The First Heir

There was a middle-aged woman in her forties or fifties behind Martha. She was very fashionably dressed, a little on the plump side. She had a red LV bag, a jade bangle, a gold chain, and even a stylish older-lady perm.

Everyone could feel her aura the moment she walked in. She oozed luxury!

That was Martha’s second older sister, Philip and Wynn’s second aunt.

Her name was Paula Yates, and she was the second eldest daughter in the family.

Martha had never liked her second older sister.

The two of them would get into catfights every time they met, over the same old things.

Paula had a daughter who married a rich husband. The man had his own company and good connections in society, so Paula’s social status rose accordingly. Life was pretty good for her now.

It was obvious in the way she dressed. She reeked of money.

It was as though she wanted to wear all of her fortunes wherever she went, so that everyone would envy her.

Case in point, Paula gave Philip the stink eye as soon as she walked into the room and saw Philip. “Oh my, isn’t that my dear nephew-in-law, Philip Clarke? How are things for you these days? I hear you’re doing food delivery now. How much do you earn every month? Are you still staying in that tiny 800-square feet house? When are you going to get a bigger place? If you’re out looking, you can ask our Richard. He’s in property, you know, and he can give you a discount.”

As she said that, she even touched her new perm to show off the jade bracelet on her wrist.

“Oh dear, Richard is such a pain sometimes. I told him not to buy this for me, but he insisted. This bracelet is worth eighty thousand, you know.”

Paula spoke to herself casually. When she saw her younger sister’s stormy expression, she covered her mouth with her hand and giggled. “Oh my my, remind me again, Martha. Has Philip ever bought you anything?”

She was arrogant, proud, and full of sarcastic barbs.

From the moment she walked through the door, Paula had kept her nose firmly in the air.

I do in my past life to deserve a son-in-law as useless

to

was

unhappy now too. Her aunt had always looked down on her family, all

so often, saying she was here to visit her sister when she actually came to show off

was exasperated to have a

was her elder. There was nothing

Paula?” Wynn interrupted Paula with a

to fill the place as she took a seat without asking and said with a laugh, “I heard that you were hospitalized, so

Haha.

she was

cover. What

at the way she put her LV on her lap and kept playing with it.

noticed Juan. She pointed

“Oh, this is Juan. His family is quite well to do, they’re in the gem business and

eyes seemed to shine when she looked at

she saw how proud Martha looked, though, her expression cooled down

this for years. Of course they understood

probably hoping that Juan

a smile of faux politeness. “Why, what a nice young man.” Inwardly, though, she had cursed Martha to hell and back. Martha wanted a

already married and even had a kid.

Paila could not say

mind, she gave Philip a look of

such a waste of space. Even his

get an upper hand over Martha, so she immediately pulled Juan over and said, “Why are

hastily said with a

after someone stepped on its tail. She jumped to her feet and said, “Oh no no, you can’t call