Chapter - 5710

When Charlie drove Jacob back to Thompson First, Jacob's phone received a message on WeChat from Matilda.

Just as they were about to reach the doorstep, Jacob urgently said to Charlie, "Son-in-law, please pull over!"

Charlie parked the car to the side and curiously asked, "What's the matter?"

Jacob said, "Matilda sent a message on WeChat."

Saying that, he opened the conversation with Matilda in front of Charlie.

Charlie casually glanced at it and saw that Matilda's WeChat nickname was unexpectedly "AAA July Flower Bird Fish Insect Temple Shop." He asked in surprise, "Dad, why does Matilda have such a strange WeChat name?"

Jacob cautiously explained, "I changed her nickname. Since her profile picture is an iris flower, I gave her the nickname of a shop that sells flowers, birds, fish, and insects. Mainly because I'm afraid that Elaine will secretly look at my phone."

While Jacob was talking, he looked at the message Matilda sent and asked Charlie, "Matilda is asking if I want to attend her and Mr. Riley's wedding. If I go, she will send me an invitation and invite our whole family to their wedding. Charlie, how should I reply?"

Charlie asked back, "But don't you just not want to go? Just reply that you have a scheduling conflict and can't make it, and then be generous and wish them a happy marriage."

Jacob hesitated and muttered, "I don't want to go, but if I refuse so readily, wouldn't it be inappropriate? I'm afraid Matilda will think I'm not going because I'm afraid of Elaine."

Charlie asked him, "But isn't that your true intention?"

Jacob said seriously, "It is my true intention, but at least I shouldn't let others easily figure it out. Otherwise, where would I put my pride in the future?"

Then, Jacob said, "Didn't you see how Matilda phrased it? Inviting our whole family, she probably thinks I'm afraid of Elaine and said it like that."

Charlie sighed helplessly, "Dad, let me advise you, don't worry about your pride at this time. You want to take advantage of the situation, this is the best opportunity. Your best choice is to seize this opportunity and resolve everything at once. Don't stir up any trouble."

Jacob waved his hand and hummed, "I'm not a fool, why should I give in just because someone gives me an easy way out?"

He continued with a profound look, "Good son-in-law, you don't understand. They say a man needs to save face and can lose to others but not lose the battle. Although I didn't hold onto Matilda, I definitely can't let them laugh at me behind my back."

Saying that, he typed while saying to Charlie, "I'll agree first, and when she sends me the invitation, I'll accept it. Then, the day before the wedding, I'll say I have something urgent and can't go."

Charlie asked, "Aren't you afraid Mom will find out about this?"

"What's there to be afraid of?" Jacob scoffed, "Matilda will never contact her directly. Even if the invitation says it's for our whole family, she will definitely hand the invitation to me. As long as I don't say anything, who will know?"

Charlie shook his head and said, "Dad, I still advise you to be more cautious."

"It's fine." Jacob confidently said, "I've already replied to her message, so it's settled."

Realizing the decision was final, Charlie sighed helplessly and said, "As long as you think it's alright."

Charlie didn't respond to Jacob but skillfully deleted the entire conversation between him and Matilda. Then he said to Charlie, "Let's go home!"

...

On the other side.

Matilda looked at Jacob's reply and couldn't understand it for a moment.

She thought that by mentioning inviting Jacob's whole family, Jacob would understand that he just needed to find an excuse to say he couldn't make it on the day of the wedding, which would be the best way to resolve the issue.

But she never expected that Jacob would ignore her and instead reply very decisively, "No problem, our whole family will definitely be there on time!"

She couldn't help but feel confused and wondered, "What does Jacob mean? Does he really want to bring Elaine to our wedding?"

Thinking this, Matilda furrowed her brows.

Mr. Riley, who was writing the invitation, saw Matilda's serious expression and couldn't help but ask, "Matilda, what's wrong?"

Matilda replied truthfully, "Jacob replied to my message. He said he wants to bring his whole family to attend our wedding."

"Really?" Mr. Riley didn't have Jacob's peculiar way of thinking, so he couldn't understand either. He said, "Based on his fear of his wife, he shouldn't even tell her about this, let alone bring her to our wedding."

"I don't know..." Matilda sighed, "He has really confused me. I can't figure out what he's thinking."

Mr. Riley thought for a moment and smiled, "To be honest, I can see that Jacob still has feelings for you. Suddenly, you're going to marry me, and he might be a little resentful. Bringing his whole family to attend our wedding might also be a way of showing his discontent."

Matilda shook her head and said, "This... I can't make too many assumptions about it."

Mr. Riley smiled and said, "Actually, Jacob's behavior can be understood. After all, we will all be living in Aurous Hill in the future. He can't keep hiding your situation from Elaine forever. Maybe he wants to take advantage of this opportunity to confront it head-on and get it over with."

Matilda bit her lip and said with some doubt, "Based on my understanding of him in the past, he is an absolute ostrich. If a lion wants to eat him, he will bury his head in the sand, even if he knows the lion might bite him, he doesn't care. But if you want him to face it head-on, that's absolutely impossible."

Saying that, Matilda continued, "Based on his previous behavior, he would never voluntarily tell Elaine about my return. Whenever Elaine finds out, that's when he'll deal with it. As long as she doesn't know, it's like earning money."

Mr. Riley frowned and said, "If that's the case, then his decision is indeed strange."

After that, he asked Matilda, "Should I call Charlie and ask?"

"Forget it." Matilda waved her hand and said, "After all, Charlie is Jacob's son-in-law. It's not appropriate for us to speculate about Jacob behind his back. Let's just wait and see. There will be many guests at the wedding, and I'm not afraid of Elaine causing trouble. Besides, you invited Charlie to be the officiator, so with Charlie there, I believe Elaine will behave."

Saying that, Matilda added, "If we can resolve the Elaine issue at this occasion, it wouldn't be a bad thing. I just don't know if Jacob will be confronted by Elaine privately. After the wedding, remember to remind Charlie to keep an eye on it!"

"No problem." Mr. Riley nodded and agreed, saying, "Then I'll write the invitation and write that we invite Mr. Wilson and his whole family to attend."

Matilda nodded and said, "Okay, write it like that."

Mr. Riley then asked, "By the way, how should we give it to him after writing it?"

Matilda said, "I'll take care of it. Jacob has a lecture on modern calligraphy and painting at the Senior University tomorrow. I'll bring it to him then."