Chapter 266 - You nag when you are guilty

"Wait, you both know each other?" Silvia surprisingly asked.

Smiling at Liza who also had a smile flashed on her face, Jackie nodded his head, "Yes we did meet before."

Matthew raised his eyebrows and smiled when he saw them smiling at each other. When a very sly and silly thought crossed his mind, he couldn't help but chuckle.

Glaring at her husband who was smiling and chuckling like a mad man, Veronica gave him a 'Stop laughing' look. 

Placing his finger in his lips, Matthew shook his head and wrapped his hand around his wife's shoulder. 

"Where is the birthday girl?" Janet asked before looking around.

"She is changing, why don't you go in and meet everyone else until she is done?" 

Janet nodded her head and guided everyone inside. 

Walking beside aunt Liza, Matthew cleared his throat and then chuckled.

Raising her eyebrows, Aunt Liza warned Matthew. "Whatever you are thinking, it's nothing like that."

Matthew chuckled and grinned, "How do you know what I am thinking aunt Liza? Ohh do you even know what Uncle Jackie is thinking?"

Smacking his arm, aunt Liza snapped, "This boy- will you ever stop acting childish? You are a father now, what will the kids learn from you if you behave like this in front of them."

Wrapping his arms around Liza's shoulder, Matthew grinned, "You nag a lot when you are guilty."

Pulling his cheeks, Aunt Liza smacked his arm, "You are becoming bolder everyday. Teasing your aunt like that."

Aunt Liza and Matthew shared a mother son relationship and were very close. Not only aunt Liza took care of him when Matthew was recuperating but also guided him in every phase of his life like a mother. What Matthew liked about aunt Liza was her kind and loving nature and the way she handled different situations with ease. She was a strong and optimistic woman who always looked at the brighter side of everything.

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After quite some time, Amy and Jeren stepped into the hall. 

She was wearing a light blue dress with a pair it black stiletto heels. She had her hair tied into a loose bun and had applied a very light makeup which of course Amy urged her and threatened her to wear.

When Jeren saw Silvia standing near the door waiting for her along with Kevin, her eyes watered and she rushed towards her elder sister.

When Silvia saw Jeren, she smiled. "There you are, Ahh you book so beautiful."

Giving Silvia a hug, Jeren sobbed and murmured, "Thank you so much sis." When Amy told her that aunt Lily had heard their  conversation and how everything was arranged by Silvia at the last minute, Jeren felt warm, happy and emotional at the same time. Who would've thought that her parents whom she had been with for eighteen years now would not even wish her but her biological elder sister she reconciled a few weeks back would actually take all the trouble and throw a surprise party for her. 

Patting Jeren's back, Silvia smiled, "You don't have to thank me Jeren. It's your birthday and you deserve to feel special."

Pulling away, Silvia helped her wipe her tears away. "Now don't cry anymore and let's cut your birthday cake." 

Kevin patted Jeren's head and added, "And don't think that it will be troublesome for us if you share your problems with us. We are family and you shouldn't hide anything okay?" 

Jeren nodded her head and gave Kevin a hug. "Thank you brother-in-law."

Patting her back, Kevin smiled, "Come let's cut the cake, everyone is waiting for the birthday girl."

Jeren nodded her head and started walking inside along with Amy, Kevin and Silvia.

" Ahh this child, why didn't you tell your aunt that it's your birthday. I would've made your favoured pie at home in the morning." Aunt Lily couldn't help but nag. 

Jeren lowered her head and sighed, "I am sorry, I didn't want to trouble you."

"Why would you ever trouble us? You are a family and families are supposed to share everything with each other." Uncle Thomas explained. He also never detested Jeren and considered her as a family. No matter what had happened, Jeren was still a Green and his niece. 

"I am sorry uncle."

" Okay now dad and mom stopped nagging the birthday girl, let's go and cut the birthday cake because it looks so tasty and I am hungry," Rubbing his stomach, Steve mumbled. 

Passing the knife to Jeren, Silvia whispered, "Make a wish."

As everyone was busy singing the universal happy birthday song for Jeren, a particular someone was not liking the happy atmosphere and how everyone was ignoring.

"Aunt it's alright, you don't have to get hyped up." Melissa tried to calm aunt Morgana down.

" What does this lowly commoner think of herself? She did not even ask her sister to greet me and what sister? Didn't they just meet a few days ago? Why is she making her birthday such a big affair? Booking an entire hall in this luxurious resort. This woman really knows how to leech off my rich nephew." Aunt Morgana grumbled.

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Uptown cafe. 

Sitting opposite to each other, Grandpa Evans and Grandpa Jones had already finished gulping down their third cup of coffee but neither of them said anything.

When the waiter brought the fourth cup, Grandpa Evans frowned, "Did you call me here so that I end up drinking lots and lots of caffeine and die?"

"It's coffee not drugs." Grandpa Jones hissed.

Coming straight to the point, Grandpa Evans asked, "What do you want?"

" I heard that Darkus said that he still wants to help Sabrina?" Grandpa Jones asked.

Grandpa Evans smirked and mocked grandpa Jones. "What? Don't tell you are scared because you think my son will betray your daughter. Betraying people is in your blood not mine. Are you here to confirm whether Darkus will genuinely help your loving daughter or not? Then the answer is yes."

Placing the cup down, Grandpa Jones took a deep breath to calm himself down. "I don't want Darkus to help Sabrina."

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