Super Detective in the Fictional World

we me for this, then.”

Selina replied, “What? A favor from me is worth only 200 dollars? No, to be precise, 198 dollars?”

Luke smiled and shook his head as he pointed at the table next to him.
When Selina looked over, she saw a beautiful cake resting there.

From the packaging, Selina knew which bakery Luke had gotten this from.
This was the cake that she had mentioned wanting to try a few times before.

Unfortunately, this cake was too expensive at 80 dollars.

Selina couldn’t bring herself to spend so much on a cake.

She narrowed her eyes as she stared at the cake before she stared at Luke.
Finally, she smiled.
“Fine, for this cake, I’ll owe you one.”

Since Luke had even remembered that she wanted to try this cake, she decided not to bother about the shoes anymore.

In any case, as Luke’s partner, she was aware that Luke didn’t spend much anyway.

She’d just keep in mind to remind him not to bring gifts the next time he was invited over for dinner.

Finally, Selina’s mom, Sandra, came out as well.

Selina’s mom was in fact still quite young.
She gave birth to Selina when she was 16.
This year, she was only 40 years old, and full of a mature charm.

She and her husband had been quite lucky.
They were able to get their green cards a few years after they arrived in the States, and their daughter was capable as well.
At a young age, she became a police officer in town, which was a stable job that paid the bills.

Compared to other Mexican immigrants, Sandra’s life was a smooth ride filled with joy.

As for when she shot the gunman who invaded her house not long ago, that was nothing for her.

She didn’t seem to mind that Luke had come bearing gifts for all her daughters.

But when even her son, Julio, received a baseball and baseball glove, she finally looked at Luke in astonishment and asked, “Alright.
Tell me, when are you two getting married?”

Luke was caught by surprise.
“What?”

Selina burst out laughing.
“Now you know why I told you not to bring so many gifts.
Sandra will think you’re trying to please me.”

Sandra asked, “Is he not?”

Luke shook his head with a helpless smile.
“No, we’re partners at work.
Isn’t it normal to give each other some gifts?”

Sandra’s lips curled up.
“Selina’s previous partner, what’s his name? Oh, yeah, Hanks.
That guy also ate here a few times, but always came empty-handed.
In fact, he even took unfinished food back home with him.
And he dared to claim that he was trying to court Selina.
Is that how a police officer courts someone?”

Luke was astonished as he looked at Selina and asked, “Hanks did that?”

Selina nodded.
“Yeah.
That’s why I rejected him mercilessly and told him to stop dreaming.
After that, he resigned.”

Luke blurted out, “So the reason he’s still single is all his own fault.
You really shouldn’t hold a grudge against him for that.”

The mother and daughter both replied, “Huh?”

After a while, Selina finally got her two sisters to serve dinner.

Luke asked, “Where’s Mario?” That was Selina’s father.

Sandra replied, “He’s been staying over at the ranch recently.
A few cows are giving birth soon.
He’s too busy to leave.”

That satisfied Luke’s curiosity.

Mario worked at a ranch outside town.
The wage wasn’t too high, but at least it was a stable job.

As long as the ranch existed, he would have a job.

But during peak seasons, he often had to stay over at the ranch.

Because of that, when the Carlos Family attacked, only Sandra had been home to protect the children.