Who would understand Laurent better than his own daughter? He was just like her best friend Vivian—sharp-tongued but soft-hearted.
After everything Laurent and Dave had been through, it was clear Vivian had already accepted Dave as her life partner. Yet here she was, still complaining about him in the group chat today, saying things like how Dave was now unemployed and living off his wife.
Laurent couldn't help but laugh at her comments. Marylin rolled her eyes at Vivian, and Jingjing chuckled quietly too. She was clearly roasting Dave, yet she outright called Laurent "Dave's wife"—how contradictory was that?
But that was just how she liked to talk. Her dad was the same way—always saying the opposite of what he meant. It was like they couldn't help themselves. Getting a sincere compliment out of their mouths was a real challenge.
Still, after so many years of knowing each other, everyone understood each other's quirks. No one got upset anymore. In fact, it was kind of funny.
