Sunday, West End.
Standing outside the church, Amanda meets Mrs. Barton.
"Amanda?" Mrs. Button used her cane to push away Laura and Kyle who were in the way, and stood in front of Amanda in two steps. "My child, I haven't seen you for some time~" Mrs. Button seemed to be in a good mood.
Amanda looked like she didn't expect to be stopped, but soon she had a smile on her face, "Mrs. Barton." The salute was natural, "Well, I'm a little busy at work."
"You went to the hospital in the North District to work as a nurse, right?" Mrs. Barton signaled to her two grandchildren, meaning that they could run around. Laura and Kyle immediately ran in the direction of the Smith family, and the target was naturally Kepler, who was tightly controlled and free.
Amanda nodded, "Well, I like a job where I can take care of others."
"Very good." Mrs. Barton stretched out her hand normally, meaning she wanted Amanda's support to enter the church together. It's nothing, Amanda used to be Mrs. Quinn's personal carer, and she did this kind of thing often.
Amanda was a little embarrassed, "Sorry, Mrs. Barton, I'm here, um... waiting for someone..." Just sorry, she even blushed.
Mrs. Barton raised her eyebrows and observed Amanda's expression. She was very spiritual and said, "Man?"
"Well... yes." Amanda's face turned redder.
Mrs. Barton raised her eyebrows together, "A date?"
Amanda's face... couldn't be any red anymore, "Well..."
"Huh, Sunday is a date?" Mrs. Barton did not hide her speechlessness.
Amanda's voice was as soft as her words, "Lord, the main thing is to find a reason to bring him to see my family..."
"Oh!" Mrs. Button smiled, "That's so smart~" Then, "Whose family does he belong to?" Mrs. Button continued to ask, and judging from the smooth questioning attitude, this kind of question should not be the first time she asked. . There is nothing surprising about it. In addition to chatting about major city events, it is these little gossips that can arouse the interest of these people during afternoon tea in the circle of friends of the elderly in the West District.
"He, he's not from the West End..." Amanda looked a little uncomfortable.
"In the hospital?" Mrs. Barton didn't seem to be ready to stop there, "Colleague? Patient?" She also didn't hide her opinion, "Don't tell me that you are a patient. It's an advantage that you like to take care of others, but don't get addicted. Love Someone who needs to be taken care of." And there is a tendency to talk endlessly, "What a good girl, please don't go astray..."
"Mrs. Barton~" Amanda had a coquettish tone.
"Don't 'Mrs. Button' me." Mrs. Button looked serious, tapping her cane on the ground, "Quinn leaves you alone. I won't be like her."
Maybe it was Mrs. Barton's tone. When she suddenly mentioned Mrs. Quinn, there was no trace of sadness about the death of her best friend, which made Amanda feel a little weird.
The shyness on Amanda's face just now disappeared, and there was a hint of sadness.
Mrs. Barton's reaction was quick, "Huh. Let's not talk about those who left first." It was so smooth, "Who is it? What does it look like? What's your character like? What's your family background like?"
Three very important questions.
Amanda didn't even have time to react, and seamlessly switched back to shy, "He... he... ah, he's here!" Amanda's eyes lit up, and she couldn't hide her excitement in front of Mrs. Barton. Wave to someone who is walking this way.
Mrs. Barton looked back and said, "Why are you so old?"
The excitement on Amanda's face choked, "He's not old either... He's only in his thirties..."
Mrs. Barton showed no mercy, "And you are only in your twenties." She turned around helplessly and stood next to Amanda, staring at the man walking over.
Amanda was a little embarrassed, "Mrs. Barton... won't you enter the church..."
"Is there anyone who dares to steal my seat? Huh." Mrs. Barton already had a cautious attitude.
Amanda couldn't influence Mrs. Barton's actions. The level gap was too big. She could only quickly and quietly say before the man approached, "He is a doctor, so he is my leader. Mrs. Barton, don't be too... harsh..."
Under the wrinkled eyelids, a pair of eyes were clearly rolled. The combination of doctors and nurses is obviously a bad match for Mrs. Barton.
More bloody things are coming.
"Wait a minute." The man came closer and closer, "Why do I think this person looks familiar?"
"Well...Derek Grande, Mr. Grande's brother returned to Barton last year. His search for his father was reported in the newspaper once... Bar, Mrs. Barton?"
Mrs. Barton had turned away. Why? Because I thought I could finally get rid of Mrs. Quinn, who had the blood of the Grande vampire, for a while during this high-exposure high-risk event this coming weekend. However, it turned out that the 'shadow' of that vampire was everywhere! Annoying!
Mrs. Barton entered the church and looked for her granddaughter and grandson. Sure enough, she found the brother and sister who were quarreling with Mr. Smith at the Smith house. She shook her head, didn't care, and walked directly to her fixed position.
Laura and Kyle are trying their best to 'attack' Mr. Smith, "Mr. Smith, we promise! Promise! We will never let Kepler get close to Yuri's house! We just want to sit with Kepler!" "
"no."
"We miss Kepler!"
"You can see her when you go to school tomorrow." Mr. Smith was indifferent.
"You changed Kepler's course selection! She is always followed by your bodyguards, and we can't touch her at all!"
"You can also change classes with Kepler."
"No! The final exam is coming soon! I can't change classes at short notice! I will repeat the grade!"
"Yes." Mr. Smith glanced at Laura, "That's even better. Kepler won't be in the same class with you guys during the semester."
"Sir!" Laura was a little angry, "Kepler and I have been friends since childhood! You can't do this to us!"
"Friends?" Mr. Smith seemed a little angry too. It was strange. Mr. Smith, who had always been considered by us to be as good as Zach in cultivation, actually seemed to be really angry with Laura. "Your definition of a friend is to look at yourself. A friend lost his virginity..." After all, Mr. Smith was talking about his daughter. There were some words that he really couldn't say out loud, and his face became solemn. "You go away, I won't let you get close to Kepler."
Laura wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Kyle. Surrounded by the Smith family, the brother and sister looked at Kepler, who had his head lowered in the middle and looked like he was in a daze, and turned and left gloomily.
The brother and sister were not finished with their 'social' activities before the service. They, especially Laura, clenched their fists and rushed toward Yuri's house, leaving Kyle behind.
"Jimmy Yuri!" Laura didn't even say hello to Mr. and Mrs. Yuri, regardless of the volume, "Come here!!"
Jimmy seemed to have been paying attention to the situation at the Smith family from the beginning. Although his expression was not good, in the face of Laura's anger, he actually let his family stop him and stood in front of Laura, "What do you want to do?"
"I want to punch you!!" Laura really punched. But, not surprisingly, Kyle caught him and pushed him back.
"If you want to beat me, then beat me." Jimmy was not provocative. "After beating you, I have something to discuss with you."
"I have nothing to discuss with a scumbag like you!"
"Who said I'm a scumbag!" Jimmy became excited, "I will be responsible for Kepler..."
Before he could finish his words, he was not interrupted by anyone, but Jimmy himself waved emotionally and hit the people passing by him.
The charming Riley, now Mrs. Bishop, is really delicate. With a cry of "Oh~", she threw herself into Mr. Bishop's arms.
'Mr. Bishop' looked concerned, "Oh~ My love, are you injured? Let me see~"
"Oh~ My love, I'm fine~ Go and comfort the frightened children~"
I can't watch this conversation, but... This is the territory of the West Enders, and everyone understands that this deliberately provoking discussion situation is actually the scripted reappearance of the Bishop family.
'Mr. Bishop' was reminded by his wife, "Hey, Laura, Kyle, and Jimmy, don't get into arguments in the aisle." He pointed to the back of the church and asked the teenagers to change places to deal with the problem.
The three teenagers each rolled their eyes and changed places.
"Get out!" Laura made a decision.
No one has an opinion.
The three of them walked against the current outside the church.
There was an interruption: "Wait a minute, was that the human brother of Amanda and Zach who just passed by?"
"Seems to be."
"Why did they come to church together?"
"Why are they holding hands??" It's not a question, it's a surprise.
"Uh, don't look at Laura." Kyle tilted his sister's head.
"Isn't that Amanda's family?" But Kyle couldn't use an extra pair of hands to deflect Jimmy's head. Jimmy watched Amanda lead Derek to sit in the seat of Amanda's family.
Although Laura didn't see the situation, with the girl's intelligence, she had already made a guess. The girl's brain circuit started to work again, and she suddenly glared at Jimmy, "Look at me, everyone knows to pay attention to the occasion and words and deeds when meeting the other person's parents!"
Jimmy suddenly darkened his face, "This is so unfair! Kepler and I have known each other since we were children! There will never be a so-called suitable occasion between Kepler and me!"
Laura's anger also skyrocketed, "So you chose to go to our parents' banquet, go, go..." Laura suppressed her face and couldn't say what she wanted to say, so she could only skip it, "It's still Stone. Manor! That kind of place can, can, can..." Laura couldn't say that specific word again.
Jimmy didn't care about Laura's stuttering, "So you actually support me and Kepler, right?" Staring at Laura, "You're just angry that Kepler and I are doing..."
"If you dare to say that word in front of my sister, I will kill you." Kyle stared at Jimmy. This is not a joke. We all know that Kyle has experience in this area...
Jimmy was interrupted once and rephrased, "You're just angry that Kepler and I chose the wrong place!"
Laura said nothing and continued to walk out of the church with a gloomy face.
"I have discussed it with my parents." Jimmy calmed down on his own, "I want to formally propose to Kepler." After saying that, he started to pick his pockets.
Before Laura and Kyle could react, their eyes were blinded. Jimmy held a ring with a huge, huge... diamond in his hand.
The steps stopped and they had not yet completely walked out of the church, so the seats in the back half of the church saw the amazing ring in the hand of Yuri, one of the three teenagers...
Laura and Kyle were stunned for a moment, "Are you crazy..." Laura's mouth was covered by Kyle, who took over Laura's words, "How old are you?"
"At 16, you can get engaged first. In two years, you can get married after graduating from high school."
There was already a commotion in the back half of the church.
Jimmy didn't care about the people around him, "I need your help, I'm going to propose today, and I need to get close to Kepler! At some point during the week, this is my only chance!"
Yes, indeed the only one. The chance for Jimmy and Kepler to share a ceiling was just today. Details: Laura had already argued with Mr. Smith angrily just now.
Laura and Kyle looked at each other. They... didn't know how to deal with the situation they were facing now...
"We'll help you!" A whisper came from the crowd of people who could only stay in the back half of the church and belonged to the service class of Barton's West Side residents. "Come on, Master Yuri, come on, Master and Miss Barton, Help your friends ~ we support you ~”
…
The service began.
Sing. Reading. Preaching... these repetitive things are better to be skipped. Including people who definitely did not want to worship, entered the church...
"Father! If someone is corrupting our souls and corrupting our bodies, what should those people do?!"
The groggy sermon was interrupted, and the attention in the church shifted to the group of intruders.
Mrs. Button's little gesture of ignoring her granddaughter
Laura unbuttoned a button on her clothes and turned to throw it at Jimmy Yuri, who, unlike the others who were curious to see what was going on behind, kept his head lowered as if he was nervous about something.
Jimmy looked up and looked at Laura.
Laura glared, "What are you waiting for?!" She just mouthed it and didn't shout it out.
“Why doesn’t the Lord send those who spread corruption to hell?!”
Jimmy seemed more nervous, his body shaking.
Laura cursed in her heart that boys are indeed unreliable guys! He turned around and pushed Kyle next to him.
Kyle squeezed his face and made no move.
"What are you two doing?" Mrs. Barton asked.
"No, it's nothing."
Mrs. Barton snorted and glanced at the group of people behind the church.
"No matter what you kids want to do, you'd better do it now." Mrs. Barton's eyes turned to the direction of Smith. He looked at Lydia and Eve among the Smith family, and then turned to the Bishop family. In the direction, there are only two people, the charming Riley and the evil spirit wearing Mr. Bishop's skin. At this time, the inhumans here have special smiles on their faces. Mrs. Barton, finally, looked at the priest on the altar. Under the face of the human priest, Mrs. Barton knew that it was a demon, welcoming the intruder's provocation of faith.
Laura and Kyle were stunned.
Laura stood up, "Kepler! Jimmy has something to tell you!" (To be continued)