Chapter 442

"Look, look at you! In psychology, you know what this is called? This is what we call subconscious inferiority complex!"

Arnold said earnestly, "But you can't feel inferior! What's the point of feeling inferior? You need to take action! You need to fight aging! You can't keep getting older like this!"

Kelvin said helplessly, "This hand cream of yours has quite comprehensive functions - apply it on your hands, fight aging on your face?"

Arnold looked regretful, "The facial anti-aging stuff was snatched up by Leroy first, so I could only buy hand care products. But think about it from another angle, Kelvin, you really don't get it. When you're having your little romantic moments with our Sienna at night, don't you two hold hands or something? Don't you know how rough your hands have gotten? And also, when you kiss... oh right, wait a sec!"

Arnold rummaged around on the table again and found a lip balm that came free with the hand cream purchase, "And this mouth of yours, you need to pay attention to it too, Kelvin. I'm not trying to criticize you, but you really need to learn from those celebrities in this regard. Look at them - such a great personal image, so pleasing to the eye. We can't fall behind. We need to make our Sienna proud, you know."

Kelvin really couldn't take it anymore. He manually shut Arnold's mouth, grabbed the stuff, and headed out.

Arnold dutifully chased after him and, risking his life, stuffed the lip balm into his pocket, "Remember to moisturize, Kelvin. You need to moisturize."

Kelvin got in the car with this pile of birthday gifts, looking fierce. After thinking for a moment, he opened the tube of lip balm from his pocket and smeared it around his lips. Looking at his face from different angles, he couldn't help but feel a slight sense of crisis.

The good thing about Kelvin was that he could take advice. Although his face still looked decent for now, as Arnold said, it did need maintenance.

After all, Sienna was so beautiful. It didn't matter if he aged a bit, but most importantly, he couldn't embarrass Sienna.

So when meeting Emma this time, Kelvin had no resistance at all. He willingly followed behind Emma, letting her give him a full day of a makeover.

As for Steven, he just tagged along behind them like he was taking a walk, occasionally praising Emma's taste. Other than that, he served no other purpose.

When Emma finally got tired of shopping, both father and son breathed a sigh of relief simultaneously.

Steven stared at Kelvin, "You did inherit your dad's good looks from when he was young, but this hair..."

Kelvin looked at himself in the mirror. He had to admit he did have some charm. He ran his hand through his hair, "Sienna's cutting it for me tonight."

Steven teased Kelvin, "So nobody else can touch your hair for the rest of your life, huh?"

"It's not that others can't touch it." Kelvin smiled, "But I like it most when she does."

"You're a guy in your thirties now. Be more careful from now on. Don't embarrass Sienna. Without some good looks, how are you going to keep her?"

"I'm not at the point where I can't keep her yet, am I?"

Kelvin bared his teeth at the mirror and found that Arnold's lip balm actually worked pretty well. In just this short time, his lips didn't hurt anymore when he smiled.

"Dad." Kelvin showed off his balm, "This stuff works pretty well. Want some?"

Steven glanced at it with slight disdain, "Your brand is just average. I'll send you two tubes of better ones later."

Kelvin was surprised, "Why do you have so many?"

Steven smiled proudly, "That depends on how much your mom spends on skincare products. Speaking of which, I need to educate you about this - a woman's face..."

Kelvin raised his hand to stop Steven, "You don't need to educate me on that. I even know what brand of sunscreen Sienna uses."

"Well, good for you." Steven generously gave Kelvin a thumbs up and patted the seat next to him, gesturing for him to sit down.

Kelvin sat down. Steven looked at Emma, who was still carefully selecting clothes in the distance, "Your mom and I went to pay our respects to Brenda yesterday."

Kelvin acknowledged, "I haven't had time to tell you guys yet - Pax and Nelson's verdict came down."

"Whether it came down or not doesn't really matter anymore."

Steven didn't press further, "No matter what, it won't bring back Brenda and those kids. The only comfort is that we can live peacefully with Violette from now on. This outcome is good enough, don't you think?"

Kelvin didn't mention the father and son's verdict either, just said, "Yes."

"We all need to look forward completely."

"About that person's matter, you don't need to worry about it either."

Steven said earnestly, "Your mom is also looking forward. You've seen it - she's moved on too."

"You need to move forward too."

"I know." Kelvin looked at his mom, "I saw that she took out my sister's photos and put out the family photos too."

"Good."

Steven smiled, "We're always a family - that's an unchangeable fact. Brenda can't live forever in our avoidance. She'll always be mom and dad's child. Our love and longing for her - yours, mom's, and mine - should all be open and honest."

Over there, Emma finally decided what to buy and waved at Kelvin.

Kelvin got up and walked over. Before he could say anything, Emma held out her hand.

Kelvin was confused, "Mom, what's wrong?"

Emma patted his shoulder with a mix of amusement and exasperation, "What else could it be? Pay up!"

Kelvin took out his salary card and gave it to her, "Tomorrow's my birthday, and you're meeting your daughter-in-law. You won't even pay for a couple of outfits for Kelvin? That's pretty stingy, isn't it?"

"You're in your thirties and still want mom to buy you clothes?" Emma took his card without hesitation and paid, "Be careful not to become useless."

As Kelvin carried a bunch of bags following behind her, he was still defending himself, "Me, Kelvin, special task force leader, making criminals tremble in fear - and you call me useless? Also, I go for a tough guy image. What's the deal with buying several scarves? Want me to flutter in the wind?"

Emma got in the car, satisfied, "The scarves? They're for Sienna's mom. I'm worried she'll feel awkward accepting them, so I bought one for myself too. We'll wear them together. What, using your card to buy scarves for your real mom and mother-in-law - you feel wronged?"

How could Kelvin dare say he felt wronged? He said with a grin, "Not wronged, not wronged at all. Swipe away."

Emma sat in the back seat, watching Kelvin drive. She smiled gently. Even a wound cut by a dull knife, after hurting for ten years, should slowly heal.

While Kelvin was being dolled up by his parents, Sienna wasn't idle either.

After picking up Isadora, Sienna had been thinking about what to wear when meeting Kelvin's parents.

What to bring and what to give - Simon and Isadora had prepared everything for her long ago.

At this moment, Isadora, Simon, and Chris were sitting in the living room, drinking coffee and eating fruit that Chris had cut.

Drinking coffee, reading books, and watching movies - while all seriously offering constructive suggestions for Sienna's meeting tomorrow.