Chapter - 290

Sofia was a year older than Zeke, so he treated her like his elder sister.

When he was young, he and Hudson often followed Sofia and horsed around.

Sofia was famous for her beauty in the village with a gracefully slim figure and beautiful face. As the prettiest girl in the village, she had made quite a name for herself in the town.

Zeke had a crush on Sofia when he was in school and even wrote a love letter to her.

But he gave up after the confession made her so mad that she beat him up.

If Sofia was really married to Joshua, it would really be like casting pearls before swine.

Leaving his appearance aside, Joshua was nearly twenty years older than Sofia was.

Not only would Kyle and Olivia not agree to it, but Zeke would also not agree to it. After all, she was his first love.

He strode into the living room. “Hi, Dad, Mom, I’m back.”

Zeke decided to call them ‘Dad’ and ‘Mom’ despite the absence of a formal ceremony.

However, Kyle and Olivia were baffled by the form of address he used.

After they finally recognized who Zeke was, they were immediately overcome with emotion.

Olivia hurriedly walked up to Zeke, and grabbed his hand, weeping with joy. “Zeke, you’re finally back. You left without telling us after graduation and didn’t come back all these years. Don’t you know how worried Kyle and I were?”

Kyle also came up and punched Zeke in the chest. “You little rascal, we’ve been looking for you all these years. Where have you been hiding? Olivia couldn’t eat and sleep well, and even calls your name in her dreams! She’s been so worried about your safety out there.”

“Look at you, how can you hit him when he’s just come back?” Olivia immediately defended Zeke. “Zeke, you’ve grown taller. I remember you were at my shoulder height back then, but you’re a foot taller than I am now. This is so great.”

Zeke was so moved that a lump formed in his throat.

Although he wasn’t related to them by blood, the relationship they shared was much better than that of blood-related family members.

It turns out that I’ve always had a home all these years.

It feels so great to have a family who cares about me.

He fought back the tears and said, “I joined the army after I left, so I couldn’t contact the outside world. I’ve now made a name for myself, so || come back to bring both of you back to my home to live with me.”

Olivia heaved a sigh. “Alas, Zeke, we’ve heard about your situation. You don’t need to comfort us. Don’t worry, we’re not very old and can make a living ourselves. You should stop messing around out there and come back. Kyle and I will build a house and get a wife for you.”

Zeke was baffled.

Mess around? Why would I mess around out there?

Damn, Jonas must have fed them nonsense that made them think I’m not doing well.

Jonas suddenly lost it. “You little brat, how dare you come back here? You punched me in the car and gave me a concussion. When I woke up on a piece of wasteland, I was beaten up by a group of strangers. They must’ve been sent by you. Because of this, I’ve spent a total of three hundred thousand just on medical treatment! You must compensate me.”

His son, Joshua, also became angry, as he rolled up his sleeves and walked toward Zeke. “A**hole, how dare you beat up my dad? I’ll kill you!”

Kyle was terrified. He quickly stopped Joshua in his tracks. “Joshua, calm down. Please, calm down. Jonas, Joshua, since Zeke has hurt you, we’ll definitely give you an explanation. However, Zeke’s just come back. He’s probably very tired. You should head home first. We’ll talk about the compensation tomorrow.”

“Ha! You think I don’t know what you’re up to?”| Jonas said angrily. “You’ve probably planning to ask Zeke to flee tonight and avoid the punishment. I won’t let that happen. It’s either you marry Sofia to my son, or I call the police to arrest Zeke and you compensate me the three hundred thousand in full.”