Chapter 110



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Unfortunately, Tina could no longer get into the villa. She couldn’t reach Justin’s cell phone either. It was the weekend, so he wouldn’t be going to the office either. Therefore, she could only wait for him at the gates.

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At the same time in the Andersons.

When Nora woke up, Cherry had already gone out to play with Melissa. She stretched and went to wash up. After that, she went downstairs quietly.

After a simple lunch, Melissa and Cherry returned.

Another person also returned along with them: it was actually Sheena. It had been a long time since I had seen her. She had a sullen, hostile look on her face at the moment.

She hadn’t even taken a seat when she immediately asked Melissa, “What’s wrong with you-why did you turn down the Lowe’s real estate investment opportunity?”

Knowing that Sheena was here, Simon, who was home that day, left the study upstairs and came downstairs. He was a little taken aback when he heard her question, so he asked, “What investment opportunity are you talking about?”

Sheena looked at Melissa and said with distaste, “I’ll let her tell you about it instead!”.

Melissa sighed and told Simon what had happened.

Nora took a seat on the one-seater sofa as she recounted the events. She couldn’t help but pursed her lips.

Now that she thought about it, it was really surprising that Aunt Melissa would marry the Andersons.

Considering she had a sister-in-law like Miranda at home and a pushy sister-in-law like Sheena here, Nora didn’t know how she’d been able to survive all these years.

While she dissed them, Melissa also gave them a simple summary of what had happened.

As soon as she did, Sheena, who was a career woman focused solely on making money, couldn’t help but say, “The news that the Lowe’s lack funds for their real estate investment has already spread around the circle! Many people immediately rushed to invest, but the Lowe’s turned them all down. It’s not like they’ll work with just any Tom, Dick or Harry! Since they’ve chosen the Woods, why couldn’t you let your sister-in-law criticize you a little and suffer a little? Then you could have helped the Andersons make some money! Simon, a good opportunity has gone up in smoke just like that, aren’t you going to say anything about it, Simon?”

Simon had been frowning for a moment. When he heard what she said, he immediately turned to Melissa and looked into her face. He said, “Did Miranda really hit you at our house? It’s too much! How’s your cheek? Does it still hurt? Let me see…”

Sheena, “?”

Melissa, who looked like she already knew she was going to react like this, smiled and shook her head. “I’m fine. It’s been two days now.”

Despite that, Simon was still concerned. He insisted that Melissa remove her makeup because he suspected she was covering it up with foundation, which made Melissa look between laughter and tears.

The two, who were in their late fifties, flirted with each other, taking Nora by surprise.

For some reason, although a moment ago she had felt that her aunt did not deserve to be treated this way, in that instant, she suddenly understood that as long as there was love, there was no such thing as deserving or not deserving a certain treatment.

She had always thought that Justin’s identity could pose a danger to the children.

However, she had never considered whether Cherry would be happier if she was reunited with her father and won his love.

He suddenly thought about how Cherry had reacted after Justin had blocked her on Facebook the day before. Although she had only complained a little, she was actually still feeling quite depressed even now.

Was it a bit much of a stretch on her part to keep them from acknowledging each other?

“That’s enough, both of you! Do you really think love can fill your stomachs? Simon, your heart hurts so much just because someone slapped your wife, but do you know how many insults and humiliations I had to suffer then for the sake of Harmonia Pharmacy?”

Sheena suddenly slammed the table, bringing the attention of the other three people back to her.

Simon clenched his jaw.

To be honest, he had already realized that his second sister must have been in a lot of pain all these years seeing how Vice Dean Lucas had groped her in the lecture the other time.

Simon felt even guiltier toward Sheena. He said, “It’s been hard on you, Sheena.”

Sheena’s expression softened a little. She replied, “I’m willing to do it for the sake of the family. Simon, do you still remember how glorious the Andersons were when we were young? Even the Hunts and the Smiths had to treat us with courtesy. But what about now?”

He took a deep breath and continued. “They even have the guts not to invite us to a medical conference now! Why? It’s because we have no money. Such a good opportunity has been put in front of us, but why won’t any of you take advantage of it?”

He looked directly at Melissa and said, “I know you come from a cultured family. Indeed, it was unfair of you to marry Simon under those circumstances, but Miranda is your sister-in-law. What’s the problem with letting her beat you? If it means the Andersons will expand into real estate, I’ll smile and let her hit me a hundred times if that’s what she wants! You guys are really so… How could you guys pass up such a great investment opportunity!”

Melissa, however, disagreed with her. She straightened her back and said slowly, “Sheena, in my opinion, it doesn’t matter how much money we have. It’s fine as long as we have enough. Nor should we rely on that to revive the Andersons. Rather, it is our own skills and experience that we should use. Why do we have to lower ourselves and submit to others? We must not lose our pride and our backbone.”

Simon nodded. “I agree with Melissa.”

A furious Sheena stood up abruptly. As if she had expected better from him, she said, “Are you sure you don’t care about the money? You won’t be jealous when the Sonnets strike gold? You won’t care?”

Both Melissa and Simon replied, “No, I won’t.”

Sheena took a deep breath and looked at Nora. “Even if you don’t care about the money, don’t you care about your reputation? Nora, how dare you bash your elders and even be so arrogant as to claim that you’re going to help your aunt make money.”

“You know how many people asked me about you and your marital status after you stole the show at the dance party? But now Miranda is telling everyone how insufferable, arrogant and ignorant you are! At first, a few decent families had had their eye on you, but now they’ve all disappeared! Doesn’t everyone care about this either?”

Melissa wasn’t minding her own business, but she couldn’t help but panic when she heard what he said. However, just as she was about to speak, she heard Nora’s cold, crisp voice. “If they are people who easily believe the gossip and rumors they hear from others, why should I worry about them?”

Sheena, “???”

Melissa added, “Besides, it’s hard to tell at this point whether real estate will remain lucrative or not. Don’t worry, Sheena…”

Seeing that the three of them were so calm, Sheena let out an angry laugh. “Is there something for me to worry about? It’s not like I’m going to get a single penny from the Andersons…. Besides, you say real estate isn’t lucrative? You think you’ll make money by giving Nora money to invest in stocks? What nonsense! There’s a limit to spoiling a child!

“Well, since none of you want to listen to me, then you can wait for the Sonnets to strike gold while you all starve at home! It’s because you’re all content to stay that way that the Andersons have become what they are today!”

He turned and walked away after saying that.

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Sunlight streamed through the windows into the car as the sun slowly rose, making Tina drowsy.

She had already waited here for three hours. Just when she thought Justin wouldn’t come out today, the gates to the villa complex opened and out came Justin’s impressive motorcade.

Tina’s eyes immediately lit up and she stopped in front of them.

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