Mr. Charles's Hidden Wife novel Chapter 170

Upon hearing her say that, Ross' mom immediately turned to look at her. "Oh dear, I was so hung up on the past I've already forgotten that you've already grown up to be a fine young lady. Ah, our little Wendy is all grown up and even has a boyfriend now. Quick, tell Auntie what he does, and where he works at. And whether he treats you nicely or not," she quizzed.

"He's... uh, a worker for the Charles Group and he treats me super nicely," Wendy reassured her.

"THE Charles Group?" his mother gasped. "That's one of the top companies in all of San Diego! Your boyfriend seems pretty capable," 

Wendy pursed her lips and replied, "He's alright,"

Sally, who was sitting on the other side, raised an eyebrow and chirped, "What a coincidence, I also have a friend who works in the Charles Group. Which department is your boyfriend currently working in? Perhaps they might even know each other."

Ross looked at her and furrowed his brows. "When did you have so many friends?" He asked.

"It's not like you don't know how much I like making friends," she huffed. 

He felt somewhat frustrated at how much his girlfriend was being today. Her words had obviously put Wendy in a tough spot.

Wendy pursed her lips and replied, "I doubt if they do. My boyfriend's working in a department where he doesn't have that many colleagues." 

"My friend's from the HR department, so he'd definitely know him especially if his department is short-staffed. Just tell me. Who knows, my friend might even be able to help him out at work.

"Also, don't you have a good relationship with the Lowry's? Then, how come you hid the fact that you have a boyfriend from them? Unless... you''ve never treated them as family in the first place? That would just be awful to Uncle and Auntie here," Sally remarked. 

"I didn't mean it like that," Wendy said as she turned around to face his mom and dad. "I just thought of coming over to visit the family, so I reckoned there was no need to talk about my boyfriend, especially since we're not married yet. I figured we might still have a chance of breaking up in he future, and that talking about it now would only worry you two," she said nervously.

"You don't have to force yourself, Wendy. It's alright if you don't feel comfortable sharing now. Just make sure to inform us the first thing you get married, am I right Anna?" His dad said. 

His mother nodded in agreement. "That's right. Anyways, let us all stop talking and start eating," she urged.

Sally looked annoyed as she frowned and said, "But that's where I feel you two are wrong, Uncle and Auntie. It's exactly because you two adore her so much that you should probe into it more. What if she gets tricked by the man?" 

After hearing her say that, his mom looked over to his dad as if she agreed with her.

Her mother was no longer around, after all, so she was all alone now. She had great looks too, so what if... this was just a big trick by him all along?!

"Wendy, is your boyfriend reliable? He's not doing anything shady, is he?" Sally suddenly asked.

Wendy merely giggled in response before shooting Sally a look. She could see right through her, but the way she was acting now was way too much.

She pursed her lips then directed a request to his mother. "Auntie, if you don't mind, would it be alright if I invite my boyfriend over for dinner as well? Firstly, it's to show you two, just like she said, and secondly, I want to use this opportunity to dispel any doubts she has for me so that she can feel more at ease with Big Bro Ross," she explained. 

"I never said I didn't believe you," Sally said with a hint of disdain in her voice.

"Just because you didn't doesn't mean that you don't," Wendy said with a smile.

She didn't feel like burdening the Lowry's any further.

She got up from her seat and walked up to the corner of a window. She then fished out her phone to call Henson. 

Immediately after the call connected, she asked, "What are you doing now?"

"I just got home. What is it? Are you on the way home now?" He asked.

"Not yet. Actually, I was thinking, if you hadn't had anything to eat yet, why don't you come down to the Lowry's for dinner with us?" She suggested.

He raised an eyebrow on the other side of the phone. "Huh," 

She took a deep breath before saying, "Ross’ mother now knows that I have a boyfriend and keeps pestering me about you. You can't just do whatever you like just because my parent's aren't here anymore, right?" 

He immediately understood what she meant by that.

It appears that the role she arranged for him tonight was the role of a 'boyfriend'.

The role wasn't too much to his liking, but he was satisfied for now.

At least now she knew to think of him whenever she needed someone to play the role of boyfriend in her life.

"I'll be there in a jiffy," he obliged happily.

"I'll text you the address," she said, relieved.

"You don't have to. I already know where you are," he said before 

hanging up.

She couldn't help but shake her head and giggle at the thought of Baron. "Of course he knows," she thought to herself, amused.

"He'll be here soon," she announced as she returned to the dining table.

Sally had her arms crossed and had displayed a haughty look on her face. "I hope you don't misunderstand me, Wendy. I never said I didn't believe you. The reason I said that was because you were his long-time neighbour, and as his girlfriend, I was just speaking from his perspective. So, I only said all that for your own good," she said as a matter-of-factly.

The corners of Wendy's mouth twitched and she merely grunted in response. 

Who would've thought that someone would lace their words with poison on their first meeting with a stranger? And she dared masked it as if she was doing Wendy a favour too.

Wendy knew that she'd never believe a word she said.

"Stop talking and eat your food, Sally," his mom snapped.

Sally frowned and whined, "Auntie, don't tell me you also think that I'm doing this on purpose?"

Literally everyone at the table could see through all her thoughts at this point.

She was obviously acting hostile towards Wendy right now.

After noticing that no one replied to her, she mumbled, "I really didn't mean it in that way, you know."

She later turned her gaze to Wendy and said, "Wendy, did you know that now that Ross' a manager in the mall, he's got a lot of young girls pining for him? This is why I'm so cautious when speaking to others nowadays. So, I apologise if I've made you uncomfortable in any way just now." 

Ross immediately shushed her, "Just shut up already," 

This instantly made her unhappy and she frowned in response. It was so obvious to her that the whole family was coddling the little girl in front of her right now, even though SHE was Ross' girlfriend.

"Whoa, I didn't know you were a manager in Grande Mall, Ross. That's such an amazing feat," Wendy exclaimed as she looked at him.

Sally raised both her eyebrows and said proudly, "So, you tell me. How can I not be stressed out when he's that accomplished?" 

"I think you worry too much, Sally. I doubt if you have the ability to tie a man down to your side forever. I believe that men who really love their women won't cheat on them, while men who don't can never be controlled," Wendy giggled through pursed lips.

His mother agreed with her. "That's right, what kind of man do you take my son for?" She huffed.

Sally's expression turned grim. "Oh, Miss Wendy. I don't think you fully understand my woes. I'm afraid you might only understand why I'm acting the way I am once YOUR own boyfriend becomes as accomplished as mine one day," she lamented.

Wendy merely pursed her lips, smiled and said nothing.

But on the inside, she pitied him as he got himself such a girlfriend.

They heard the doorbell ring once more soon after.

When she saw Ross was about to get up from his seat to open the door, she quickly stood up and said, "I'll go," 

She brisk walked to the door and opened it to reveal Henson standing outside the door.

A rosy smile formed on her face when her gaze landed on him. Her saviour had finally arrived.