Triumph Above All Novel

Chapter 213

not invite his siblings from Atlas to the wedding, and neither did they bother to send their regards.The GPS navigation system led them to the Fuller’s ancestral home. It was a large colonial-style mansion, clearly dated in age but still stood out majestically for its sheer size and opulence. Nathaniel’s father, Langston Fuller, had built and lived in this home for as long as he could remember.The Fullers got to the front gate of the mansion, but before they could ring the doorbell, the family overheard an audible conversation coming from the other side of the gate.“Oh, Nate and his family just arrived?” a voice asked. “I didn’t know there were buses that came around at this time,” the voice had a snarky tone. Skylar and his family looked around, trying to trace the owner of the voice. At this moment, the main doors opened and a middle-aged woman with a fresh perm walked out. The lady was none other than Pearl Fuller, Nathaniel’s fifth sister and Skylar and Naomi’s aunt. She was flanked by two servants as she made her way toward the Fullers at the gate.“There’s a bus from the city to Atlas every 10 minutes, Pearl,” Nathaniel indirectly informed Pearl that his family had overheard her conversation, his displeasure with his sister clearly written on his face.Hearing this, Pearl automatically assumed her brother’s family had indeed taken the bus over. She cast a cold glance at them before speaking. “Brother, your shrewdness is humiliating! I know you can’t afford a luxury car, but surely you’d be able to purchase a cheap sedan? We could always help you buy a secondhand car,” Pearl offered.There was a snide sense of elitism in Pearl’s speech. An outsider observing Pearl’s behaviour might have assumed that Pearl was the matriarch of the family. In truth, Pearl did not wield much more influence within the family than Nathaniel or Laurel did. Nathaniel’s second and third brothers were the ones who called the shots. However, Pearl enjoyed picking petty fights with her brother and sister simply because she could.Upon hearing his sister’s offer to buy them a second-hand car, Nathaniel’s expression switched to one of pride and excitement.

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