Chapter 28

“Yes, Mom?” Yvonne asked. “Your father will drive this car starting from tomorrow,” Lydia said. “Why? This is—” “Don’t ask why,” Lydia interrupted Yvonne before she could complete her sentence. “Now that you’re successful, can’t you let us two old folks live comfortably? It’s such a nice car too. And what if you let Samuel drive it, but he doesn’t know how to appreciate it? If he gets it into an accident, we’ll need to spend a lot to fix the car!” “Mom, this car was bought by—” “Not another word. The matter has been decided,” Lydia said, waving her hand impatiently. “I know that he’s been ferrying you to and from your office lately, but you can’t keep an eye on him 24/7. If you let him drive such a nice car, he might have an impulse to go around hooking other women. How about this then? We’ll let him drive our Toyota.” Yvonne was stunned speechless. Samuel had bought the car himself; she had not paid a single cent for it. How could her mother just take it as she pleased? “Oh, right. Yo