Chapter 512

Reluctantly, Ed’s mother agreed without another word.

“Alright, we’re done here. I have urgent things to do, so I’ll be heading off.” Dennis waved as he was about to leave.

At this moment, someone from the side called out, “Dennis, don’t leave yet. I bumped into Mr. Garrison this morning and he said he’ll be visiting.”

Upon hearing this, the young man beamed. “Mr. Garrison is coming? I must have a chat with him! Go get me a chair. I’ll wait for him here.”

At once, Ed brought a chair over for his cousin. Slouching, he sat with his legs parted. Meanwhile, Ed’s father served him a cup of tea while Ed’s mother brought him a pack of cigarettes.

Glancing at the pack of cigarettes as he took them, the young man scowled. “Aunt, don’t take this the wrong way, but a wedding is such a big event. How could you be so stingy? These are cheap cigarettes and you could at least get Davidoff!”

Instantly, Ed’s mother was puzzled. “What’s Davidoff?”

Glaring at her, the young man snapped, “The Swiss cigarettes!”

Shocked, Ed’s mother stuttered, “T-Those are really expensive! Dennis, you know our situation well.

We can’t possibly afford that brand of cigarettes.”

At that point, the young man had grown impatient and he waved his hand. “Alright, stop whining. I’m just saying that you have to see the bigger picture in life. This is a once-in-a-lifetime event, so you can’t be penny-pinching like this. Don’t you feel embarrassed? Do you expect Mr. Garrison to take these cheap cigarettes? The lot of you are so small-minded. No wonder you’re all good-for-nothing losers who won’t achieve anything in life!”

Ed’s parents were embarrassed by the criticism but they just stood by with a smile as they did not want to offend him.

Upon witnessing these events, Matthew furrowed his eyebrows. In fact, he knew Dennis. He was Ed’s younger cousin brother as their mothers were sisters. During their earlier years, Dennis’s family were not well-to-do. As such, they had lots of financial help from Ed’s family. Dennis would always loiter outside school and often asked Ed for money. Without hesitation, Ed would always lend him money, and he treated Dennis as his own brother. Who would have known that Dennis would turn out this way after a few years of not seeing each other? Bossing Ed’s parents around, he had no respect for them at all. It was all very infuriating to watch.

At this moment, Matthew caught Ed’s attention, and the latter was instantly delighted. “Matt, you’re here! Come in!” Ed greeted warmly.

“Oh my, it’s Matthew!” Ed’s parents were over the moon to see Matthew too.

“Long time no see.”

“You’re all grown up!”

“Come in, come in.”

With a smile, Matthew greeted Ed’s parents. “Hello, Mr. & Mrs. Martinez. It’s been a long time. My apologies for not visiting you sooner because I didn’t know you had moved here.”

As they greeted each other, Dennis came over and looked him up and down.

“Turns out it’s you, Matthew. I was wondering who you were back in the alley, riding a rusty electric bike and blocking the way. So, Matthew, what kind of work do you do? You’re not young anymore, and you still can’t afford a car?” Playing with the car key in his hand, Dennis taunted with a smug expression on his face.

At once, Matthew frowned as he recalled how Dennis used to follow them around like a lost puppy.

Now, he was deliberately showing off in front of him.

“Nothing significant. I just work at the hospital.” Casually, Matthew answered his question.

Upon hearing this, Dennis froze while Ed’s parents were overjoyed. “Oh, my. You work at the hospital?

What a promising young man. This kid is a doctor now. It’s fantastic.”

Ed’s parents were kind-hearted, and Matthew could tell that they were genuinely happy for him. On the other hand, Dennis looked disgruntled. Ever since he achieved some accomplishments, he had always looked down on Ed and his family. As such, the fact that Matthew was a doctor drove Dennis up the wall.