Chapter 113
Hearing Abigail''s words, Hera grabbed onto Coralie''s arm and asked, "Coralie, why don''t we go? We
haven''t seen each other for several years."
When she saw that her mother was keen, Coralie replied, "Then I''ll go upstairs and get something first.
Wait for me."
As soon Abigail saw this, she said, "What else do you need? You don''t need to take anything with you."
Coralie ignored her and went upstairs. She took the ck credit card that Skr had given her. Based
on previous experiences, the card should be of great use shortly.
......
Coralie''s grandparents had passed away a while ago.
The only ones left in the family were Hera and her two sisters. Therefore, the only people who attended
the family banquet were Hera, Abigail, Vera, their daughters, and sons-inw.
The family banquet was held in a high-end restaurant located in A City, all for an ostentatious disy of
their wealth and status.
When Coralie and Hera entered the private room, everyone had already arrived. Apart from Coralie
and Hera, everyone else was dressed formally, especially Abigail and Vera''s daughters. They obviously
spent a lot of time and effort dressing up.
Coralie on the other hand was dressed simply. She was without make up and was wearing a dark-
colored down jacket.
"Hera, you''re here. Hurry up and sit down. We were waiting for you."
When Vera saw that Coralie and Hera had arrived, she stood up and greeted them.
"Coralie hasn''t changed much even after so many years. Unlike us who have been stressed so much
by our work, it''s been a while since west wore such casual clothes."
In the past, Coralie''s appearance was the most outstanding among the three of them. But she didn''t put
on any makeup today. As soon as Abigail''s daughter, Ginny saw that herplexion was not as good
as Coralie and her mother''s, she opened her mouth first.
Hearing Ginny''s words, Coralie only smirked but did not speak. She found a seat near the door and
settled downfortably.
Ginny wrapped her arms around her husband, Seamus and said with a smile, "Coralie, where''s your
boyfriend? Didn''t hee?"
Everyone knew that Coralie was divorced, so they stopped with their pretense and asked for her
boyfriend instead.
"No, he''s not around for a few days."
Coralie exined.
Skr had indeed gone abroad. Although he had just returned, she didn''t want him to be put in such an
awkward situation.
"Not around? Stop pretending, I don''t think you have a boyfriend. I''ll have my son-inw introduce his
colleague to you," Vera said. She then turned to look at her son inw, "Jayden, a while ago you said
that there''s a supervisor in yourpany, the one who''s still single in his forties right? Why don''t you
introduce him to Coralie?"
Jayden Thomas was Vera''s son-inw. He took a glimpse at Coralie and said, "No, I think not. That
supervisor is too old to deserve her."
Coralie was surprised by Jayden''s refusal.
Vera added immediately, "He doesn''t deserve her? Even though Coralie is beautiful, she''s but a
divorcee. A divorcee can''t be picky about suitors anyway. It''s good enough if someone wants to take
her in."
"Aunt Vera, you haven''t changed at all. You''re still so annoying."
Coralie did not disguise her hatred and frankness in front of everyone at the table.
Vera didn''t expect for Coralie to rebuke her like this in front of so many people. Instinctively, she
retorted, "Coralie, I''m doing this for your own good. I saw that you''re still renting a ce to stay. Seeing
how miserable your life is, I thought I should help you out."
"Mom, Coralie getting married is her own business. You shouldn''t stick your head into other people''s
business."
Vera''s daughter, Rachel Zellweger spoke up.
Coralie looked at Rachel. When she saw Rachel darting her an apologetic look, Coralie naturally felt
fonder of her.
Ginny and Seamus didn''t chime in anymore as they saw that Coralie was not someone to be trifled
with.
Halfway through the meal, Seamus suddenly stood up and said, "I''m sorry, I have to take this phone
call." He then answered the phone and said, "Hello, Assistant Thomas."
Coralie didn''t have any reaction to the words "Assistant Thomas".
However, when Seamus came in after finishing his phone call, he straightened his back and said,
"Well, haven''t I been partnering with Skyton Corporation recently? Just now, the secretary of Skyton
Corporation, Lorraine Thomas, called me and told me that their president has invited me over to
discuss some matters."
Coralie remained silent. She then heard Rachel whisper to Jayden, "Isn''t Lorraine your sister?"
That sentence caught her attention.
It turned out that Jayden was Lorraine''s brother. Judging from the situation, it seemed that Seamus
didn''t know about this.
Although the family looked happy and harmonious, the truth was, everyone seemed to be on guard
against each other, not wanting to share much.
Abigail said with a smile, "Seamus, Coralie is now working in Skyton Corporation. However, she''s just a
small finance executive."
Coralie paid no heed to her words. She was thinking, "When is this family banquet going to end?"
When all the dishes were served, Abigail pointed to the fish on the table and said, "Coralie, this is
Sturgeon, it''s the specialty here. Try it."
When Coralie heard about it, she couldn''t help but frown. "Isn''t Sturgeon a protected species?"
Confronted with her response, Abigail and Veraughed.
"Protected species? Many high-end restaurants serve this. I''m afraid you haven''t eaten it before and
don''t know anything about it."
"Yeah, we eat it regrly."
Coralie was thinking if there was something wrong with her memory. She recounted that she had read
it once in the textbook.
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Seeing the situation, Jayden quickly exined, "The wild ones can''t be eaten, but the ones bred by
human beings for more than three generations can be eaten."
"I see. Thank you."
Coralie thanked him.
As soon as he exined the matter, Abigail and Vera felt a p on their faces. There was nothing they
could do but chuckle and say,"Jayden knows a lot."
......
About two hourster, the family banquet was finallying to an end. Abigail asked for the bill and the
waiter came over with a credit card machine.
Abigail fished out a credit card in a generous manner and said, "Vera, let''s split the bill, you and me.
Hera won''t be able to afford it."
She nced nonchntly at Hera while speaking.
When Vera heard that Hera wasn''t paying, she asked first, "How much is it?"
"The total would be 4,300 dors."
The waiter answered.
Upon hearing this number, Vera immediately turned sour. "That''s a lot. We''ll still need to pay more than
2,000 dors each."
At this time, Jayden took out his credit card and said, "Let me pay for this meal."
Coralie did not just sit back and take everything in at this time. She stood up, refused Jayden''s credit
card and said, "I''ll pay. Didn''t you all say that this banquet was specially held for my family? It''s not right
if I didn''t pay for it."
With this, she took out the ck credit card Skr gave from her bag and handed it to the waiter.
Everyone at the table thought she was just pretending to be all high and mighty. However, when they
caught glimpse of the ck credit card, they were all stunned, especially Jayden and Seamus.