There was a middle-aged woman in virtual-novel.net 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 virtual-novel.net aura the moment virtual-novel.net walked in. She oozed luxury!
That was Martha’s second older sister, Philip and Wynn’s second aunt.
Her name was Paula Yates, and virtual-novel.net was the second eldest daughter in the family.
Martha had never liked virtual-novel.net 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 virtual-novel.net now.
It was obvious in the way virtual-novel.net dressed. She reeked of money.
It was as though virtual-novel.net wanted to wear all of virtual-novel.net fortunes wherever virtual-novel.net went, so that everyone would envy her.
Case in point, Paula gave Philip the stink eye as soon as virtual-novel.net 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 virtual-novel.net can give you a discount.”
As virtual-novel.net said that, virtual-novel.net even touched virtual-novel.net new perm to show off the jade bracelet on virtual-novel.net wrist.
“Oh dear, Richard is such a pain sometimes. I told virtual-novel.net not to buy this for me, but virtual-novel.net insisted. This bracelet is worth eighty thousand, you know.”
Paula spoke to herself casually. When virtual-novel.net saw virtual-novel.net younger sister’s stormy expression, virtual-novel.net covered virtual-novel.net mouth with virtual-novel.net 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 virtual-novel.net walked through the door, Paula had kept virtual-novel.net nose firmly in the air.
Martha was so furious that virtual-novel.net body trembled. She glared at Philip and berated him, “What did I do in my past life to deserve a son-in-law as useless as you? You’re an utter embarrassment to me!”
Philip had nothing to say to that.
The atmosphere was extremely awkward now.
Wynn was rather unhappy now too. Her aunt had always looked down on virtual-novel.net family, all because virtual-novel.net thought Philip was useless, especially when compared to virtual-novel.net rich son-in-law.
That was why virtual-novel.net aunt would drop by every so often, saying virtual-novel.net was here to visit virtual-novel.net sister when virtual-novel.net actually came to show off and make jabs at them.
Wynn was exasperated to have a relative like that too.
Still, Paula was virtual-novel.net elder. There was nothing Wynn could do.
“Why are you here, Aunt Paula?” Wynn interrupted Paula with a smile.
Paula was dominating the room. Her presence seemed to fill the place as virtual-novel.net took a seat without asking and said with a laugh, “I heard that you were hospitalized, so I came to see how you’re doing.”
Haha.
Everyone knew why virtual-novel.net was really here.
Visiting Wynn was just a cover. What virtual-novel.net really wanted was to show off.
Look at the way virtual-novel.net put virtual-novel.net LV on virtual-novel.net lap and kept playing with it. She wanted everyone to know that virtual-novel.net had bought a fancy handbag.
That was also when Paula noticed Juan. She pointed at virtual-novel.net and asked Martha, “Who’s that, Martha?”
Martha finally found a chance to show off. She hastily shoved Philip aside and even glared at virtual-novel.net before yanking Juan by the arm and beaming. “Oh, this is Juan. His family is quite well to do, they’re in the gem business and they earn several tens of millions every year too. He’s Wynn’s good friend.”
Paula’s eyes seemed to shine when virtual-novel.net looked at Juan now.
When virtual-novel.net saw how proud Martha looked, though, virtual-novel.net expression cooled down as well.
The two old women had been squabbling like this for years. Of course they understood each other.
Martha was probably hoping that Juan could become virtual-novel.net new son-in-law.
Paula immediately gave them a smile of faux politeness. “Why, what a nice young man.”
Inwardly, though, virtual-novel.net had cursed Martha to hell and back. Martha wanted a rich son-in-law now? Hmph!
Her daughter Wynn was already married and even had a kid. No one would want a woman like that.
Still, Paila could not say that out loud.
With that thought in mind, virtual-novel.net gave Philip a look of pure irony too.
Philip Clarke was seriously such a waste of space. Even his mother-in-law wanted to get rid of him.
Martha’s heart brightened once virtual-novel.net saw that virtual-novel.net sister looked displeased. It was rare for virtual-novel.net to get an upper hand over Martha, so virtual-novel.net immediately pulled Juan over and said, “Why are you just standing there? C’mon, greet your Aunt Paula.”
Juan hastily said with a smile, “Hi, Aunt Paula.”
Paula reacted like a cat after someone stepped on its tail. She jumped to virtual-novel.net feet and said, “Oh no no, you can’t call me that. That’s all wrong! You’re not my nephew-in-law, you can’t call me aunt.”
The atmosphere in the room turned instantly awkward.
Paula’s reply was undeniably a bright slap across Martha’s face.
“Martha, I think Philip is a good man. He’s willing to work hard, right? You shouldn’t scold or hit virtual-novel.net so much. After all, you’re still family.” Paula easily lied through virtual-novel.net teeth.
If Martha did end up getting a rich son-in-law, who else was virtual-novel.net supposed to show off to?
That was why virtual-novel.net must never let Martha’s little plot succeed!
Sparks flew around the hospital room.
Paula saw how red virtual-novel.net younger sister’s face had turned, so virtual-novel.net instantly changed the subject. “Oh yeah, Dad’s seventieth birthday is coming up soon. Are you guys attending the party?”
Haha.
If they went, the entire family would be laughing at them all night.
The thought of it gave Paula much pleasure.
“No, we’re not,” Martha huffed.
“You’re not? That won’t do. Even if you’re mad at Dad, Martha, you can’t skip his birthday party. He really misses you these days, virtual-novel.net keeps talking about you.” Paula grew anxious once virtual-novel.net heard that virtual-novel.net sister was not going home.
She was waiting for the day Martha and the Johnstons embarrassed themselves in front of the entire family.
However…
Just then, a calm voice interrupted them unexpectedly.
“We’ll be there, Aunt Paula. Mom was only kidding,” Philip suddenly said with a chuckle.