Joel glanced at the two of them.Then, he lowered his gaze and said, "Granduncle Samuel, Grandaunt Sue."
Sue had married into the family after Samuel's first wife passed away.
There was a shrewd and capable look in her eyes.
Her eyes, which had a lot of life in them, glanced at Joel.
Then, she smiled and said, "Joel, we haven't seen each other for so long! I heard that there was some trouble at home, so Samuel and I immediately hurried over to visit you!"
Samuel let out a cold laugh.Sue immediately prodded his arm, stopping Samuel from speaking.She looked at the two women in the living room.Then, she went forward, held Nora's hand enthusiastically, and said, "You must be Nora, right? You look just like a Smith! You're so pretty! I heard you're engaged to Mr.Hunt?"
She looked at Justin cheerfully.
Justin, who was unaware of all the inner workings of the family, nodded politely at her.
Before Nora could say anything, Sue took off the bangle on her hand and stuffed it into Nora's hand.
"Even though you've returned to the Smiths, Grandaunt Sue has nothing much she can give you.Here, you can have some fun with this bangle for now!"
Nora:"??"
She narrowed her eyes slightly and pushed the bangle back to her.
"I can't take this.It's too expensive a gift"
"Aw” Sue said, "What's so valuable about this? I have a distant relative in this line of business who's very knowledgeable about antiques!"
"Nora, I know there was a bit of a misunderstanding between you and Samuel previously, but we are all Smiths here.We're all still connected to one another no matter what happens.You won't hold it against him, right?"
Nora: Sue was simply too eloquent! She coughed.
was about to say something, Sue stuffed
in her eyes wasn't that
a smile, "You must be Mia's mom, the one caught up in all that
already been taken upstairs to play
reveal too much
Sue looking at her, Tanya
"Yes"
met you before when you
time.When you were pouring us water, you accidentally broke the glasses,
words were
said next was even
birth to Joel's child one day? A child with
Tanya:"???"
Nora:"???"
in the room could hear the disdain hidden in Sue' s
she had given birth to Joel's child?! She was clearly refusing to acknowledge Tanya's status! Who would bring up someone else's humiliating childhood events in front of other
was as if Sue hadn't sensed anything
high and only broke up when you graduated from college? To think the two of you can still get together even after five years of separation...and that you can still hold your daughter in
look in Tanya's
her hand out of the woman's grip, but
their roots .Tanya, it was the Joneses who fed you and brought you up.Now that you have married into a rich family...let's not talk about repaying their kindness anymore, but at the very least,
Tanya narrowed her eyes.
don't understand what you're trying
also got up
don't you go upstairs and take a look at the child? Mia seems to be calling
of you to visit us today.If you have something to say, then why
still smiling, but he had completely unleashed his
want to argue with people from the older generation of
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