chsdbacks Chapter 86
Chapter 86
Chapter 86
Damian was up extra early that morning before gently shaking Carol awake.
"What's wrong?" Carol asked sleepily.
"Remember, we're going to see your family," Damian said quietly so as not to wake the others in bed.
"Hm, right," Carol said, slowly getting up before entering the bathroom.
Damian smiled slightly before following her.
The two quickly took a bath before going downstairs and having breakfast.
As they ate breakfast, Carol looked at Damian hesitantly, unsure of what to do.
Damian just looked at her sideways and didn't care. When she made up her mind, she would tell him.
"Honey, can I go first, and you come in about 20 minutes later? You can buy a cake so you don't come empty-handed," Carol said nervously.
"I don't know how they'll receive us after all this time. I wouldn't put up with them badmouthing you," Carol said, looking at Damian.
"Honey, let's do it your way," Damian said, smiling before kissing her on the cheek.
"Okay, remember not to get there too fast," Carol said before running off, pulling into the garage, and driving to the restaurant where she was going to meet her brother.
Damian just smiled slightly at her haste.
Carol was quite nervous about seeing her family.
The last time they had seen each other was when Carol left high school and said she wanted to join the Army.
One thing led to another, and they ended up arguing loudly, which led to Carol leaving home and joining the Army.
Her brother wasn't against her following her dreams, but he wasn't in favor of her going into the military either. 18-year-old Carol saw him as not being on her side either, so she stopped talking to him as well.
Her family did not have a phone at the time, so she had no place to call.
Sometimes Carol would write letters that she never sent, and as the months went by and she saw that her family never tried to contact her, Carol couldn't help but feel a little resentful.
Eventually, she became a pilot, met Maria, learned to live without them, and the rest is history.
More than a week ago, her brother had contacted her, and Carol had hesitantly opened the message before seeing the invitation to lunch at a restaurant in New York.
Carol regretted her decision to cut off communication with her family, but they had not tried to talk to her either, so she felt it was a 50-50 proposition.
When Carol arrived at the restaurant, before parking her car and going in, she took a quick look at all the people in the place before she noticed three individuals in particular.
She saw two older people in their 60s and a middle-aged man who looked to be in his late 40s.
The 60-year-old couple looked quite old. They had white hair, but you could still see some vigor in them.
Her brother also looked pretty good for his age.
But that didn't seem strange to her; her family is attractive. Otherwise, she would have suspected that she was adopted.
Carol approached them seemingly fearlessly, even though she felt a myriad of emotions inside.
Carol ungraciously pulled back her chair before sitting down and looking at her "family."
After Carol sat down, the four of them looked at each other uncomfortably, not knowing how to begin the conversation.
Carol's parents and brother were especially surprised to see Carol. She didn't look much different from the day she left for the army, and all three of their eyes couldn't help but burn a little at the thought of the past.
Finally, Carol's brother Steve, who felt he was the mediator, spoke.
"Carol...you look the same as the last time I saw you," Steve said, smiling somewhat awkwardly.
"You look very old," Carol said with a smile.
"Life does that. I'm already married and have kids," Steve said with a wry smile.
"Really? Tell me about it," Carol said a little more excitedly, already forgetting that she was nervous.
"I have a wife named Lisa. We have 2 children. My youngest daughter is 14, and my oldest son is 16," Steve said with a slight smile.
"But you better tell me about yourself. What happened? They told us you died," Steve said, looking sideways at his parents, who were also looking at Carol attentively.
When they were told of Carol's death, it was a great shock to the whole family, and they finally began to regret not supporting her, especially Joseph, Carol's father, someone totally old-fashioned, who quietly shed tears when he learned that his daughter had died.
At first, they had doubted the data, but Pierce knew that Damian had the Tesseract in his possession. Coupled with the fact that Damian never traveled by plane yet appeared in Madripoor seemingly out of thin air, they had concluded that it possessed such capabilities.
They could only wait and see if they could reach the same level of technology as Madripoor, although they didn't have a clear idea of what that level entailed either.
....
Damian waited for 15 minutes for Carol to disappear and reappear at a famous bakery.
After waiting for 5 minutes, he got his cake before rejoining Carol.
He observed the situation briefly before entering with a slight smile, holding the cake in one hand.
Damian approached the table where everyone was seated but slowed down when he realized it was a table for four.
Carol's mother noticed Damian approaching since she was the only one looking in that direction. She couldn't help but be surprised to see him and think that the pictures didn't do him justice; he really made people feel like they weren't the same species.
Seeing the almost stunned look on her mother's face, Carol couldn't help but laugh before turning around and standing up.
"Just in time," Carol said, smiling at Damian before kissing him on the lips and accepting the cake.
Carol took his hand and pulled him closer to the table, realizing there were no more seats.
Carol wanted to ask them to move to another larger table, but upon seeing the angry look on her father's face when he saw Damian, she couldn't help but feel angry herself. She motioned for Damian to sit down.
Damian obediently sat down with a slight smile when he saw Carol's angry look.
Carol then sat on Damian's lap, exchanging looks with her father. She definitely inherited her stubbornness from somewhere.
"Hi, nice to meet you. I'm Damian, Carol's husband," Damian said, introducing himself to everyone with a slight smile as he pulled Carol aside a little to talk.
"As far as I know, there was no wedding. Where is your marriage certificate?" Carol's father asked angrily.
"She should be asleep at home by now. She's a bit sleepy," Damian said calmly, smiling.
Carol couldn't help but laugh upon hearing Damian's response.
"It's the best marriage certificate I could ask for," Carol said, looking into her father's eyes.
Carol's father's face was truly interesting to watch.
Carol's mother continued to look at Damian with awe. Her son-in-law was really handsome.
"So, tell me, how old are you?" Sarah asked, looking at Damian.
"I'm four years younger than Carol," Damian said, smiling slightly.
"Why do you look so young?" Sarah asked hesitantly, inquiring about something Joseph and Steve wanted to ask as soon as they saw Carol.
The HYDRA spies were also listening, not wanting to miss a word.
Before Damian could respond, Carol pinched his leg and spoke up.
"It's just some skin treatments. It's not that impressive; it simply helps us maintain a youthful appearance," Carol said, smiling and downplaying it. She couldn't imagine what nonsense Damian would say if she let him answer.
"Hm, I see," Sarah nodded.
"What do you do, brother-in-law?" Damian asked with a slight smile.
"I'm the manager of a small supermarket," Steve replied, looking at Damian.
"That's nice," Damian said, nodding with a smile.
"You and your family are invited to Madripoor. A few days off will do everyone good," Damian said, smiling at him.
"Thanks, I'll definitely take you up on your offer some time," Steve said, nodding.
Damian engaged in conversation with Carol's family about various topics, including what Carol was like as a child.
He had never met the in-laws of any of his wives. Ironically, he couldn't escape this situation even after so many years with Carol.
Fortunately, his mother-in-law was on his side and avoided any awkward conversations with Joseph, who clearly didn't like Damian.
Although Damian didn't blame him entirely, he would probably want to kill someone who wanted to be with his daughter by having multiple wives.
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