The mere thought of that name wiped the smile off his face.
Marcus changed into different attire, grabbing the car keys as he prepared to head out.
Descending the stairs, he encountered Waylen.
Setting aside his coffee, Waylen appraised his son and teased, âAre you dressing up for a date?â
Marcus pursed his lips and said, âItâs James.
â
Waylen, a bit disappointed, quipped, âHeâs married.
Why does he still gallivant around? Shouldnât he be with his wife?â
Marcus adjusted his collar, retorting, âDad, not everyone wants to spend all their time with their spouse like you do.
â
Waylen wasnât pleased.
âI canât believe youâre sassing me.
Marcus, youâre something.
Why donât you find a wife?â
Marcusâ demeanor shifted.
âFine.
Find one for me.
I can marry her tomorrow.
â
With that, Marcus departed.
Waylen muttered to himself, âHeâs playing hardball with me.
â
Gracefully, Rena descended the stairs.
Waylen gestured towards the outdoors, commenting, âThatâs our admirable son.
Itâs astonishing that he casually mentioned marrying a random woman.
He just ended things with his girlfriend, and itâs no big deal.
Oh, look at him!â
Disregarding Waylen, Rena proceeded to organize the dinner.
Waylen, unable to resist, grasped his wifeâs hand and remarked, âRena, weâre his parents, and we have to do something! What do you think is going on with him? Is he not interested in women anymore?â
Rena couldnât tolerate Waylen.
âHeâs only going to Livebop for a year.
The world isnât ending.
Youâre overreacting.
â
Waylen, holding Renaâs waist, whispered, âWhat if, when Marcus returns, Melissa is married to someone else? Perhaps sheâll also have children.
How will Marcus handle that situation? Donât shed tears in front of me at that time.
â
Rena glanced at Waylen and remarked, âSo should I incapacitate Melissa and place her in Marcusâ bed right away?â
Waylen was genuinely considering it.
âThatâs actually an option!â
Rena rolled her eyes and said no more to her husband, who was clearly being unreasonable at the moment.
Marcus headed to the club, where James and the rest awaited him.
Alongside some childhood friends, a couple of debutantes from the social circle were present.
One of them, Jessie Green, had been showing interest in Marcus.