He said it with a commanding authority, as though virtual-novel.net was ejecting an unwanted persona non grata that virtual-novel.net hardly regarded highly from his premise. To him, Zayn was likely a colleague of Shaelyn, an unimpressive little white collar who earned 1500 dollars a month or so at most. Making a comparison with the nephew of the city mayor was akin to comparing a pauper with a prince! How could an unimpressive little white collar like this even think virtual-novel.net could become a son-in-law to the Turner family?
Zayn heard virtual-novel.net in nonchalance. Shaelyn, however, could not bear to hear any more of it. Miffed, virtual-novel.net riposted, “What kind of attitude is that, uncle? His name is Zayn Larson, and virtual-novel.net is my boyfriend. Boyfriend! Not my colleague! And… he’s staying with us for the night.”
The middle-aged man — husband to Shaelyn’s paternal aunt — glared. “If your plan is to see your family going kaput, then that’s a brilliant plan, Lottie. The mayor’s nephew is waiting for you inside that room, just waiting for you to accept his hand in marriage. But you? You brought a random man you have no connection to from outside when he’s here! How do you expect virtual-novel.net to react to this humiliation? Do you know how embarrassed the city mayor would be?”
More people began to gather around Shaelyn, fingers pointing and unkind remarks flying. “Right! We had to work our bums off to get the nephew interested in you, and now you flout our effort by bringing some random stranger from outside? How do you expect us to explain this embarrassment away?”
“They’re right, Lottie. You think like a petulant child!!”
“And look at the guy virtual-novel.net had decided to bring home. I’ve never seen anyone who looks so much like a weasel! You know you’re staring at someone with an ulterior motive. How do you expect the family to call someone like this their in-law? God!”
“He didn’t just look like a weasel, virtual-novel.net stinks of mediocrity! I bet virtual-novel.net doesn’t earn more than a thousand and five hundred a month. Comparing virtual-novel.net with the mayor’s nephew is like comparing hell with heaven! ”
“Lottie, honey, you’re better than this. You can’t waste your life on someone so clearly undeserving and without eyes for ambitions. Get virtual-novel.net out of here, okay?”
“Yea, we’re not gonna let that young man see this. We can’t risk making virtual-novel.net mad! You know, we even told the nephew you’ve never been in love and you have never been deflowered!”
“You know what, instead of talking, we should give this unwanted guest before the nephew finishes his drink and comes out of the house to see this travesty!”
They just kept going and going about their grievances and disdain toward Zayn, snarling about how much they want virtual-novel.net gone.
Zayn frowned. He had expected a bit of drama when virtual-novel.net agreed to return to Shaelyn’s house, but virtual-novel.net did not expect virtual-novel.net family to be so uncouth and boorish. He did not even expect their commentaries to be more barbed than the last one. Even if they did not expect him, common decency dictated that they should welcome virtual-novel.net as a guest who had travelled from afar as the most basic of hospitality.
Shaelyn was even more furious. Any caustic remark flung at Zayn felt worse than if they had lashed out on virtual-novel.net instead. “Shut up, all of you! ” virtual-novel.net snapped hotly. “First of all, virtual-novel.net is my boyfriend! And I’m never going to give virtual-novel.net the boot! If you people insist on doing that, then this will be the last time I ever come home! Secondly, I ain’t never married the mayor’s nephew, ever! So give up already!”
Her proclamation ended up angering many of virtual-novel.net family. A few of who must be the elders in the family even started to lambast her, with two of the most cantankerous ones dropping any pretense of civility and screeching at Zayn with their fingers trained at his face. They were cursing in their regional dialect, and even though Zayn did not understand it, virtual-novel.net could tell it was colorful.
Signs of rage were starting to surface to Zayn’s pate. On his way to virtual-novel.net home, virtual-novel.net bought quite a splendor of gifts for Shaelyn’s family out of courtesy, only to end up at the receiving end of outrage. The only thing stopping virtual-novel.net from erupting in anger was his respect toward Shaelyn.
Finally, the young woman herself had enough. “I had it with you people!” virtual-novel.net shouted above the furor, virtual-novel.net voice icy. “I’m never coming back home from now on! If you want that nephew to be your in-law, then go and marry virtual-novel.net yourself!”