Chapter 159: The Arduous Path of Wife-Chasing
Chapter 159: Chapter 159: The Arduous Path of Wife-Chasing
It wasn’t just Mackenzie Lynch; even Juliet Lyons was amused by Zane Lynch’s inexplicably disheveled appearance. The bit of panic and helplessness from running into her ex-boyfriend again after so many years apart also faded considerably.
"Did someone beat you up?"
Zane Lynch covered the bruise on his face, grinning a little foolishly. "Are you worried about me?"
Juliet Lyons: "???" ’Where on earth did he get that idea!’
Mackenzie Lynch: "..." ’Eloise’s cousin didn’t get his brain scrambled, did he?’
Juliet Lyons rolled her eyes, speechless. "I’m just curious which hero was so skilled as to beat you into this sorry state. Truly a role model for us all, what a satisfying sight!"
Instead of getting angry, Zane Lynch only grew more excited. "You have such a good impression of her. Want to meet her? She really wants to meet you too."
Juliet Lyons: "..." ’Does this guy not understand plain language? I don’t remember it being this exhausting to talk to him back then!’
Mackenzie Lynch, on the other hand, gave him a look of pity. ’His brain really was scrambled. He’s already started talking nonsense.’
"Mommy..."
Just as the atmosphere between the two grew awkward, a small, childish voice suddenly called out from behind them.
"Eason." Juliet Lyons instinctively shielded her son behind her, afraid Zane Lynch would see him, then immediately took the boy’s hand and started to leave.
But Zane Lynch had come today specifically for the mother and son. How could he just stand by and watch them disappear from under his nose? He took a large step, rushing in front of them with a shameless grin. "Aren’t you going to introduce us?"
"There’s no need. It’s getting late, and we need to go home. Please move out of the way, sir."
Zane Lynch was hurt by her cold and distant attitude. He sighed, a little dejected. "Juliet, I know what happened back then was my fault. I only found out later that the person I slept with that night was you. That woman lied to me. I thought I had really done something to betray you, which is why when you said you wanted to break up, I..."
"Enough! If you had really done nothing, how could you not have had the slightest suspicion when she lied to you? I think you’d been harboring lustful thoughts for a while but just didn’t have the guts. Then you had a drink, and with a little liquid courage, your true nature came right out!"
Juliet Lyons’s words were based on some rather twisted logic; she expected Zane Lynch to get angry for sure.
Unexpectedly, his train of thought was anything but normal. Hearing her words, his face flushed red, and he touched his cheek, looking a bit giddy. "You saw right through me. It’s true, I had lustful thoughts about you but no guts. I didn’t expect to be so bold that night after drinking... and now we have a child together..."
Juliet Lyons: "..." ’Damn it, what are you so proud of? How can this man be so shameless!’
Watching from the side, Mackenzie Lynch’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch. She was increasingly convinced that this newfound cousin of hers was a real piece of work.
No matter what the girl said to him, he could twist it into an explanation he could accept, making her feel like she was punching cotton—it was infuriatingly ineffective!
Their back-and-forth continued. The convoy of luxury cars had been stopped at the kindergarten entrance for too long, and more and more parents, like Mackenzie Lynch, were lingering to watch the spectacle.
Mackenzie Lynch had only been enjoying the show for a moment when she heard two old ladies, who were also there to pick up their grandchildren, huddle together and start pointing at the couple.
"Young people these days, they’re always so dramatic. They already have a child, but they still have to make such a big scene. It’s really been an eye-opener for us old ladies."
"But I heard from Mrs. Young from the other class that the child’s mother got pregnant out of wedlock at a young age and raised the boy all by herself. I’ve never heard anything about the kid having a father."
The old lady who started the conversation suddenly widened her eyes. "Pregnant out of wedlock? No father? Then this man is... Don’t tell me they’re..."
Seeing that their conversation was about to veer into assumptions about the young couple having an illicit affair, Mackenzie Lynch quickly interrupted their discussion. "Aunties, it’s not what you think. I have a relative who knows both of them. The man really is the child’s biological father, it’s just..."
"It’s just...?" The two grandmas, sensing some juicy gossip, were immediately hooked.
"It’s just that they had a misunderstanding before..."
Mackenzie Lynch’s intention was to tell them that Zane Lynch and Juliet Lyons had been a couple before, but due to the scheming of a certain person, the woman misunderstood that the man was two-timing her and left in a rage while pregnant.
But the two grandmas only heard half of the story. Upon learning that the man was supposedly two-timing, their attitude did a complete one-eighty.
"Oh my god, that’s terrible! Dating two girls at the same time? Messing around when he already has a girlfriend? You can’t have a man like that. Young lady, don’t you go soft on him. A two-legged toad might be hard to find, but two-legged men are everywhere. You don’t have to get hung up on just one guy."
"Exactly! If he does this kind of thing while you’re just dating, it’ll only get worse if you get married. Don’t let his sweet talk win you over. How does a scumbag like that even deserve a wife?"
Mackenzie Lynch: "..." ’No, you have to let me finish!’ she screamed in her head.
Zane Lynch: "???" ’What’s going on? I haven’t offended these aunties, have I? Why does it feel like someone is sabotaging me?!’
"Juliet, it’s not what you think. You’re the only one I’ve ever been with. That woman is a liar, she..."
"I couldn’t care less about your relationship with her. Move."
"Mommy, who is this uncle?"
Seeing that he was getting nowhere with Juliet Lyons, Zane Lynch tried a roundabout approach. "Hello there, little guy. I’m your daddy."
"Zane Lynch, don’t go too far! Who said you could just claim a child like that? My son has nothing to do with you."
"Juliet, I already looked into it before I came. He really is..."
Zane Lynch’s words didn’t calm Juliet Lyons down. Instead, they made her even more frantic. The fear and panic of losing her child completely overwhelmed her, and she instinctively wanted to stop him from saying another word.
"I’ll teach you to keep talking! I’ll teach you!" Juliet Lyons snatched the bouquet of roses Zane Lynch was holding and, using it as a weapon, smacked him hard on the head a few times.
In an instant, petals flew everywhere, and a certain someone’s face became even more colorful.
Juliet Lyons had acted on impulse. As soon as she calmed down and realized what she’d done, she tossed the flowers on the ground, scooped up her child, and fled.
Zane Lynch was stunned for a few seconds from the blows. When he came to his senses, he hurriedly chased after them. Unsurprisingly, the classic scene of "he pursues, she flees, but she’ll never escape" was about to play out.
Mackenzie Lynch witnessed the whole thing clearly. While lamenting that this Mr. Lynch still had a long road ahead in his wife-chasing journey and needed to work harder, she shamelessly posted everything that happened at the school gate to the family group chat so everyone could enjoy the drama together.
And so, the members of the Donovan Family, who were already home early waiting for dinner, all felt their phones vibrate at the same time. They took them out to look...
"Pfft..."