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Chapter 32 - Chapter 32- Time spend with mother-in-law

"Shopping?" Melisa raised an eyebrow, folding the dress away like she was tucking a mild inconvenience out of sight.

"Yes," Aunt Eleanor said with a sigh. "Next month is Mr. Fu's 60th birthday. He's an old family friend, so the whole family's expected to attend."

Ah yes, the glamorous life of pretending everything's normal while attending social events with people who probably wouldn't blink if you fell down the stairs.

"I thought tomorrow was a holiday," Aunt Eleanor continued, a little wistful now. "Leo should be free too. We could've gone shopping together."

Melisa didn't respond right away. She tried not to imagine the chaos of shopping with Leonard. Would he actually show up? Would he spend the entire time judging her taste or staring into the void, silently regretting his existence?

"I can come with you," she offered instead. "Still counts as a family member, legally speaking."

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