Triumph Above All Novel

Chapter 365

banquet!”Judy quipped excitedly.“Oh? How old is he this year?” Skylar asked with a kind smile.“He’s eighty this year,” Judy replied sweetly.“Alright, Yulia and I will bring Lola along to your grandfather’s banquet tomorrow,” he nodded. In his few encounters with the Shepards, they have always been nothing but courteous and respectful toward him. Since Old Mr. Shepard had personally asked his own granddaughter to invite them, he could not possibly turn them down. Yulia, who was standing next to her husband, nodded her agreement too.“That’s wonderful!” Judy clapped her hands together as soon as Skylar and Yulia agreed to come. “Grandfather will be delighted to know that the both of you are coming! Alright then, I won’t keep you any longer. I’ll see you tomorrow!” Judy winked playfully before she left the office.Once Judy was out of earshot, Yulia asked her husband, “Sky, what birthday gift should we get for Mr. Shepard for his 80th birthday?”“Birthday gift?” Skylar mused out loud. He reckoned his presence would have already been a gift to Old Mr. Shepard and his family. In fact, the Fist Handbook that he had given to Old Mr. Shepard before was worth more than any golden treasure. Was a birthday gift really necessary?Skylar’s confused expression did not go unnoticed by Yulia. “Of course we have to bring a gift! We can’t just turn up empty handed!” Yulia’s voice was slightly panicked. Since his wife insisted on it, Skylar supposed he did not have any objections. “Alright, let’s go and buy him a gift right now. We could get one for your grandfather too,” he nodded.“Alright, let me just go through these documents, then we can make a move,” Yulia informed her husband as she walked back to her desk.Ten minutes later, Skylar and Yulia left the office together.“Yulia, what do you think your grandfather will like as a gift?” Skylar asked while driving.Yulia thought for a moment before replying. “Hmm, Grandfather doesn’t have any interest in typical gifts like gold plated statues and decorative ornaments. He does enjoy a good piece of calligraphy though. When he was younger, he’d go to Antique Street to pick out pieces. He didn’t even mind getting scammed a couple of times!” Yulia smiled as she remembered these stories about her Grandfather.“Calligraphy? Paintings? Well, that settles it then!” Skylar changed the destination in the car’s GPS system to Antique Street.Half an hour

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