Chapter 2741

“Mom, let’s have breakfast,” Nicole suggested to divert Gloria’s attention when she saw how conflicted Stanley was.

“Grandma, we’re joining the parent-child event.” Nolan and Lana added, eager to finish their breakfast and make a run for school.

Understanding what Nicole’s intention was, Gloria looked at Stanley and agreed, “Okay, let’s have breakfast first.”

After the family were all seated in the dining room, they had breakfast, though with a lingering sense of awkwardness in the air. Gloria was also feeling antsy, prompting Daniel to pat her on the hand to comfort her while signaling to her to maintain her silence until their children had all left.

All Gloria could do at that point was put up with it. She shot a glance at Stanley before lowering her head to eat what was left of her meal.

After Nolan and Lana had scraped their plates clean, they pulled Nicole and Jared along and walked them to the front door with great enthusiasm.

“Grandpa, Grandma, we’re going to school!” they yelled.

“Alright, have fun.” Daniel said.

“Thank you.”

Gloria smiled as she watched the kids leave, but her smile gradually faded as she turned to look at Stanley.

“Mom, I have an urgent meeting today. I need to leave now.” Stanley hurriedly got up and left.

He had decided not to explain the situation to them by himself. Instead, he would bring Cherry over to clarify everything to his parents together.

“Hey, stop!” Gloria shouted, but Stanley had already fled by then.

“Let the kid handle it by himself,” Daniel comforted her when he saw how worried she was.

“Can he handle it on his own?” Gloria sighed in defeat.” Look, it’s even on the news. And now he’s telling us that it’s not what we think it is?”

To Gloria, the idea of a relationship being taken lightly is downright ridiculous.

“I believe Stanley is not that kind of person. Perhaps there’s a misunderstanding. After all, we’ve only heard it from the entertainment news, which is not known for credible reporting,” Daniel continued to persuade her.

Besides, even if it were true, Stanley was well within the ideal age of marriage. It was just that he had not informed his parents in advance.

“I’ll make sure to ask him when he comes back tonight,” Gloria replied, adamant that this was not an issue she could allow to slide.

At the end of the day, Stanley owed them a clear explanation, one way or another.

Daniel shook his head and chuckled. “Okay, let’s just wait until they come back from work.”

Meanwhile, Nicole and Jared were on their way to preschool with Nolan and Lana.

“Mommy, if Uncle Stanley is really getting married, why did he hide it from us?”

Lana asked, unable to get over the confusion.

Nicole gently patted Lana in the head and smiled, “He isn’t.

If it’s true, Uncle Stanley will definitely tell us.”

There was nothing shameful about getting married, so there was nothing to hide to begin with. For that reason alone, she believed that there must be something they did not know or had misunderstood somewhere along the line.

Nicole did not want her kids to dwell on this matter, so she changed the subject and said, “Have you prepared for the parent-child event today? Your performances are all set, right?”

“Of course!” Lana beamed. ’Daddy and Mommy, you must focus on our performance later, okay?”

“Don’t worry, we definitely will.” Nicole smiled.