Chapter 5

After seeing both sets of parents off on their trips, I was alone at home. I went about my usual routine: working, coming home, cleaning the house. I also received different photos from both sets of parents.

Mother-in-law: "Oh, my son is so filial! This $800 trip is just different."

Mother-in-law: "Look at this grand hotel, how luxurious! Those country folks would never get to stay in a place like this. My son is a city man now, with a car and a house, he's amazing."

Mother-in-law: "Oh, this vast, sandy desert is truly something else. Most people wouldn't even understand it. In a couple of days, our guide is taking us to a famous landmark. Ordinary people can't get in there, only those with our $800 tickets can."

I looked closely at the photos my mother-in-law sent, frowning.

The package clearly stated five-star hotels, but the place they were staying didn't look like a five-star hotel at all.

It looked more like a budget motel.

I was about to type a message, telling my mother-in-law to ask the guide about the accommodation, but after typing a few words, I deleted them all.

Better to avoid trouble.

After so many years married to Blake, I already knew how to handle his relatives. If I opened my mouth and said the hotel was wrong, my mother-in-law would probably scold me.

Then I looked at the messages my mom sent me, all beautiful landscape photos.

As I was looking at my mom's photos, Blake came home.

"Did you send your parents on their trip?"

He asked casually, changing his shoes.

I nodded. "Yeah, they're having a great time. Want to see photos?"

I even purposefully held my phone out to him.

But he frowned and pushed my hand away. "I just got back from a business trip, I'm a little tired. As long as they're having fun, that's enough."

It was normal to be tired after a five-day business trip, so I didn't think much of it.

But unexpectedly, the very next day after he returned, I received an unfamiliar call.