My Billionaire Mom

Chapter 167

All her relatives looked down on Chuck Cannon, making Manny extremely angry and embarrassed. Why did they all think that Chuck was so incapable?

Everyone thought that Chuck’s plaza was fake and that he would definitely be recording a loss?

Manny sighed and didn't know how to explain.

"Uncles, please don't say that. Zelda's boyfriend's plaza is doing really well." Manny shook her head.

"Yeah, the three of us went to see it last time. It's not big, but it is still pretty impressive for such a young man like him. He not only owns a plaza, but also..." The woman in the tight jeans said. She suddenly realized that she was about to bring up the last time she broke the vase. It was too embarrassing, so she quickly shut up.

"What else?" A relative asked.

"Well, he's not bad anyway. He can settle many issues with just a phone call." The woman in the tight jeans curled her lips.

"Settle many issues? Like what?"

"He settled..." The woman in the tight jeans hesitated. It was embarrassing for her to say it.

The young woman in hot pants immediately used her hand to cover her mouth. Manny’s face was unusual too. She didn't want to bring up the previous incident.

The three of them did not speak.

Were they at a loss for words?

These relatives shook their heads. They all had connections too, and making a few phone calls to settle issues were not considered an exceptional ability.

At most, he was just lucky enough to know a few people.

Alas, Zelda Maine had such good qualities, why did she find such a useless boyfriend like him?

Such a pity.

He did not deserve to be with her at all.

"Does he really own a plaza?" A relative asked. The three of them couldn’t even explain properly, who would believe them?

"Yes, it's true," Manny said in a hurry.

"Come on now, we are all relatives, and we are all looking out for Zelda. There's no need to lie to us." One of the relatives sighed and shook his head.

They were all family, so why did she have to lie for the sake of her reputation?

She couldn't even continue her lies now.

They all sighed and looked down on Chuck even more. He was clearly taking advantage of Zelda. It was such an embarrassment.

Manny was anxious. How did things get to this point?

"My daughter's boyfriend really owns a plaza. It's just next to his school, I went there last time..."

"It's alright. You don't have to say anymore, Manny. We believe that he owns a plaza!"

"Yeah. We all believe it."

They all sighed and shook their heads. In truth, they didn't believe it at all. For Manny’s sake, they just pretended to.

Manny became even more anxious, and her two best friends were helpless.

The atmosphere became awkward.

Rainie Lowe and her boyfriend Wallace Hanne looked at each other, then smiled. Wallace felt so proud of himself now.

Zelda felt sorry for Chuck. She brought him here today to pretend to be her boyfriend. But she did not expect her relatives to all look down on him.

She looked at him apologetically. He was just a student but he was looked down on by her relatives.

Chuck didn't care. He was going to leave after completing his job of pretending to be Zelda’s boyfriend. He was looking forward to buying that car for Yvette.

"Alright, everyone, enough talking. We know him now. Let's eat! I’m famished." A relative proposed. He wasn't interested in discussing about Chuck.

"Yeah. There's nothing to talk about. Let's eat."

The other relatives also said so. Manny sighed and arranged for her relatives to all sit-down.

"Chuck, let's eat," Zelda whispered. She wanted to comfort him by holding him in her arms. After all, she was ten years older than him.

She felt that she should do this, but there were so many people around. Could she do this?

"Sure." Chuck nodded. He had not eaten anything in the morning, and he was already really hungry.

Everyone took their seats.

Zelda asked her mother in a low voice, "Where is Dad? Is he not here at such an important occasion?” Manny then told her that he was out for important business negotiations.

Zelda nodded.

The dishes were soon served, and they all looked appetizing. They were ready to eat.

At this moment, Rainie said, "Wallace has a friend who owns a French chateau. He gave him three bottles of Lafite from 1982. It’s a special occasion today, so he brought one here. Please have a try."

Wallace took out the wine bottle from his bag. It was exquisitely packaged and looked very vintage. Before he even opened the wine bottle, a wine fragrance had wafted into the air. It was really the Lafite 1982!

"Wow, I'm so lucky today."

"Wow, I've wanted to try this wine for so long now. The wine I usually drink is fake. If this really comes from a French chateau, then it should be the real deal!"

"Rainie, your boyfriend is really something!"

Several relatives immediately became excited. Rainie smiled, and Wallace opened the bottle. With a pop, the fragrance of the wine permeated the air.

"Dear uncles and aunts, please wait for a moment. It'll taste better after we let it breathe." Wallace said.

The relatives present all couldn't wait any longer. This authentic Lafite was hard to come by.

After letting the wine breathe, Wallace smiled as he poured the wine for everyone. When he poured it for Zelda, Wallace said, "Please have some, this wine is really good."

"No thank you. I'm going to drive later, so I can't drink." Zelda shook her head.

"Well then, how about your boyfriend try a little. This kind of wine is not something you get to try often," Wallace looked at Chuck and said, pouring out a bit for him.

Zelda frowned. What did he mean?

"This wine is really smooth. It's good!" A relative said.

"Wallace, thank you for letting me drink such good wine today."

Several relatives were very happy and felt that this trip was already worth it. After all, they had a chance to taste such fine wine.

Manny felt so embarrassed now. Everything was crumbling right before her. She wanted to introduce Chuck to them, but she never expected them to all look down on him like that. And now the spotlight was even taken away by Rainie’s boyfriend.

She was so ashamed that she quietly ate her food.

It was even more difficult for her two best friends to say anything.

"Chuck, right? Let's have a drink!" Wallace raised his glass.

Chuck nodded and the two of them clinked glasses.

"How is it?" Wallace asked with a smile.

"It's very delicious and sweet," Chuck said. He had never tried a wine that tasted so good before. He had some other wine before, but this wine was really good. Even he couldn't deny that.

All the relatives at the table laughed, but it was out of contempt.

Did he even know how to drink wine? A Lafite from 1982, and he dared to say that it was sweet?

Wallace smiled, it was such a pity to waste such precious wine on him.

"Since you think that it's sweet, you should drink more then," Wallace said.

Several relatives shook their heads and looked down on Chuck even more now. How could he claim to be the owner of a plaza when he didn't even know how to taste wine? Such bullsh*t.

He was definitely saying this to save face. After all, he was nothing but a poor student.

Manny's face turned red. "Let's eat, or else the food will get cold."

"By the way, Chuck, what's the name of your plaza? I know some bosses, so I might know which," Wallace continued. The relatives on the table all praised him even more.

"It's just a small plaza, you wouldn't know." Chuck shook his head as he ate. He just wanted to finish his meal quickly and go back.

"Just tell me. We are all family. Come on. Maybe next time we will all go to your plaza to have some fun!" Wallace continued. The other relatives felt pity. He couldn't continue with the lie, could he?

Everyone looked at Chuck, guessing that he would not be able to say the name of the plaza since he was making it all up.

"City Square," Chuck said.

"Ocean City’s City Square?" Wallace suddenly smiled with a strange smile.

They were all curious. What was wrong?

"That's correct." Chuck nodded.

"I happen to know the owner of the square. I went there once last year, but the owner doesn't seem to be you. Harold Wendel is the owner of City Square!" Wallace said with a smile. What a coincidence. Chuck had lied about something that he was aware of. How unlucky!

"What? So it really doesn't belong to him?"

"Did he really have to lie?"

"Young people nowadays are full of lies!"

All the relatives at the table all sighed and shook their heads. They even felt a little angry. Why should they eat with a liar like him?ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .