Meeting The In-Laws

Vanessa nodded and said, "I know. I love you as much as you love me, Lawrie. No one can take my love away for you." "Me too, Mommy." Then, Lawrie looked at Julien with reproach in his eyes, as if Julien was the one who made Vanessa cry. "Big bad guy, you'd better not make Mommy cry anymore. We must make her happy everyday." "Yes, let's make Mommy happy." Looking at these two men, Vanessa felt like crying again. "What should I do?" "I'm usually not a crybaby," Vanessa said inwardly. ... Secret Garden was bustling with excitement that very morning. Not only was Julien bringing his girlfriend back home, Jayden and Silvia, who had not been home for the past six months, would be coming home too. Since early morning, Karen Daly had been keeping herself busy by cleaning up Julien and Jayden's bedrooms. After tidying up the rooms, she went to the kitchen to cook some of their favorite dishes. It was almost noon, Julien and Jayden should be arriving home very soon. Karen had been waiting at the