Chapter 136 Even Better
Holly lowered her head without making a sound. She had silently agreed with George.
Michael didnât say any words of understanding. He simply gestured a welcome. âCome, letâs sit in the living room.âThis belongs © NôvelDra/ma.Org.
He didnât even say a word to smooth things over, so it was apparent that he was angered as well.
Crystal didnât even spare Holly a glance as she took Madeline with her to the living room.
She had been spoiled since young, and her two brothers also loved her. After getting married, Michael also treasured her, so if she didnât like anyone, she could just express it without worrying about other things.
After all, she had the right to.
There was hatred lurking in Crystalâs heart, whereas Holly lost all her confidence she had when she threw a tantrum just now.
Even though the Taylors and the Wendels were more or less evenly matched, upon closer inspection, the Taylors were quite considerably lower in status compared to the Wendels.
She had two outstanding sons, but Crystalâs four sons were even more outstanding than hers.
If a family were to prosper and maintain that prosperity, simply having money wouldnât be enough. They needed people to handle business, politics, and military well, and it would be even better if they had people talented in the fields of science, education, and arts.
Of Crystalâs four sons, her eldest son Jonathan had inherited Wendel Corporation, while her second son Joseph was a special researcher working with the country.
The national special researchers were all talents of the highest level. Only one would be picked out of ten million people.
Joseph had contributed vastly to the country at a young age, and that was how he was promoted to the level of a special researcher.
On the surface, Joseph didnât seem any different from a normal researcher, but as soon as Joseph left the research institute, bodyguards would come over to protect him, and those people were armed with guns.
In Wendel City, not many could be treated like that.
Joseph was only a little more than 20 years old now, so his future would be very bright indeed.
Crystalâs third son, Connor, was working a top secret job; even George didnât know what exactly Connorâs job was. Meanwhile, Holly suspected that even Michael and Crystal had no idea.
However, she had heard George mention that Connor got promoted recently, and he would be sent to Dusktown for work soon.
George also said that he once saw a middle-aged person standing with Connor. That person was famous in Dusktown, but they treated Connor with utmost respect and even a little bit of fear.
When Connor left, a large group of people followed him. George could recognize one of them; they were a senior cadre in the public service system of Dusktown.
Even a senior cadre would have to follow behind Connor. Connor looked like the leader of the group, so even George was wondering what exactly Connorâs job entailed and what rank of cadre he actually held.
However, no one dared to ask Connor about it. Even if someone did, they would only get the same answerâit was a secret.
No one knew what Connorâs job was, but anyone who knew Connor well enough would know that he too had a bright future ahead of him.
With his level at that young age of his, he would be formidable when he grew more mature.
Of Crystalâs four sons, the least successful would be her fourth son, Cedric.
However, no matter how unsuccessful Cedric was, he was talented in business. He had announced early on that he would establish his own company and feed himself. He didnât want a single cent from Wendel Corporation, and he did exactly that.
Within a year after his graduation, the game company he established on his own was now famous and raking in large sums of money.
A game company might sound a little improper, but George had praised Cedric countless times in front of her. He said that Cedric had Michaelâs genes, and he was sensitive to business and full of vigor. He had a keen eye too, so if he continued developing, Cedric would turn his game company into a second Wendel Corporation given enough time.
Of Michaelâs and Crystalâs four sons, Connor was half in the military and half in the political area. Jonathan and Cedric were both in business, whereas Joseph was working in the sciences. Of Michaelâs nephews, Eric Wendel was a professor in university, and David Wendel was an actor skilled in both song and filming. Jack was a lawyer, and Nicholas had just graduated from college and was poised to enter the entertainment industryâ¦
All in all, the new generation of Wendels were all outstanding save for Nicholas, who had just graduated from college.
The Wendels had amazing talent in all the areas mentioned before, namely military, politics, business, education, arts, and sciences.
As such, Holly couldnât make enemies out of the Wendels.
Her sons were lucky to have such amazing relatives. She couldnât let Michael and his wife find fault with her sons simply because of her.
Some relatives would be closer than others, and if their relationship went well, they could even act like siblings. They would be able to look out and care for each other then.
If they werenât on good terms, however, cousins would mean even less than friends.
Even an extra friend could open up a new path, much less oneâs own relatives.
Her own family had fallen to ruin and couldnât help her sons much. She couldnât lose this support for her sons from her husbandâs side because of her one niece.
She endured it painfully, but she still managed to force a smile on her face. She endured the unfairness and humiliation as she walked with her husband into the Wendelsâ living room.
Having lived for so long, she finally understood what it meant to submit to someone simply because you needed them.
She couldnât blame anyone for her husband and sons who couldnât match Crystalâs.
Since she couldnât win, she could only lay low and try to please Crystalâs family.
If not, her days would get even worse than they were now.
Crystal was an intelligent and sensitive woman, and she knew what Holly was thinking.
She also knew that if she said some nice words and allowed Holly some grace, Holly would look better in front of those people, and she would also feel much better.
However, she didnât want to do what Holly wished and ignored the woman completely.
Because of some jewelry, her daughter almost died at their house. She was already gracious enough not to hold it against them.
However, Holly even had the nerve to beg for mercy on Katieâs behalf, spouting nonsense about the damage being done and to let Katie off the hook, and that theyâd make it up to Madeline.
Crystalâs daughter wouldnât fancy compensation from others.
Also, Hollyâs argument that Katie should be let off the hook because the damage was already done was absolute nonsense.
Since the damage was done, shouldnât the culprit pay for what they did?
Since the damage was done, should the victim simply lament their misfortune, and the culprit could be free of all consequences?
She was so enraged by those words; if her sister-in-law wasnât the one who said it, she wouldâve definitely slapped them across the face.
Yet, she was expected to comfort Holly and save her pride?
As if!
If it werenât for Georgeâs sake, Crystal wouldâve kicked Holly out in an instant!
Some people would act high and mighty if one were meek in front of them, but if one showed oneâs strength, those people would weaken themselves instead.
Holly was one of those people.
If Crystal really spoke in Hollyâs favor, Holly would feel very humiliated, and she might even attack Crystal in return.
However, now that Crystal was unrelenting and refused to even look at Holly, Holly would panic even more. She would rack her brains and think of what to do so that Crystal wouldnât bear a grudge against her.