Moira said disdainfully, "Is that all you're giving them? A set of skin care products? But I get it. This is the best you can buy at your level. You probably had to save money for a year or two to afford this, right?"Selena quickly said, "Moira, that's not nice. It doesn't matter how much the gifts cost. What matters is the intention in giving them.""She's right." Aiden also came to Jack's defense, fearing it would hurt his self-esteem. "Since Jack bought skin care products for Aunt Selena, it shows that he had put his heart into his gift."Moira frowned at their words.Then, Jack said with a smile, "Mr. and Mrs. Hackett Senior, although the value of this gift can't be measured by its cost, it is indeed a little presentable. So, I've prepared another gift for Mrs. Hackett Senior."Moira laughed. "Don't tell me your other gift is also cosmetics, and it's those cheap ones.""Moira!" Selena was a little unhappy.However, Jack said patiently, "Of course not. This gift is worth muc
Jack explained, "I bought this beauty salon for Mrs. Hackett Senior. From now on, she'll be the owner of the salon, and she can go for beauty treatments whenever she wants."The Hacketts had a beautician at home, but they needed to go to a salon for certain treatment plans. It wouldn't be an issue for them to buy the equipment for it at home, but some treatment plans took two months to half a year to complete. The equipment they bought would often collect dust. So, going to a beauty salon was the affordable option for Selena. But there were complications with going to a beauty salon. She needed to make an appointment. And sometimes, there would be unforeseen circumstances. But if she missed an appointment, she had to schedule another one.Selena had wanted to buy a beauty salon long ago, but she had never found the right one.She really liked the beauty salon Jack chose, but the owner was wealthy. He seemed to have many businesses abroad, so his entire family moved there.
"Mom, I think you might have misunderstood. Why would Jack loan money from the bank? He can afford it himself."Upon hearing Cheryl's words, Moira laughed. "Cheryl, did you hear what you just said? How could a driver like him have so much money?"Cheryl also laughed. "Moira, Jack may be a driver, but do you know who he works for?""Who?" Moira seemed dismissive."Caroline.""So what if he does?"Seeing that Moira couldn't understand, Cheryl said bluntly, "Jack may be a driver, but he has another job, and that is to protect Caroline. In other words, he isn't just a driver, he's also a bodyguard."A look of surprise appeared on Moira's face, but then, she said disdainfully, "So what? He's just a driver-turned-bodyguard. We have tons of bodyguards at home. It doesn't matter if he earns thousands of dollars a month. He still can't afford to buy such a costly beauty salon."Cheryl didn't want to expose Jack's past. It would feel as if she was showing off. However, she said, "Haha,
Aiden said quickly, "Yeah, sure. But Jack, I'm sure you know what I mean. Cheryl isn't good at physical things, so I think it's great that you complement each other."Everyone laughed, completely overlooking Moira and Vincent nearby.Vincent also felt extremely embarrassed. He'd gone there because Moira had paid him to be her boyfriend. She told him he just needed to be there for everyone to praise him. But now, he had become a joke, and he was furious. As he thought of this, Vincent turned around and was about to leave.Seeing this, Moira quickly grabbed him. "Where are you going?"Vincent glanced at Aiden's family, who had already walked to the dining room. They didn't even notice that they had left them behind.Vincent hissed, "I'm getting out of here, of course. I'm not staying behind to let your sister's boyfriend humiliate me even more!""I didn't know he was… I thought he was just a driver. Don't leave yet. After all, you're a Sorkin. You're the son of the Sorkin f
Moira's and Vincent's faces turned dark when they heard Jack's words. They couldn't believe Jack actually got into Harford. However, it soon occurred to them that he might be bluffing."Are you really a Harford graduate? It wasn't some cheap knockoff, right?"Jack looked at them sincerely. "I really did graduate from Harford. You can check the official website if you don't believe me."Vincent and Moira didn't care that they were supposed to be having lunch. They simply took out their phones and searched Harford's official website. They thought it would take a while to find Jack's name, but when they opened the website, they saw a picture of Jack among the list of best alumni.Even after seeing it, Moira still couldn't believe Jack was there. How vexing! Although she didn't know where Vincent had studied exactly, it was most likely somewhere in Yudonia. Moira socialized among the wealthy heirs and heiresses in Easton. So, she knew very well where the ignorant and incompet
Vincent snickered. "He doesn't look like a genius at all."Aiden said, "You're judging a book by its cover. How are you so sure about what a genius should look like?""Anyway, he's just bluffing. There's no way he got into Harford by taking the exam.""I'm very sure you're illiterate or blind." Cheryl suddenly said, "Didn't you see Jack's grades on the website? Jack clearly got into Harford with straight A's. "Moreover, the person who wrote him a letter of recommendation was a physics professor at Harford who wouldn't let anyone cut corners. Don't tell me you're better than a physics professor."At that moment, Vincent and Moira saw Jack's grades, and their faces turned red from embarrassment. They regretted jumping the gun before getting their facts straight. If they had seen his grades, they could've mocked Jack in other ways."Well… So what? People who are good at studying are generally nerds. But Vincent's different. Not only is he a student from a university abroad, he ca
"Hey, Adrian," Vincent greeted Adrian, avoiding his question.However, Adrian wasn't fooled so easily. He looked at Vincent curiously. "You still haven't answered my question, Vincent. What are you doing here?"Vincent had no way of avoiding the topic now. If he didn't answer his question, his cover would be blown. But if he didn't…Right now, everyone's eyes were on him.Cheryl then noticed Vincent's hesitant expressions and said, "Didn't you know, Mr. Sorkin? Mr. Vincent is Moira's boyfriend. He came here to meet our family, I guess.""You're dating Ms. Moira?" Adrian frowned. "But I remember that the girl who came to our place for dinner wasn't a Hackett."Vincent and Moira's faces darkened. Vincent said, "Adrian, you must have remembered it wrongly. Ms. Moira was the one who came over to our place that day."Adrian was sure that Moira wasn't the one who came to their house last time. Although he couldn't remember the woman's name, he vaguely remembered what'd she loo
Vincent and Moira heeded Aiden's words and stood still."Tell me, Moira. What's going on?" Aiden asked.Moira glanced at Vincent's phone unhappily. To stop their private dealings from being revealed, she had to admit the truth. She started, "H-he isn't my boyfriend. I-I like him and want him to be my boyfriend, b-but I was embarrassed to bring it up. So, I asked him to pretend to be my boyfriend, hoping to take this chance to get closer to him. "I swear I didn't mean to do anything else."Cheryl would've believed Moira if she hadn't said her last sentence. But now, she was sure that Moira did this on purpose. She asked Vincent to be her boyfriend to undermine Jack."Since you were trying to get closer to him, why did he still buy so many gifts on your behalf?" Cheryl asked, pretending to be confused.Moira was tongue-tied when Cheryl discovered a loophole in her story.Everyone's eyes then landed on Vincent and Moira. When Vincent felt everyone's eyes on him, especially