The moon was bright and beautiful tonight.
Although it was a hot July, the Quinn Family’s villa was expansive, with water and trees, so the evenings were still fairly cool.
The car window was open, letting in a gentle breeze.
Miles Quinn gazed at the night outside the car window, a corner of his mouth lifting in a smirk. "I agree, all those nas like plum, orchid, and bamboo are terrible. Especially my place, Maranthea. Can you imagine? A grown man like living in a place called Maranthea. People would laugh their heads off if they found out.
The na Jenna chose, Serenis, is great. I think my villa should be renad Miles’s Villa. What do you think, Big Bro?"
As he spoke, Miles Quinn turned to ask Seth Quinn, who was at the wheel.
"It’s all the sa to whatever it’s called. It’s just the na of a place to live."
Seth Quinn didn’t look at him, his tone tinged with a lazy indifference.
Miles Quinn chuckled. "True. You’ve never cared much about these things, Big Bro. You’re a man of simple needs."
After a pause, he couldn’t help but ask again, "Big Bro, did you really marry Clara?"
He found it hard to believe it was true. After all, neither his brother nor Clara had ever ntioned being in a relationship.
But Seth Quinn didn’t answer him. Instead, he looked at Miles, raising an eyebrow as he countered with a question of his own. "You had lunch with your sister-in-law today?"
’Sister-in-law?’ The term threw Miles Quinn for a loop for a mont, but he quickly caught on.
’On the surface, his brother’s question seed completely unrelated to his own. But that one word, "sister-in-law," not only answered his question but also seed to carry a deeper, unspoken aning in its tone.’
"Uh, Big Bro, I didn’t an to pretend to be Clara’s... I an, my sister-in-law’s boyfriend. The situation was urgent, and I was just trying to help her out. She only invited to lunch because I helped her. I had no idea she was already my sister-in-law! Otherwise, how would I have dared to impersonate her boyfriend?"
’Since his brother knew they’d had lunch together, he must also know about what happened this morning when he pretended to be Clara’s boyfriend.’
’So, it was better to explain things himself to avoid any misunderstandings with his brother.’
After he finished explaining, Miles Quinn saw that Seth Quinn hadn’t said anything and his expression hadn’t changed, so he voiced the question that was on his mind. "Big Bro, when did you and Clara... I an, my sister-in-law, start dating? How co I never knew?"
’His schoolmate had suddenly beco his sister-in-law. He was really having trouble getting used to the new title.’
Once again, Seth Quinn answered with a question of his own. "And you? When did you et her?"
"? I don’t really rember, but according to my sister-in-law, it was about three years ago. I ran into her by chance and casually ntioned that she had the potential to be an actress. I told her to try applying to the acting departnt at The Nymphaea if she got the chance. I never expected she’d actually get in."
’Three years ago!’
’So that’s what happened. A chance encounter, and Clara Grant fell for Miles at first sight. She not only went and got into The Nymphaea but also carried a torch for him for three years.’
Seth Quinn’s hands on the steering wheel couldn’t help but tighten slightly, his well-defined knuckles turning a little pale in the night.
Miles Quinn stared at him. "Big Bro, you still haven’t answered ."
Seth Quinn’s thin lips parted, and he uttered just two words. "We’re here."
Miles Quinn looked up and saw they had already arrived in front of Maranthea.
As the car slowly ca to a stop, Seth Quinn finally continued, "It was a whirlwind marriage. It took less than a month from when we t to when we got our license."
Miles Quinn nodded as if in understanding. That did sound just like his big brother’s style.
He snapped his fingers. "That’s my big bro for you—swift and impressive!"
Seth Quinn’s car slowly pulled away. Standing under the plaque for Maranthea, Miles Quinn watched it go, the smile on his face slowly fading. A strange sense of loss welled up in his heart for no apparent reason.
’He’d only just discovered how cute that girl was, and now she was already his sister-in-law.’
He couldn’t help but shrug. ’Well, I guess I can’t casually tease her anymore. No fun!’
Inside the car, Seth Quinn watched the increasingly blurry figure in his rearview mirror, his eyes growing deep and inscrutable.
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