Michael's shameless behavior infuriated Linda. She put her hands on her hips, pouting angrily, "Michael, I have someone I like, and yet you keep calling me Linda, Linda. Do you think that's appropriate?"

"Someone you like?"

Both Michael and Henry looked at her in shock, clearly, the three words had a significant impact on both of them.

"Yes!"

Linda glared at Michael, then her expression softened as she looked at Henry, "I like Henry, and you're always hanging around us. How do you think Henry feels when you call me Linda? What if he doesn't like me because of it?"

"Oh, come on!"

Michael groaned in frustration, punching Henry's shoulder, "You brat, if you're with her, just say so. Why trick me into calling her Smooth Lynn and make me look like a fool? If you'd told me, do you think I'd force myself on her?"

Henry's face turned bright red. He had some feelings for Linda, but he wasn't sure what they were.

Previously, his feelings for Nancy were confusing. His strong possessiveness made him not want his sister to marry another man, which he thought was love. But now, it seemed it wasn't...

So, his current feelings for Linda were also confusing; he didn't know what they were.

"I..."

Just as he was about to speak, Charlie's teasing voice came from the door, "I was gone for just a while, and Henry, you've already engaged to Linda?"

Henry immediately looked towards the door, "Brother-in-law, I'm not, I didn't..."

Linda pouted in frustration, "Not yet, but soon. Anyway, I've decided to pursue Henry. I want to be with him!"

Nancy raised her hand to her forehead, feeling that Linda's feelings were as fickle as a child's play. It was hard to tell what was real and what was not.

She didn't want Henry and Linda to be together in such a playful manner. If they broke up later, it would be awkward for her!

"Honey, you're back?"

She looked at Charlie, quickly changing the subject, "Just in time, everyone is here. I have something to ask Young Master Michael."

Michael, having developed feelings for Linda but realizing she liked someone else, was also frustrated and didn't want to continue the topic. He looked at Nancy and asked seriously, "What do you want to ask?"

Nancy bit her lip hard, "Young Master Michael, I consider you a friend, so I ask you to answer honestly, can you?"

Michael nodded, "Okay, ask away."

Previously, Nancy and her friends were cautious with Michael because they weren't sure about his intentions or whether he was on their side. But after today's events, Nancy felt that in some aspects, Michael was indeed on their side.

So, she no longer had any reservations and asked directly, "Are you investigating my background?"

Since everyone had been so forthright, Michael didn't hide anything from Nancy either and answered sincerely, "Yes!"

Nancy took a deep breath, tilting her head to look at him, "Why?"

Michael rubbed his nose and laughed awkwardly, "Heh... because the book you have is one that only direct descendants of The Thompson family can read. Moreover, they can only read it, while your book is a complete version of our Thompson family heirloom. Except for the handwritten characters, everything else is identical!"