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Chapter 145: Lunch IV
🕑 Added 2025-06-28 14:00:18 +0000 UTC"Why are we going to this lunch again?" asked Uncle Charlie.
I was with Uncle Charlie in his new car, a 2001 Lamborghini Murciélago.
"Because Grandma invited everyone. And she did it in my house (she asked me first)... she said hers was under renovation"
After that day, Jay contacted Grandma to see how she was doing. And somehow, we are all having lunch at my place.
Probably Grandma just wants to rub our success on Jay's face.
Then I turned to Charlie again. "You sure Haley isn't your daughter, right?" I asked him.
"NO!" he denied. "How old is she again?" he asked casually.
"A year older than me. She's 15," I replied.
Charlie seemed to do some quick math. "Definitely not mine."
"Why didn't I buy one of these sooner?" Uncle Charlie murmured.
"Probably you forgot with all the booze and women..." I replied.
Yeah, after buying the Lexus for Cher and Regina, I got cars for Charlie, Alan, Judith, and Evelyn.
Arriving at the house, we could already see three cars pulling up. Out of them came: Claire, Phil, Haley, Alex, and Luke; Jay, Manny, and Gloria; Cam and Mitchell.
Uncle Charlie parked nearby and we stepped out.
"Wow, nice car!" exclaimed Luke.
"That is a Lamborghini Murciélago, Luke," said Phil, impressed.
Before we could say hi, another car arrived. A Ferrari 456 Coupe. Grandma's new car.
Evelyn stepped out and said, "Jay, it's so good to see you again."
And we all greeted each other.
Haley gave me a charming smile. This little minx...
"Okay, let's all go in," I said.
Mom was at the entrance and also greeted everyone.
Cam and Mitchell murmured all the way inside, mesmerized by the house.
"Look at that chandelier. I would kill for one of those," murmured Cam to Mitchell.
"This place hosts nice parties," said Haley to Alex, trying to make envy in her little sister
"Isn't this the one you got kicked out of?" Alex replied sarcastically.
"That was Manny's fault. And Jake said he will not ban me"
Phil was attempting to be friends with Charlie, creating a weird vibe (given Charlie and Claire's past).
When we got to the table, I sat in a chair. Haley was about to sit next to me, but Claire intervened.
"Sit over there," she said to Haley, pointing to the other side of the table. Haley huffed but went there. Alex sat by my side.
"So you got a new woman, Jay," said Evelyn. "Good for you. Your last one was horrendous," she declared.
"Hey, that is our mother," uttered Mitchell, indignant.
"She's not wrong..." murmured Claire.
"Shut up, Claire," retorted Mitchell, whispering.
"That you would know. You've had five husbands," said Jay, jabbing back.
"Four," I corrected. "One was annulled," I explained. They all looked at me.
"What? I have good memory," I shrugged.
"Where is Paige?" Mom asked me.
"She'll be here soon. She's with a math group," I replied.
"So you have a nerdy sister too?" asked Haley, smiling.
"Yeah, kind of," I nodded.
"Maybe someone in the family needs good grades," said Alex, looking at Haley and turning to me after.
"Why are you looking at me, snappy girl? I'm not close to Paige's intelligence, but I'm not bad myself," I said condescendingly to her.
"Hello everyone," said Alan, finally showing up. "I'm still getting used to my new car, the Ferrari 360 Spider..." He tried to brag, but ended up dropping the keys car into the sauce
How come dad could mess even when bragging?
"Sit down, Alan," said Evelyn, unamused.
"Wow, everyone in your family has a sports car?" Haley said, amazed.
Before I could respond, Alex interrupted, "What impresses me—you know what a sports car is," she said to Haley.
"Shut up, Alex. Go play with your nerdy balls."
"They're molecules, and you should know—you’re a sophomore."
Then Paige appeared. She greeted everyone and came to sit by my side.
"Is that your new way to pick up girls?" she turned to me. "Calling her entire family?"
Haley choked on her drink. I just looked at Paige, unfazed.
"No one is picking up any girl, young lady," exclaimed Claire
Even though she was a fan of my movies, Claire motherly side came first
Cam entered the conversation and looked at me. "So, you and Scarlett?"
"She’s back in Manhattan. It was just a summer fling," I replied
Maybe in the future...
"Too bad for you, Jake, no Scarlett, neither these two girls" she said mockingly. "But we can still do the sibling stuff," she added with a wink and a suggestive tone, making Claire open and close her mouth in shock.
"Paige," said Mom in a warning tone.
"I will stop, aunt," Paige replied.
"Wait, aren't you his sister?" Alex asked, confused.
"We're not by blood, or by law. We're not even related by blood," explained Paige.
"I just picked her up off the street," I said.
"And brought me to your room," Paige added, raising an eyebrow.
"You and another girl" I smirked
Seen Claire open and close her mouth again, Judith said exasperated "Jake and Paige, stop messing with our guests"
"We didn’t even kiss," I clarified to Claire
"Which reminds me. There are three cute girls here and you didn’t kiss anyone. That’s a miracle," Paige mocked.
"What are you saying, Paige? I hang out with you, Carly, and Sam all the time."
"You never kissed Carly or Sam? Really?"
"Yep," I replied, then changed the subject. "How was it with the math group?"
"They didn’t get everything. I think it’ll take more time to prove it’s correct. But preliminarily, they didn’t find any errors either."
"That’s my girl," I said, patting her head, which she tried to dodge. "You know you might win a Fields Medal if you’re correct, right?"
"A Fields Medal???" Alex screamed. She was the only one surprised. Seeing no one else reacted, she explained, "That’s like a Nobel Prize for math."
Which got a lot of impressed "wow"s around the table. Haley was still tilting her head...
I explained to her, "It’s like an Oscar for math."
"Hmm. A nerdy Oscar. Didn’t you get any, Alex?"
"Are you kidding me??" snapped Alex. "That’s a Fields Medal! Do you know how hard it is to win a Fields Medal?? She would be the first woman to win one!" She calmed a bit and asked suspiciously, "What would make you win a Fields Medal?"
"Poincaré Conjecture. One of the seven Millennium Problems," I replied for Paige, who was busy texting on her phone.
"What is it?" I asked her
"My old professor," replied Paige. "I ended up sending it to him too. He checked it with some mathematicians he knows. Now he’s bugging me to come back."
"Harvard can cry. You’re a Cowtech girl now," I said.
"Wait, she’s at Caltech??? How old is she?" screamed Alex.
"Yes, she is now. She’s 13. She entered Harvard last year," I said.
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ShadowKnight
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