When Joseph Lancaster came back with his secretary, it was almost noon. Since his son's girlfriend was visiting for the first time, Lorelei Howard had gone to the store the day before and bought a lot of ingredients.
Braised carp, clear-broth chicken, boiled pork with blood sausage, and some stir-fries… the whole table was packed.
Secretary Vesper was a college graduate, and she'd been accompanying Joseph on business trips, negotiating deals, so of course there was nothing to criticize about her social manners. She was just as polite at the table, thanking Lorelei every time she picked food for her.
The "new bride" coming through the door made the old master and the eldest branch very happy. Only Eva Hayes kept secretly curling her lip.
Feeling just as upset was Violet Zimmerman. Watching her younger brother-in-law carefully tending to his "girlfriend," she felt extremely sour inside. She hurriedly wolfed down a bowl of rice, then put her chopsticks down.
