Chloe nodded. “Sure. It’s still early, so I don’t see why not. Let’s get a taxi.”
At that moment, James stopped her. “It’s fine. We have a car.”
“You have a car?” Chloe asked in disbelief. “Wow, it seems like a lot has changed over the years. Back before I left, only the rich guys could afford a car.”
Helen smiled. “We have two cars. Well, three actually, but one of them was totaled.”
The news shocked Chloe. “You have three cars? Helen, that’s a bit of a waste, isn’t it? At least save some of your hard-earned money. Don’t take out a loan just because you want to keep up with the Joneses. It’ll be better if you work hard and live an honest life rather than exhausting yourself for a fake one. Money doesn’t grow on trees, you know.”
Helen smiled awkwardly. “It’s fine. Let’s go.”
Then, Demi said, “Mom, we can’t. We only have two cars, but there’s ten of us. That’s not enough.”
“What? Why?” Helen was befuddled.
there, remember? We need two drivers, so that makes twelve of
Helen. “Oh, silly me. I forgot all about that. So someone has to take a taxi home. Liam, Matthew, why don’t you two take a taxi home? We’ll get a couple
in. “Tate and I will take
objected to it. “But you’re the guest here. I can’t
dismissively. “It’s fine. Just give us the
her new place was, then the
sight, Tate asked, “Why
Helen and her family are paupers. Even if they can afford a car, I bet it’s a hunk of junk. Those cars are small, cramped, and hard to move around. I’d rather get
see. “You’re smart,
a taxi. Once they got in, the driver asked,
I can hit them up
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