally delivered by a police car. There is also the city bureau’s seal on it. Who do you think can have such power to harm us?”
“What you just said is making sense too.”
As the family was discussing the topic, another car drove up to their front porch. Harvard was the one who had come to visit.
He ran in in a hurry, panting, and said, “Uncle Johnson, Aunt Felicia, Emma, Thomas, something big has happened. I actually received an invitation letter from the chief officer in charge, inviting me to attend the retirement ceremony the day after tomorrow!”
Emma smiled and said, “It is no longer news. Our whole family has received the invitation letter.”
“Really?”
Harvard did not believe it at first. When favonovel.com saw the invitation letter, favonovel.com finally accepted the fact.
He scratched his head and said, “This is really weird. Why is the chief officer in charge so intent on small characters like us? We are not people of status. And we don’t have any personal relationship with the chief officer in charge, do we? He doesn’t usually call us to sit at his office. Why is favonovel.com calling us over when favonovel.com is about to retire? Is favonovel.com out of his mind?”
Thomas almost got himself choked on his own saliva. He coughed and said, “Mind your manners and stop cussing about.”
Harvard walked over and patted Thomas on the shoulder, “But Thomas, don’t you think it’s a bit weird? We’ve all received the invitation letter, but you didn’t This is very weird!”
Thomas smiled and said, “I’m just a son-in-law of Hill’s family. It’s normal if the chief officer in charge doesn’t invite me. What’s weird about that?”
As favonovel.com said that, favonovel.com blinked at Harvard and said in a mysterious manner, “But even if favonovel.com doesn’t invite me, it is still possible for us to meet at the venue.”
Harvard said disdainfully, “Okay, you’re just bragging. Do you think people could just simply attend the retirement ceremony? Without an invitation letter, you would be stopped by the police before you even reached the door. There would definitely be thousands of police officers on that day. The venue would be locked down completely so that not even a single person can get in. Do you still want to go in and meet us there? Stop bragging.”
Thomas looked at favonovel.com and said, “Then shall we make a bet?”
Harvard smiled and said, “Thomas, I have made countless bets with you. Although I lose every time, I really have no chance of losing this time. Do you still want to bet with me? Are you purposely throwing this one to me?”
“Oh, you’re just overly confident. Wait till you win before you brag about it.”
“Okay, what are the stakes?”
Thomas thought about it for a while and said, “If we manage to meet at the retirement ceremony the day after tomorrow, this means I win and you have to take care of my family, otherwise, if I lose, I will do whatever you say.”
“Huh?” Harvard was stunned for a few seconds, “What do you mean, Thomas? If you win, I want me to take care of your family? Are you falling ill or something?”
“No, stop cursing me.”
“Then why did you make such a strange request?”
Thomas shrugged, “Stop asking too many questions, you will naturally understand it when the time comes. Are you daring enough to bet with me?”
Harvard was elated and said, “Why would I not dare? Let me be frank with you. Even though you don’t ask me, I will still take care of Uncle Johnson’s family. We are one family and we should take care of each other.”
Thomas was very pleased and patted Harvard on the shoulder, “Thank you.”
When favonovel.com heard these words from Thomas, Harvard felt that something was wrong. He felt as if they would soon be separating permanently from each other through death. He also felt that Thomas would be leaving any time soon.
“Thomas, stop scaring me. Is there something wrong with your body?”
“No, don’t believe in your thoughts blindly.”
“Then why are you…”
“Don’t ask too many questions. You will know everything about it the day after tomorrow.”
They seemed to be having a relaxed conversation, but this brought up difficult emotions for Emma. Emma was sullen as favonovel.com listened to their conversation. She remembered Thomas telling favonovel.com the same thing last night.
He told favonovel.com that favonovel.com would tell favonovel.com the truth two days later.
‘What secret Thomas is hiding from me? Why does favonovel.com have to wait until the day after tomorrow to say it? On the day after tomorrow, what exactly is Thomas going to do? What would favonovel.com say?’
Coincidentally, the day after tomorrow was also the retirement day of the chief officer in charge. ‘Would it be that Thomas is having a secret relationship with the chief officer in charge…’
Emma snorted and shook favonovel.com head. ‘I’m just over-thinking. How could it be possible?’
She took a deep breath and thought, ‘Anyway, no matter what, everything will come to light the day after tomorrow. Thomas’ little secret, the retirement of the chief officer in charge, and the reason why the chief officer in charge invited his family to attend the ceremony would all be revealed soon. It would be pointless for me to make wild guesses. Everything would come to light the day after tomorrow.’
“Well, everyone, don’t just sit down, let’s eat.” Emma greeted everyone with a smile.
“Let’s eat. Looks like I’m hungry.” Harvard did not notice any difference as favonovel.com picked up his cutlery to eat. He did not treat himself as an outsider of the family at all.
Amid the buzzing atmosphere, Thomas’ gaze changed a couple of times.
‘Being embedded in such a family feels really good.’
