NovelEnglishGiven that Homer had expressed his intentions in this manner, Skylar could not very well turn him
away. He merely nodded and said, “Old Mr. Sue is in the living room; you can present your gift to him
there.”
“Alright!” Homer beamed from ear to ear and dipped his head slightly in thanks before making his way
to the living room.
Yvonne, who had been watching in stunned silence all this while, finally pulled herself together. With
bitter indignation, she snapped, “Bah! What a load of pretentious rubbish! After saying earlier that
Grandpa wouldn’t care for all this too! Turns out someone must have planned everything earlier
because they were afraid we’d show them up. Some people are just shallow that way; no wonder
Grandpa was easily swayed into handing everything over to you!”
Georgia and Tyler chimed in as well. “Exactly! It’s really disgusting how calculative some people can
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtbe, even within one’s own family!”
Up to this point, Yulia had not bothered to quibble with the three of them. However, when she heard
this, she could no longer stand it. “Let’s see; earlier on, somebody was making snide remarks and
prodding me into inviting some distinguished people to grace the occasion, as if it would be a disgrace
to Grandpa if I didn’t do so. Well, Mr. McGee is here now, but some people seem to be upset about it,
acting like green-eyed monsters and making catty comments. If that’s the case, why not make a few
phone calls and invite a few more distinguished guests to prove you’re taking Grandpa’s birthday
celebrations seriously?”
“You…!” Georgia and Tyler almost choked. Earlier, this was exactly how they had derided Yulia; now,
she had thrown their own words back in their faces without a moment’s hesitation. Their faces burned
with anger and embarrassment; they knew that they did not have the clout to invite anyone more
prestigious than Homer McGee.
However, Yvonne had Nolan on her side, and she was not about to admit defeat so easily.
With a contemptuous little smirk, she remarked scathingly to Yulia, “It’s just Homer McGee anyway.
Who knows what sort of underhand arrangements you’ve made with him to get him to cooperate with
you in this little farce? If you want to score one over me, why don’t you invite a few more VIPs?”
Right as she said this, the butler announced in a clear, carrying voice, “Mr. Brad Moody, representing
the Moody family!”
Yvonne was suddenly assailed by a sense of foreboding. The Moody family might not have been one of
the Four Great Families, but their power and influence were second only to the Whitlocks. In fact, they
could be considered Cloudtopia’s Fifth Great Family. Even Nolan’s family, the prominent Oakleys, were
nowhere on par with the Whitlocks, despite having family connections with the Belmonts.
In other words, Brad Moody, the head of the Moody family, was a member of Cloudtopia’s highest elite
circles. It was almost unthinkable for someone like that to show up at the Sue residence out of the blue!
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmHe can’t have come because of Skylar and Yulia, could he?
By the time Yvonne had time to process the wild thoughts spinning around in her brain, Brad had
already approached Skylar and Yulia, greeting them with the utmost courtesy. “Good evening, Mr. and
Mrs. Stone!”
Before Skylar could reply, Brad added quickly with a chuckle, “Mrs. Stone, I heard that your
grandfather’s celebrating his 70th birthday. I thought I’d take the liberty of coming by to toast his good
health; I hope both of you will forgive my presumption.”
For a moment, Skylar was bereft of speech. Were all these people somehow mysteriously all-knowing?
One by one, they were showing up with gifts for Leon; he could not, in all good conscience, chase them
away, could he?
Furthermore, he had just ushered Homer into the living room to pay his respects to Leon, so he could
not very well bar Brad from doing the same.
As such, Skylar merely nodded gravely and replied courteously, “Of course, Mr. Moody, think nothing of
it. Old Mr. Sue is in the living room, please do go in.”
“Thank you, Mr. Stone!” Brad broke into a big smile and bowed his head in thanks.
Yvonne, Georgia, and Tyler could only stand there, gaping in disbelief…
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