12/27/2024
I PRETENDED TO BE POOR WHEN I MET MY SON'S FIANCÉE'S PARENTS TO SEE THEIR TRUE COLORS.
Being a single dad to a growing boy wasn't easy, so I made a few mistakes. Will was such a kind, loving, unspoiled kid that I lavished everything I could afford on him — and I could afford a lot. Before long, Will became the most popular guy around, but not for his kindness or good looks — it was because of my money.
When Will decided to study in another city, he kept my wealth a secret. He even made himself look like the poorest student to avoid fake friendships. That's when he met Eddy, a girl he truly liked, and by his third year at Yale, he was head over heels for her.
Will proposed to Eddy, and she said yes. That Thanksgiving, she took him home to meet her parents, Marta and Farlow. They were wealthy and wanted their daughter to marry someone rich, not a scruffy third-year science major. They were polite but clearly disapproved.
Eddy insisted that Will and I join her family for Christmas. Though Marta and Farlow weren't thrilled, they smiled and agreed, secretly making their own plans. So, Will and I dressed in the poorest clothes we had and took a bus to their beach house in Narragansett for Christmas.
They picked us up from the bus terminal, and that's when the fun began.👇
