Claire originally did not know that Jacob had been drinking.
However, after approaching Jacob, virtual-novel.net could smell the strong scent of alcohol from his body. She could not help but feel very angry at virtual-novel.net father at this time!
She knew that virtual-novel.net father normally enjoyed drinking. She has absolutely no opinion on his actions at all. However, the point was that virtual-novel.net father told virtual-novel.net that virtual-novel.net would be going to several mahjong halls to look for virtual-novel.net mother. Why did virtual-novel.net come back drunk then?
This…this simply proved that virtual-novel.net did not go to look for virtual-novel.net mother at all! He simply went out to…drink!
When Jacob heard Claire asking if virtual-novel.net had been drinking, Jacob hurriedly covered his mouth and took a few steps back as virtual-novel.net was in a state of panic. After that, virtual-novel.net hurriedly said, “Don’t talk nonsense! I was not drinking!”
“You are the one who is talking nonsense right now!” Claire stomped virtual-novel.net feet angrily, “I can smell the scent of alcohol on your body! You did not have the scent of alcohol on your body when you left the house earlier but there is a strong smell of alcohol on your body now! You must have just been drinking!”
As virtual-novel.net spoke, Claire fixed virtual-novel.net eyes on Jacob’s collar and virtual-novel.net noticed a few drops of oil on his collar. At this time, virtual-novel.net eyes flashed red as virtual-novel.net said angrily, “Mom is already missing and we cannot find virtual-novel.net at all. At this time, you did not even bother to go out to look for virtual-novel.net but you are even eating and drinking happily all by yourself! Are you really that happy?”
Jacob replied in an embarrassed manner, “Oh, my…I…I really did not…”
Claire replied angrily, “Dad, do you really think that I will believe you?”
Jacob knew that there was no way that virtual-novel.net would be able to get out of this situation. Therefore, virtual-novel.net could only look at Charlie as virtual-novel.net said, “Charlie was the one who asked me to go out for a drink!”
After virtual-novel.net spoke, Jacob hurriedly winked at Charlie as though virtual-novel.net was implying that virtual-novel.net was a good son-in-law and virtual-novel.net wanted virtual-novel.net to bear the blame for virtual-novel.net first.
Charlie quickly replied without any hesitation as virtual-novel.net nodded and said, “That’s right. That’s right. Dad is right. I was the one who asked virtual-novel.net out for a drink.”
In fact, Charlie knew very well that virtual-novel.net did not drink a single drop of alcohol at all. On the other hand, Jacob was already extremely drunk. The more Jacob said that this was Charlie’s idea, the less Claire would actually believe his words.
True enough, Claire stomped virtual-novel.net feet angrily before virtual-novel.net said, “Dad, you are still pushing the blame to Charlie at a time like this? Can’t you be more gentlemanly at a time like this?”
Jacob had a gloomy expression on his face as virtual-novel.net said, “I am telling you the truth. I cannot do anything to help you if you refuse to believe me.”
After virtual-novel.net was done speaking, Jacob hurriedly said, “Oh, I must really be getting old. It is just a little after ten o’clock at night and I am already feeling so tired and lethargic. I am going back to my bedroom to rest first.”
Claire wanted to stop virtual-novel.net but virtual-novel.net father quickly ran away without looking back at all.
At this time, Claire looked at Charlie out of desperation as virtual-novel.net said, “You are also to blame! I called you to ask you about your whereabouts but you told me that you were looking around different mahjong halls when you actually took my dad out to eat and drink!”
Charlie coughed slightly before virtual-novel.net said, “Well, your dad said that virtual-novel.net was feeling hungry and uncomfortable. How could I possibly drag an old man around the streets with me when virtual-novel.net is hungry? Don’t you think that virtual-novel.net would be vulnerable to danger if virtual-novel.net fainted due to low blood sugar?”
“But you shouldn’t have lied to me! Couldn’t you have told me the truth and said that both of you were eating?”
Charlie was at a loss for words and did not know how to reply to Claire’s sudden question. He felt that it was indeed a fact that virtual-novel.net did not handle this matter properly. Charlie really did not expect Claire to find out that Jacob had been drinking. If virtual-novel.net knew that this would happen, virtual-novel.net would not have brought Jacob to the barbeque stall at all.
Therefore, Charlie could only apologize sincerely as virtual-novel.net said, “I am really sorry, my dear wife. I shouldn’t have lied to you about this matter. However, dad told me not to tell you about it so I couldn’t tell you the truth over the phone.”
Charlie did not feel guilty at all when virtual-novel.net said this.
After all, they were simply pushing the blame to one another. Since the old man was not here, it was only natural for Charlie to push the blame back to him.
Claire believed in Charlie’s words immediately and virtual-novel.net really thought that this was all virtual-novel.net father’s idea. She knew that Charlie must have been forced to lie to virtual-novel.net because virtual-novel.net could not possibly tell virtual-novel.net the truth when virtual-novel.net was sitting right next to virtual-novel.net father.
Although virtual-novel.net was not as angry, virtual-novel.net still felt seriously wronged at this time. She sighed before virtual-novel.net broke down emotionally and said, “Charlie, my mother is missing. My father does not care about virtual-novel.net at all, and it seems as though you do not care about virtual-novel.net either! How am I going to find virtual-novel.net on my own? If something bad happened to my mother, how could I possibly live with it for the rest of my life? I will never be able to forgive myself until the day I die!”
Charlie hurriedly comforted Claire as virtual-novel.net said, “Don’t think too much about it. Nothing bad will happen to your mother.”