Dad, that lousy acting of yours can only fool mom.

Everyone sat with a resentful expression as Mark read the contents of the letter.

“What a heartless little brother?” Veronica pouted regretfully “I didn’t even get to see the twins.

“Me too.” Nola pouted “We should have hugged little sister-in-law’s thigh.”

“Yeah…. That little brother is too heartless, it would have been better to dote on little sister-in-law. At least she wouldn’t have ditched us so mercilessly.” Darcy too joined in the fun along with his sisters.

“That's why you should have been friends with the Burkes.” Eric shrugged “At least my best friend was kind enough to send me pictures of my nephew and niece, even though it was to show off that he is their favourite uncle.” Although Eric’s original intention was to show off in front of his siblings, his tone turned sour at the end.

“You have pics?” Both Veronica and Nola spoke in unison.

Veronica didn’t wait for a response and snatched Eric’s phone. She handed it over to her husband to open the lock.

Eric’s phone had