Gino had been pestering her for a whole month.
But he never got to see Patricia even once, and in the end, he returned home in utter disgrace.
It was the seventh day he had been wallowing in despair.
Mr. and Mrs. Kingston, who had been living abroad for years, came back.
The moment they laid eyes on him, they unleashed a torrent of scolding right into his face.
"Gino, didn't you say Patricia was pregnant? I was all ready to come back and hold my grandchild, and now you're telling me you two got divorced?" Mr. Kingston was absolutely livid.
He slammed a stick hard against Gino's back.
"You bastard! If Patricia doesn't come back, you might as well get the hell out of this house too! You've brought utter shame to our family name!"
He struck several more times, huffing and puffing, yet
