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 the bangle back into her hand and turned
look in her eyes wasn't that humble
a smile, "You must be Mia's mom, the one caught up in all
been taken upstairs to play when the two of
didn't want to reveal too much
at her, Tanya
"Yes"
you before when you were a
held her hand and said, "I was visiting the Joneses at that time.When you were pouring us water, you accidentally broke the glasses, so your mom punished you by making you kneel on the floor.You were only
words were
what she said next
would have thought that you would become Cinderella and give birth to Joel's child one day? A child with a high
Tanya:"???"
Nora:"???"
in the room could hear the disdain
Tanya's status had risen because 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 people? The look in Nora's eyes turned cold, and she threw the bangle onto the coffee table, producing
Sue hadn't sensed
"Joel, I heard that the two of you started dating in junior high and only broke up when you graduated from college? To think the two of you can still get together even after five
Tanya's eyes
her hand out of the woman's
who fed you and brought you up.Now that you have married into a rich family...let's not talk about repaying their kindness
Tanya narrowed her eyes.
what you're trying
got up
don't you go upstairs and take a look at the child? Mia seems to be calling out
"Grandaunt Sue, how rare of you to visit us today.If you have something to say, then
smiling, but he had
relief.She didn't want to argue with people from the older generation of the
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
The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!