Chapter 206 Holden was still standing there, looking a bit lost, when Jack swooped in with a plate of toast and milk, shoving Yale's tray aside. "Bro, you're out of touch. What kid wants to eat plain oatmeal these days? They're all about this toast and milk combo," boasted Jack with a smirk. At the back, Aemon and James were as quiet as statues, just watching to see which breakfast Evangeline would pick.
Evangeline could not believe it. She had just woken up to find the Foster family in a silent showdown. Yale and Jack were in a breakfast battle, while Aemon and James seemed to be taking silent bets. Only Holden, the life of the party, was not picking sides. Instead, he was Faced with two totally different breakfast options, Evangeline suddenly propped herself up, ready to make her choice.
This day just could not go on like this! Faced with two breakfasts, if Evangeline picked one, she would tick off the uncle who offered the other.
If she rejected both, she would let down both uncles. It was a lose-lose situation.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHer eyes darted between her uncles as a sly idea took root.
The bottom line was that her uncles had too much ton their hands.
Back when they were not hanging around the Foster family, they were each wrapped up in their own hustle, too busy to poke their noses into her business.
With Foster Group's affairs only needing them in the wings and Grandpa Cole in good health, their main job was just to check in on the old man in turns.
Other than that, they were free as birds.
+25 BONUS People who were used to running around tended to get restless when they suddenly had downtime, and that was why she, their darling niece, had bectheir project. Evangeline shivered.
She craved love, but the avalanche of affection from her uncles was just too much to handle.
Resting her cheek in her palm, her eyes roamed thoughtfully.
Then, a spark of mischief in her gaze.
Why should she be the one to carry the weight of expanding the Foster family tree? Her uncles were perfectly capable.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThat settled it-she would play Cupid and find them slove! Step one: She had to get her hands on a list of all the eligible bachelorettes in town.
While she was mulling over where to find such a list, Yale and Jack sidled up to Evangeline, each bearing a plate of food.
"Evie, Yale and I worked really hard on this breakfast. You have to try at least a bite, okay?" coaxed Jack with a soft voice.
Evangeline glanced at the heaping plates of food and felt her sleep-deprived head/start to throb. e She had wanted to eat from both plates, but there was just so much food. How could she possibly finish it all?
After getting ready for the day, Evangeline, under the hopeful looks of her two uncles, grabbed a sandwich from Yale's plate and a glass of milk from Jack's. By Om maks. Byom combining the two the two, she managed to please both uncles without leaving anyone out. However, as soon as she was done eating, her head began to spin. She remembered hearing that a full stomach could make her blood sugar rise and bring on sleepiness. She did not overthink it, chalking it up to just a normal body reaction. +26 BOMU
In front of all five uncles, Evangeline let out a huge yawn and sheepishly said, "I guess I didn't get much sleep last night. I'm so sleepy no now." She slapped her cheeks, trying to wake up. "No sleeping now, no sleeping-I've got to head out." Lydia was still in the hospital, and she should really get there early to see what was going on.