"Tell Mom the truth. How much did you lend her?"

Ruth said with particular seriousness, "You must have kept this from Lily, right? Otherwise she would have definitely discussed it with me. You're sisters, that's true, but accounts must be settled clearly. You both have your own families now."

Luis was stunned hearing this, and thought to himself that his Mother-in-law had been trained quite well by him now.

She used to be an unreasonable shrew, but now she spoke so sensibly and reasonably, it was almost as if she had become a completely different person.

Seeing Nancy's nervous expression, he knew she definitely hadn't admitted to anything. She would even likely argue stubbornly, saying something like, 'Wait until your brother-in-law comes back and ask him, then you'll know.'

However, no one knows a daughter better than her mother. Ruth did not believe her excuses and had asked so directly because she was afraid of turmoil within the family.

Luis smiled nonchalantly and said, "Mom, so that's what you were talking about. It seems Big Sister trusts me a great deal."

"What do you mean?"

Ruth pressed for an explanation.

"Big Sister said her husband was unreliable, and after what happened last time, she asked me if I could help her with some investments. I thought, since we're all family, I agreed. Big Sister transferred 20,000 dollars to me. After this recent issue came up, she asked me to return the money to her first."

"I originally thought Big Sister had quite a sizable private fund, but it turns out it was borrowed money."

Luis laughed heartily and said in a joking tone, "Thanks for Big Sister's trust. Good thing I didn't abscond with the funds."

This explanation was flawless. Ruth believed it as soon as she heard it, primarily because she was now completely obedient to her most considerate second son-in-law.

"So that's how it is. Tsk, causing such a big stir, and you two still kept it from me."

Ruth chided them, and then, showing her practical nature, immediately asked, "If you withdraw the money right after investing, doesn't that mean you get no returns?"

Nancy looked at Luis with gratitude in her eyes. Now feeling confident, she immediately stepped forward and embellished the story, "Mom, if they hadn't pressured me so much and I wasn't worried about putting you in a difficult position, I definitely wouldn't have taken it out early."

"Brother-in-law said that terminating the contract early means forfeiting all profits, so I actually lost some interest too."

Nancy added, sounding genuinely wronged, "I was so happy for the longest time that Brother-in-law was willing to help me earn some money, and I was planning to surprise you all. But then this whole mess happened, and I ended up losing both my investment and facing marital strife."

"Goddamn it, that fucking Daniel."

Ruth's personality was such that she couldn't stand losing out, especially upon hearing that money was lost. She flew into a rage instantly, "What the hell does that dog catching mice have to do with him? He has no talent for making money himself, but he's absolutely top-notch at holding others back."

The ability of women to fabricate stories and distort the truth so smoothly was astonishing. Luis was utterly stunned listening to this. Then, catching his sister-in-law secretly batting her seductive eyes at him, he could only cough lightly and play along,

"Mom, it's fine. Those investment contracts are still active."

"I advanced Big Sister the 20,000 dollars from my own funds, so the future returns from those investments will still be secured."

Luis quickly tried to soothe her, knowing that if he didn't, given his Mother-in-law's temperament, being cut off from potential wealth would probably make her homicidal.

Sure enough, Ruth was too incensed to let it go, slapping the table angrily, "Son-in-law, I know you're doing this for the family's good, but that bastard Daniel has gone too far."

"Mom, at least her mother-in-law made her position clear. She's tight on funds now but can still come up with two or three thousand dollars, right?"

"Bullshit. Her family scraping together two or three thousand is nothing. Daniel's monthly spending is always over a thousand dollars, and if he drinks heavily, it's easily more than a thousand."

Well, mother and daughter cursed in unison, united against a common enemy. Nancy secretly flashed a playful and adorable smile his way.

Once their tirade subsided,

Luis said offhandedly, "Mom, it's really alright, we didn't lose anything. Big Sister just wanted to earn some money to buy you a gift. She mentioned that your bag could use an upgrade to something more classy."

"You do have a conscience after all!"

Ruth finally smiled, pinching Nancy's cheek affectionately. Just then, her phone rang.

Even though Yana was at work, there was never a shortage of idle card partners during the day, and a card game was arranged in just a few words.

Ruth hung up the phone and said, "I'm all sweaty. I'll go take a shower first. You two handle lunch yourselves. That bitch Aunt Kiara has lost her mind today, actually saying she wants to treat everyone."

"I'm going to shower too!"

Once the Mother-in-law left, they were alone, a man and a woman by themselves. The sister-in-law, Nancy, unusually a bit shy, ran upstairs.

Luis didn't stop her, humming a little tune as he lay back on the sofa and fiddled with his phone. Logging into his account, there were still many messages on Whatsapp. Replying to them one by one helped maintain the warmth and connection with all the women.

"Brother-in-law, I never expected our teacher to be so knowledgeable about brands. She recognized our bags at a glance."

"Brother-in-law, Bunny said I can have you all to myself this weekend.

But Bunny is definitely jealous. She said we're not allowed to have sex..."

Maria: "Brother-in-law, when are you coming over? I still want to go on a date with you."

Reading these messages, a warmth spread through Luis's heart, and he began typing replies.

Not long after, his Mother-in-law finished her shower first and returned to her room. After getting dressed, she came out looking utterly charming and alluring.

To be honest, his previous covetous thoughts, even the twisted desire for revenge after being mocked...

Now, having been thoroughly satisfied and moisturized, his Mother-in-law was radiant, her every movement brimming with captivating femininity and allure.

She cautiously glanced towards the upstairs direction, knowing her eldest daughter took forever in the shower with all her skincare products.

So the Mother-in-law came over and sat beside Luis's legs, saying, "Son-in-law, I won't bring up what you said today again.

But don't let Lily find out."

It was clear she still had some doubts. A mother knows her daughter best, after all. Her thinking was, given her mother-in-law's family's attitude, even if Nancy did some part-time job with her spendthrift habits, she couldn't possibly earn that much money unless she was selling her body.

But seeing her these past few days staying at her mother's house, that didn't seem to be the case. That 20,000 dollar investment definitely wasn't as much as she claimed; probably her son-in-law had subsidized a portion.

"Mom, I'm the pillar of this family. Please don't worry about these things."

"Ultimately, I just don't want to see you suffer any grievances or humiliation. That's all that matters."

Luis sat up, embracing his Mother-in-law's enchanting figure, savoring her voluptuous and appealing body. Noticing she was wearing light makeup, he didn't kiss her, merely saying softly, "Next time, tell Big Sister to buy you better cosmetics."

"You little pervert, your mother must have owed you from a past life..."

Ruth was somewhat taken aback, yet also somewhat moved. She had initially thought her son-in-law would lose control and misbehave.

But she quickly realized he didn't want to ruin her makeup. A faint warmth blossomed in her heart, making her quite happy. She proactively lifted her head and gave Luis a kiss on the lips, saying, "Son-in-law, hasn't Lily been taking care of your needs these past two nights?"

"Lily said she'd introduce me to a fuck buddy!"

Seizing the opportunity, Luis immediately broke into a lewd grin.

"This girl..."

Ruth murmured, then, after answering a phone call, left first.

This time, Luis didn't act inappropriately and simply saw her to the door.

Returning to the sofa, he sat down, eagerly anticipating the vision of his sister-in-law emerging fresh from her bath.

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