Yura placed the blame entirely on Gerald.The thing that pissed him off most was when he finally found a goddess that he was interested in, Gerald had to butt in and screw-up his chance to shine.“Look, grandma! This is my birthday gift to you!”The younger generation of the family was still presenting their gifts at the main table of the birthday banquet.Lady Yaleman was grinning from ear-to-ear; she could not conceal the happiness that she was feeling right now.“Oh! Isn’t that Bea? What took you so long? Have you already forgotten that it is your grandmother’s birthday today?”In walked Bea and Gerald.Rose wore a cunning smirk as she spoke.“How can I possibly forget about grandma’s birthday? Eldest aunt, you are too much!” Bea retorted immediately.“Hahaha! Let’s see what kind of birthday gift Bea prepared for grandma this year-round!”Several girls simultaneously.Bea’s mother was visibly irritated when she heard what those girls said about her daughter. She then dire
“My jade bracelet!”The jade bracelet had shattered into a million pieces.Catherine’s eyes widened from the shock.Bea was also taken aback by what Yura had just done.This jade bracelet was the most precious treasure in their family.Her grandmother had given this jade bracelet to her mother before it was passed down to Bea.The reason why Catherine was willing to let go of the bracelet as a gift for Lady Yaleman was quite simple. Her husband was currently lying in bed in a vegetative state and there was no more hope for her.She hoped that her daughter would be able to prove herself and gain recognition from the Yaleman family, someday in the future.As long as Lady Yaleman was pleased and satisfied, then Bea would be able to move forward.Otherwise, if Rose was allowed to gain full control of the company in the future, then all hope would truly be lost for Bea and her family.But now, this final bastion of hope had been smashed into the cold hard ground!Yura had obvio
Rose said.“Hmph! She can leave if she wants to! Out of sight, out of mind!” Lady Yaleman responded coldly.She then turned around to take a look at the scene of the banquet.“What’s going on? There were so many distinguished guests at my birthday banquet last year around this time. Where have they all gone this year?” Lady Yaleman suddenly realized that something was wrong.Yuma replied, “Yeah, it does feel rather odd. Why are there so few guests here today? I mean, didn’t I personally invite them here to the banquet?”On Lady Yaleman’s face was a sour expression.She signaled for her butler, Sheldon to step forward.She asked him about the low turnout rate for the guests they had specially invited to the event.Sheldon replied, “Lady Yaleman, I’m sorry but I too have no idea why this is happening. Many of the distinguished guests and partners that we invited suddenly called to say that something has happened and they cannot make it here anymore. They simply asked me to cong
There were still a lot more unopened gift boxes.This made everyone in the Yaleman family, including Lady Yaleman herself, feel very bedazzled.It would not have been an exaggeration to describe each and every one of these gifts as a rare treasure.Every single gift had its own story to tell and all had incredibly rich histories. They were all simply invaluable! Lady Yaleman was filled with excitement.At the ripe old age of 80, she had obviously been around for quite a while, but never in her life had she ever witnessed such a grand scene before!“Lady Yaleman, this is the list of gifts presented today. Please take a look at it!”The young man leading the troupe of butlers handed a list over to Lady Yaleman in a respectful manner.“No, no need for that! I don’t need to look at it anymore! Please thank Mr. Crawford for all these gifts. However, you must tell him that these gifts are really too expensive! By the way, I don’t think that I’ve ever met this Mr. Crawford that you’r
“Hmm? But what she said made sense too. A young master from a top-tier family would never be cumbersome in doing things and they would never make their intentions direct and clear either. There was a real possibility that Mr. Crawford had indeed fallen for one of the young ladies from the Yaleman family!”“Ysabel, you’ve just started working with the company recently after studying abroad for years. I believe you have met a lot of people and participated in many different events and occasions, yes? Do you remember encountering any such powerful and formidable young masters?”Lady Yaleman asked. After all, she was perfectly aware of how eye-catching Ysabel was. Yeah, Bea was on par with her beauty but she was rarely exposed to grander events and the outside world compared to Ysabel.Ysabel took a moment to think about her experience before she replied, “I think so, grandma!”“Well, if that’s the case, then we’ll count it as a blessing for the Yaleman family! Ysabel, if there is anyt
“Dad, I am useless. I couldn't even speak up and defend mom when everybody’s attacking her! I am a disappointment! I’m so sorry that I failed to live up to your expectations!” Bea said as she cried.“Mom gave me her favorite and most precious bracelet with the intention of giving it to grandma as a birthday gift, to please her and make her happy. She did this hoping that I’ll strive forward in the company! But Yura broke the bracelet! He did it on purpose, I know he did! Everyone saw with their own two eyes what he did!”“But dad, grandma turned the other cheek and accused mom of overreacting. She said that it was nothing more than just a jade bracelet. Dad, could it be that in grandma’s eyes, nothing can ever be comparable to Yura at all?”Bea felt seriously aggrieved today.Usually, she would just endure it when everyone else ridiculed her or her mother.However, this time, there was a blatant display of unfairness.No longer able to put up with it anymore, she ran all the way
“Something happened?”Bea proceeded to explain to Gerald what had happened to the Yaleman family.To put it briefly, the Yaleman family, which was already down in the dumps had just been stabbed in the back by the Long family, again.The Long family had set their crosshairs on the Yaleman family’s main source of income, which was also the largest remaining development project they had on hand. This was in spite of the fact that the Yaleman family’s finances were well-structured enough for them to retaliate.However, both of them had control over massive industries which further fuelled their never-ending demand for more capital.This was especially so for the kind of business their family was directly involved in. It was the Yaleman family’s immediate lifeline, without which they would cease to exist.Such a massive project had been yanked out of their hands.It was natural for them to feel the pain at first instance.When Lady Yaleman was lecturing Rose for her mistakes, she
“It’s you guys?”Bea frowned as soon as she saw them.Sitting there was none other than her eldest uncle’s family of three and also her second uncle’s family of three.What happened today fostered the hatred Bea had for Rose and the rest of the Yaleman family.“How disrespectful of you, Bea. Aren’t you supposed to greet your elders when you see them? Have you no manners, or even a basic sense of courtesy!?” Rose’s response was cold as ever.Yuma glared at her with an angry expression.“What are you doing here?” he questioned.“I am here to discuss a project of ours!”Bea had a bag she was holding. Everyone in the VIP waiting area was all either bosses or some local tycoon. Either that or they were second-rate owners of their respective enterprises, just like her eldest uncle.She was the only person here who was dressed like an ordinary employee.“Hmph! What did you say? You’re here to talk about a project?” Rose asked while laughing in Bea’s face.She stared at Bea as if