The meal went by awkwardly. Sophia kept her head down as she ate, all the while fully aware of every single one of her hairs standing on end as she thought that she should find some time to clarify things with Claude.

Everyone hastily gobbled their food, leaving Claude and Michael to talk to each other.

“How old are you?”

“I’m 27 this year, Sir.”

“An older man trying to snap up a younger woman. No go. What’s your zodiac sign?”

“I’m a Pisces, Sir.”

“Your signs aren’t compatible with each other. I don’t approve of this. What do you work as?”

“I’m part of the performance branch in the military…”

“That doesn’t bring in the money. You’re not getting my seal of approval! How tall are you?”

“1.81 meters.”

 

“Too short. No thank you.”

Claude’s head was beaded with sweat due to his anxiety. It was the first time he was eating with this strict potential future father-in-law.

 

Michael’s face was as frosty as a primordial glacier, making Claude look as though he was about to ravish the former’s girl.

Then, Claude gave Sophia some food. “Here, Sophia, eat this. You’ll be able to recover faster if you eat more.”

Michael smacked Claude’s fork away with his own fork. “She doesn’t like that.”

After that, Claude poured some juice for Sophia. “Here, have some.”

Again, Michael smacked Claude’s hand away. “She doesn’t like that juice.”

Even when faced with Michael’s deliberate sabotage, Claude remained even-tempered. He simply accepted things graciously. Even Harry was so moved by this ‘future son-in-law’ of Michael’s that he couldn’t resist putting in a word for him. “Hey old chap, this is Claude’s first visit here. Quit heckling him.”

but he still glared hard

away. It was expected that Michael would

to stay behind to spend time with Michael. The whole party sat in the living room,

At the same time, Sophia didn’t dare to

Michael, but unfortunately, Michael was having none

Claude noticed that the Fletchers had a karaoke machine, he decided to

everything ready. Soon, the machine was up and running, so Claude picked up a microphone and began to pour his heart into

the mornings are warm, and the valleys are green, I’ll come

the waiting, the sweeter the

darlin’, I promise you

next time I hold you,

give up the ocean forever

Forever I know.”

put all his feelings into the lyrics, pouring all the love

awkward look on her face as she shuffled

notches. The air in the living room had turned chilly as if a cold wind had blown over everyone. Even though they could feel the chill running down their skin, everyone’s

performance troop, and he had once been a singer in the military band. However, he had retired from the band and now worked behind the scenes handling paperwork. Occasionally, he would compose a song

stood up. “I

soulful melody resounded around the living room after Michael selected his song, resulting

microphone and

winter wind blows, stinging

reminds me,

words were like a pickaxe, hacking away at

a

eyes remained locked on Nathan’s

he felt that he wouldn’t be able to escape his

when they finished their karaoke session. Claude prepared to leave, but Sophia felt that she should clear things up

since he didn’t seem to be unwilling to

a wolf tracking its prey to watch them from

Sophia walked with Claude to send him off, an expression of pain on her face, for she had no

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