True Hearts Never Fade Away

Our whole family had a six-day luxury cruise trip during May Day.

After returning, my sister-in-law, who had been married for many years without children, suddenly became pregnant.

I happily paid out of my pocket to book the best care center for my sister-in-law.

But she set her sights on the house my boyfriend's family bought for me as a wedding gift.

"Don't even think about having this child if you don't let me move in, or else I'll abort him right now!" After saying that, my sister-in-law reached out and punched her belly.

After my dad heard it, he pointed at my brother and cursed loudly, "Lucas Collins, if you can afford to raise a child, then go ahead and keep the child, but if you can't afford it, then forget it. In our Collins family, we would never do something as despicable as selling daughters to support our sons!"

Now my sister-in-law was going to make an even bigger scene!

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In the cruise restaurant, my sister-in-law looked gloomy and held the menu, making our family feel uneasy.

"Yvonne, the sunset on the deck was so beautiful, but why didn't you go up just now? After dinner, let Tommy take you up to see the night view." My mom quickly stepped forward to mediate, and we didn't know what had angered my sister-in-law again.

"Hmph! I'm not worthy of going to first class." As my sister-in-law said, she pointed at the menu with her hand. The dishes she ordered were made so quickly that we couldn't possibly finish them all.

I saw my brother tugging at my sister-in-law's sleeve below.

"What's the matter? Am I not worthy of first-class or even worthy of having a meal? If you can't afford it, don't pretend to be rich, and I don't even want to come here with you!" My sister-in-law became even angrier, rolled her eyes, pushed the menu forward, and crossed her arms, looking at me.

But she insisted on following us stubbornly until the end.

My boyfriend was sent on a business trip during the May Day holiday and couldn't accompany me. He paid for a six-day luxury cruise to please me and my parents.

That day, coincidentally, my brother and my sister-in-law were also there. She playfully held onto the hem of my boyfriend's suit jacket to come along and acted coquettishly. It embarrassed my brother, and my boyfriend didn't know whether to sit or stand. Ultimately, he agreed to bring my brother and sister-in-law along and promised to cover all the expenses.

Before coming, my mom prepared colorful scarves, sunglasses with water diamonds, and a pink floral cheongsam. She wanted me to help her take a beautiful video while feeding seagulls so she could show off to her sisters.

Only after arriving did I realize that the economy class cabin during the May Day holiday was extremely crowded. It was the best spot to feed seagulls on the third level of the cabin. Still, regular passengers were not allowed to go there, and some exclusive parties were also not open to economy-class passengers.

I upgraded my parents' cabin.

Why did young people make money? Wasn't it so they could fulfill their filial duties when the time came?

When my mom sent videos to the family group, she couldn't stop laughing and always added, "Well, my son-in-law insisted on paying me a first-class ticket; I think it's wasting money, ha-ha..."

I spent my money wisely!

I didn't expect to anger my sister-in-law, who didn't get her cabin upgraded.

She could go up with my parents' room number plate; however, she just didn't go because she was forcing me to pay for it.

I would have obediently paid for it if it were in the past. Still, when thinking about how she acted coquettishly toward my boyfriend, I felt sick, as if I had swallowed a fly.

I called over the waiter standing next to me, who was at a loss of what to do, and ordered a few dishes that my parents love to eat.

I don't care if you love the food; you can jump out of the ship if you dislike it.

"What do you mean? Well, Lucas Collins, your family had helped with the marital fraud in the first place, and now you are teaming up to bully me. We will divorce when we go back!" My sister-in-law, who everyone ignored, pointed at my brother and cursed angrily before storming off.

My brother quickly chased after her.

I was tired of hearing her sentence again.

My sister-in-law was pretty and used to work as a saleswoman. We met her when our family went to seek a house together because our old house would be demolished.

When she heard my family house would be demolished, my sister-in-law quickly married my brother. But soon after, the government changed the plan, and our area was excluded from the demolition range.

Since then, "marital fraud" had become my sister-in-law's daily accusation against our whole family.

After dinner, my mom gave my dad a signal, and my dad stuttered and told me that he didn't care where he lived and wanted to switch cabins with my sister-in-law so that my mom could sleep without snoring.

It was always like this: whenever my sister-in-law was unhappy, she mentioned divorce. As long as she mentioned it, my parents immediately compromised. As a result, my parents would bring the nutritional products or pay her thousands or tens of thousands of dollars as she asked my parents for them, and this trick of my sister-in-law never failed.

Let them be. Anyway, I had fulfilled my filial duty; how they handled it was their own business.

The next day, before dawn, my mom called me. I thought she wanted to invite me to watch the sunrise, but unexpectedly, she said instead.

"Your sister-in-law is missing."