RDD 111
"Honey, let me take care of that. You can spend time with the children instead."
"Oh, Okay."
I was surprised at first. Especially when Penelope was wearing a knee-length dress. She looked beautiful in that dress. However, I could see that she was not used to it.
My wife, Penelope Castillo, preferred wearing a t-shirt instead of anything luxurious. She didn't like spending money on her clothes too. She was simple, yet elegant.
I wonder how much pressure she received from my Mom to be convinced of wearing an expensive dress.
"Wife, we can talk in the house later. I'll hear you out."
I whispered and gently gripped her shoulders.
"Hm."
She smiled at me.
"Um, can I buy two burgers and Sprite?"
"Yes, sir. Just wait for your order. It will not take a while. You can sit on one of our chairs and watch how our cooks make your burgers."
"Yeah, that's one of the reasons why I'm here too. Watching people cook is interesting and satisfying."
I walked away and went to Mom's table. The two kids were next to her. She kept entertaining them.
"Fufu, Roman you are really handsome. You remind me of your grandpa, kyah~"
"En."
Roman just nodded. He kept pushing buttons on his brand-new Game Boy Advance... I'm somehow jealous. Especially when he was playing Legend of Zelda. I was not sure what version but it was definitely that not so pixelated one. But definitely still 2D.
Game Boy Advance needed cartridges to play. My Mom definitely bought dozens of game cartridges for Roman. Which might cost more than a thousand pesos.
"Mom, did you take my family to the market?"
"That's right. I went there around 6 am. Then I spent time with them and had fun. I really miss my cute granddaughter so I went there early."
"Gwandma, you're so pwetty."
Sophia was maximizing her charm stats on her grandmother.
"Sophia~ I love you so much~ My cute little girl~ Abububu~"
"Hehe."
It seemed that it worked. Now, my Mom was head over heels.
"I realized that you didn't have a stroller for Sophia. Penelope was having a hard time carrying Sophia so I decided to buy one for her. I didn't overstep, right?"
"No, Mom. Thank you so much. In fact, I want you to buy a Game Boy Advance for me."
"Nope, you're too old. You're acting will not work on me."
Yeah, right. Said by the one who was crying with snot last night. You even cried so loudly that it echoed throughout the whole house. Mom, you can't fool me.
"Sophia, how's your day with Grandma Leah?"
"Dajjy, Gwandma is so good to us! She took us to a nice westaurant! That was the first time I ate a wobster! She wanted to buy us so many gifts, but Mommy didn't agwee. So I only got a stwoller. But I wuv it!"
Sophia started telling stories and I listened to her. Even my Mom interjected to tell the side of her story.
Dasmariñas, Cavite didn't have a mall as of now so the marketplace was the most prominent location.
"Anyway, son, I'm still amazed at your charisma."
"What do you mean, Mom?"
"Nothing... I just found that most of your customers are women."
"Ah, they probably just want to eat my burgers."
"... Yeah, perhaps."
She narrowed her gaze and glanced at Penelope. I didn't know why she was doing that. Penelope was just talking to the customers with no problem.
My Mom and I started talking about our lives. I started hearing about my father's life when I was gone. Apparently, my Dad was still acting the same. I already expected that.
"Your Dad is still a stupid workaholic man. He always has a business plan on his table. Lately he is dabbing his feet on delivery business-- hm?"
While talking, my Mom's phone started ringing. It seemed that someone was calling her.
"Me? Yes? Fufu, you sly old man~ What? You miss me already~?"
I already knew who she was talking with. She was teasing my Dad.
"Unfortunately, Grandma has to leave now. Goodbye Roman, goodbye Sophia. Be a good kid to your parents."
"Yes, Gwandma!"
"Hm." Roman nodded.
"Well, I'll take you to your car."
"No need. Take care of the business. You are not young anymore. You should be aware of your future, especially when you have a family."
She tapped my shoulder. I was taller than Mom so she could only reach my shoulder at best.
"I understand." I nodded seriously.
"Penelope, I'm going to leave now."
"Ah, yes, be safe Miss Castillo." Penelope bowed her head.
"Come on Penelope, we already talked about this." My Mom pouted her cheeks like a goddamn teenager.
"Well... Take care, Mom."
Penelope weakly muttered and blushed.
"Fufu, that's right. I'll be going now."
Just like that, my Mom left the shop. She showed up fast and disappeared faster.
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Leah Castillo entered her car and looked in the back mirror. The shop was lively and it seemed that the business was going well for Keith and his family.
"Let's see..."
Leah Castillo looked at the couple of hair she got. She got hair from Roman, Sophia, and Keith. She might be a good mother, so she had to do this.
"Roman resembles the Castillo, but it's better to be sure. As for Sophia, that little girl looked like her mother. Although she got her blue eyes from Keith."
Still, Leah wanted to confirm it. So she decided to do DNA test on them, she even included herself. After all, it was better to be sure than be in the darkness.
She started driving. Her first destination before going to the mansion was the hospital. She was a nurse, after all.
[Note: I still owe you 9 chapters(3 HWI, 3 RDD, and 3 TOFD). I will try to post more chapters tomorrow. The fixing of roof already started today. It might take a week.]