"Quiet down." Ace cleared his throat and declared, "I have good news."
Everyone turned to glare at him.
Timothy, in particular, seed unsatisfied and irritated every ti he saw Ace. "Are you even capable of giving good news? It’s most likely horrible news!"
Susan had the sa annoyed expression on her face as she waved her hand dismissively. "Your grandfather and the grandchildren dislike you. Joanna dislikes you as well. Why don’t you go into your room and wait there so you don’t spoil our mood?"
"What do you have to say?" Alexander urged him frustratedly. "Make it quick. I’m too busy peeling walnuts for my grandkids to squander my ti." He fed a peeled walnut to Adie and then to Abby as he talked, then told them gently, "Adie and Abby, you should eat more walnuts to keep your brain healthy. Don’t be like your stupid father, who does things without thinking."
Ace was stunned. Since Adie and Abby arrived, he’d lost all of his status in the Moran family. They only saw him as an instrunt for carrying on the Moran family’s genes.
"You must be prepared for the news because it will excite you to the point of insanity." Ace tried again, hoping to arouse their interest.
They looked at him for a few seconds before rolling their eyes and going back to ignoring him.
"I am reconciling with Joanna," Ace finally said, raising his head proudly.
To his delight, his words shocked the whole Moran family.
"What exactly do you an?" Timothy glanced hopefully at Ace. "Did I hear you correctly? Did you say you and Joanna reconciled?"
Susan drew in a surprised breath. "It’s true, Dad. He said that he had reconciled with Joanna!"
"I won’t believe you if you don’t have proof. You have a knack for duping !" Timothy couldn’t believe that an idiot like Ace could gain Joanna’s forgiveness in such a short period of ti.
"If you don’t believe , you’re welco to ask her." Ace turned everyone’s focus to Joanna, a smug grin on his face.
"Huh?" Joanna was astounded as well. Although she and Ace had discussed putting on an act in front of Timothy to cheer him up, she hadn’t anticipated such a sudden announcent.
She could only go along with it now that things had progressed to this point. She gave the Morans a fake grin and said, "That’s correct. I reconciled with Ace."
Timothy, however, was not easily fooled. "Joanna, don’t be afraid," he urged, his face solemn. "Tell – did he threaten you?"
"Huh? No, he didn’t. I..."
"Then you two have agreed to lie to !" Timothy saw straight through their plan, and sighed deeply. "You know I won’t live for long, so you decided to put on an act with him to avoid having any regrets?"
"No, Grandpa. You’ve overthinking it!" Joanna protested.
"I know your personality, Joanna. You’ve always put others before yourself, so it’s not surprising that you’d do sothing like this. As much as I hope you and Ace will return to the way you both were before, you must forgive him, fall in love with him again, and be content with him first."
After advising them, the old man said seriously, "Look into my eyes and tell you’ve forgiven him and fallen in love with him again."
"I..." Joanna unconsciously looked away from his intense gaze as guilt consud her, and glanced at Ace for assistance. "You should ask him, Grandpa. He is aware of everything."
"I knew you wouldn’t believe . Fortunately, I ca prepared." Ace scoffed, then pulled out a docunt from his pocket and proudly said, "This is our marriage certificate. We wouldn’t have gone this far if we were acting."
"Show it to !" Susan’s eyes widened as she took the certificate and carefully inspected it. She then jumped into Alexander’s arms and cried out happily, "Finally, our son is married again! What wonderful news!"
Alexander, too, couldn’t believe it and took the certificate from his wife. He looked at it for a mont, then nodded. "The words are clear, so it’s probably real."
"Let see it." Timothy frowned and adjusted his reading spectacles as he perused it.
The enormous living room instantly beca silent.
His gloomy countenance faded after a while, and a big smile blood on his face. "This is fantastic! Today is a lucky day for the Morans. I can now let go of my life’s regrets!"
He was certain that the marriage certificate was genuine, and based on his knowledge of Joanna, he knew she wouldn’t have gone through the trouble of putting on a show rely to make him happy.
’Then there is only one possibility left: she has finally considered everything and chosen to forgive Ace.’ Timothy pondered.
"You two have finally matured. Take excellent care of the kids and have a happy life together in the future. Don’t argue anymore, and don’t bring up previous wrongs. If not, my old spirit will not be at peace..."
He took Joanna’s and Ace’s hands and clasped them together, saying solemnly, "I want you two to make a promise in front of . Promise that you will never break up again. If you do, I, as a witness, will die tragically!"
Everyone was terrified by his statent.
"What is this nonsense, Dad? Don’t be so lancholic on such a nice day," Alexander complained.
Timothy ignored him and waited for Ace and Joanna to agree. "If it’s true love, you wouldn’t be afraid to make the promise."
"I’m not afraid." Ace’s steely eyes were fixed on Joanna as he spoke determinedly, "I, Ace, Joanna’s lawful husband, promise to be responsible for her for the rest of my life and to never break up with her again."
"Good man." Timothy was relieved that Ace had finally realized his mistake. He then turned to Joanna enthusiastically. "It’s your turn now."
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