Of all the things his son said, the only words Richard heard were ''announce our marriage''!


    He was so overjoyed he was on the verge of tears. "Son, you''ve finally done something right! In the thirty years I''ve been your father, this is the proudest I''ve ever been of you!"


    "You''re finally willing to settle down! The Huber family name is saved! I can finally die a happy man!"


    Janelle''s expression was conflicted. She wasn''t happy, but she wasn''t unhappy either. After a long moment, she said, "Winona is so exceptional, she must have high standards. How could she possibly fall for you?"


    Richard didn''t like that. He stood up for his son. "What kind of thing is that to say? No matter how wed he is, he''s still my son. He might be unreliable, but he''s notpletely useless. At least he''s good-looking, right?"


    Keaton: "..." So, the only good thing about him was his looks? Both his mother''s and father''s love for him was present, but not by much.


    Keaton continued his charade. “Okay, you two need to calm down. This thing with Winona and me... it''s brand new. We''ve barely gotten started."


    "For the sake of our future, I need you to keep this a secret. Don''t tell anyone. If Winona finds out I spilled the beans, she''ll definitely break up with me!"


    Richard immediately nodded. "Don''t worry, son, my lips are sealed!" He then warned Janelle, “Don''t you go around spreading this. Keep it a secret for our son''s sake. Don''t ruin his big chance!"


    Janelle''s face was still twisted in conflict; she neither nodded nor shook her head.


    Keaton tried to reassure her. "Mom, I know you adore Winona. Don''t worry, whether we end up getting married or not, I will never let her get hurt. If we do break up, she''ll be the one dumping me, not the other way around!"


    Richard''s face immediately darkened. He lectured his son, "What break up? Don''t jinx it! Why can''t you be more positive?! Now that Winona likes you, you need to hold on tight and do whatever it takes to marry her into the Huber family!"


    Janelle shot him a re and asked Keaton, "If you two are together, then what''s the deal with that Alicia? Were you cheating on Winona behind her back?"


    Keaton quickly exined, "Alicia was Winona''s idea. It was a cover to hide our rtionship. If I''m out there acting like a yer, noorte would


    suspect us, right?"  fo


    Janelle: "Then why did she hit Winona?"


    Keaton: "That''s on us for not doing our homework. Turns out Alicia had a personal grudge against Winona."


    Janelle was still skeptical, feeling that something wasn''t right. "But.......”


    Keaton yed his trump card. "Mom, think about it. If we weren''t together, would Winona have slept in my bed?"


    Janelle was stunned. “Slept in your bed? I thought you said she was staying in the guest room?"


    Keaton shook his head. "Winona was afraid her parents would get suspicious, so she said she was in the guest room. The truth is, we''ve been sleeping in the same bed for a while now."


    Richard was ecstatic. "Does Winona want kids? Tell her if she wants kids, we''ll take


    care of everything! We''ll agree to any conditions she has!"


    Janelle red at him. “You go dream on! Winona is her own person, no one can force her to have kids!"


    Richard backtracked. "I''m not forcing her! I just mean if she likes kids and ns to have them, we''ll of course support whatever she wants."


    “But just imagine, Winona giving you a beautiful little granddaughter who looks just like her. Wouldn''t that make you happy?"


    Janelle imagined it and a smile spread across her face. "If Winona decides she wants a baby, I''ll spoil her absolutely rotten And you and Keaton better do the same. She''d be the absolute queen of this family!"