Chapter 53 Annoying Guests


    Chapter 53 Annoying Guests


    "Nancy, you have suffered so much over these years. Come here. Oh, you take after your mom. It''s


    a blessing."


    The old woman came up to Nancy with a smile and wanted to hug her. But Nancy threw her arms


    around Marcus'' neck tightly and burrowed her face into his chest.


    Marcus also turned sideways to avoid the olddy, looking at her with cold eyes.


    "Oh, you are so uncouth!"


    The old woman red at Marcus, "Don''t you know you should respect your elders? I''m your


    grandma. I came specially to see Nancy and you. But you didn''t even greet me when you saw me.


    So did your mom. Your family is impolite."


    "Stop it!"


    The Elderly Mr. Brook snorted coldly and thumped the coffee cup in his hands down on a table.


    The Elderly Mr. Brook always treated his rtives with filial respect. He grew up during the famine


    and had a good rtionship with his rtives. When the Elderly Mr. Brook was a child, he was left


    at home by his father who was away from home to work. His uncle took good care of him. So after


    the Elderly Mr. Brook made a fortune, he also returned to his uncle''s care and helped his elder male


    cousin.


    But his elder male cousin became increasingly greedy.


    The elder male cousin was timid and ipetent, and his wife was ignorant and greedy. His wife


    always made mischief between him and the Elderly Mr. Brook. So the Elderly Mr. Brook felt


    disappointed and gradually became estranged from his elder male cousin.


    After the elder male cousin died, his wife pestered the Elderly Mr. Brook for money. The Elderly Mr.


    Brook tolerated her at his age. But she wanted to rece Nancy with Liz, her granddaughter, which


    was unbearable. Moreover, she spoke ill of Nancy in front of the Elderly Mr. Brook. The Elderly Mr.


    Brook couldn''t bear it anymore.


    "Stop it."


    The Elderly Mr. Brook looked at the old woman who was his elder male cousin''s wife. His piercing


    and eagle eyes oppressed the olddy and made her dare not to look straight at him. After all, the


    Elderly Mr. Brook was a towering figure leading the era. He had been retired for years but still


    preserved his dignified bearing.


    "What are my daughter-inw and grandchildren like is my business. You have no position to scold


    them as an outsider!"


    The old woman shuddered with fear and realized she was being criticized in front of many young


    people. She suddenly blushed and took a few steps back with her hand on her heart.


    The old woman''s son quickly stepped forward to stop her from falling. "Mom, what''s the matter with


    you?"


    "Jeffrey, you have gone too far!"


    The old woman''s hands trembled with anger. She sat on the ground and began to cry.


    "I''m your sister-inw. When your father was away from home to work, you were raised by my


    family. But now you treat us like this. How ungrateful of you. You will pay the price for it!"


    The old woman was dressed in fancy clothes and wore many essories, like a gold necklet and a


    gold bracelet. But she acted like a mean old shrew.


    The old woman reminded Nancy of another old woman from Stream Vige. Both of them were bad.


    Nancy was always bullied by her grandson. But she scolded and cursed Nancy instead of her


    grandson. She also pinched Nancy and it really hurt.


    The old woman kept cursing and it was intolerable to the ear. So Marcus put his hands over Nancy''s


    ears.


    The Elderly Mr. Brook was trembling with anger.


    Marcus sat on the sofa unhurriedly and swept his eyes over the old woman and her family


    indifferently. Then Marcus talked to his uncle coldly. His voice was not as loud as the old woman''s,


    but it was enough to frighten the old woman and her family, and for everyone present to hear.


    "A month ago, the project you were in charge of lost 4,437,000 dors because of inferior materials.


    My dad paid for you. When are you going to pay it back? And half a year ago, a worker was


    seriously injured due to ack of safety facilities and hospitalized. The hospital bill, the


    compensation and the cost of changing materials and bribing reporters add up to 1.1896 million


    dors. I paid for you. So when are you going to pay it back?"


    Marcus said a lot without expression. Every word Marcus said stung the old woman and her family.


    The middle-aged man didn''t dare to look at Marcus. The old woman was stunned and stopped


    crying.


    Since the old woman and her family became rich, they had spent money like water. Now they were


    unable to repay the money and just had meager savings. They had been living off dividends all


    these years.


    Moreover, the son of the old woman was addicted to gambling, leaving the family short of money.


    So she intended to get more money from James and his wife. At that time, James and his wife were


    heartbroken because of the missing Nancy. Liz was of a simr age as Nancy, so the old woman


    kept asking them to adopt Liz and imed it was for their sake. But she did that just for money.


    However, the old woman didn''t expect Nancy toe back safely.


    The old woman gritted her teeth bitterly and hated Nancy because Nancy ruined her n. She also


    thought Nancy as a girl was inferior to boys, but Nancy was cherished by her family.


    Marcus sat on the sofa and looked at the old woman and her family indifferently, waiting for their


    response.


    Nancy sat beside Marcus, leaning against him and staring at them.


    Nancy wanted to remember these people so that she could stay away from them in the future.


    Yvonne stood in the corner of the living room and was jealous to see Nancy and Marcus were so


    intimate. She bit her lower lip and red at Nancy with resentment. Yvonne was also furious with


    herself for being born at the wrong time. She thought if she were Liz, she would manage to please


    Uncle James and his family. If so, she would have a good rtionship with Marcus.


    If so, Yvonne would be a beloved daughter in the Brook family. She would be cherished by


    three elder brothers and her parents. But things hade out against Yvonne. Yvonne''s grandma


    valued male children only and spoiled her elder and younger brothers. Besides, Yvonne''s grandma


    came from a rural areas. So she was short-sighted and uncouth, which made Yvonne ashamed.


    Yvonne''s father was a no-brainer who liked to gamble. Her mom also yed mahjong with others all


    day long. Her elder brother was feckless andzy and her younger brother was good at nothing.


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    Yvonne thought if she was the daughter of Uncle James, she would have money to burn and be


    pursued by all the sons of the noble family.


    Yvonne was immersed in her fond dream. But her grandma shattered her dream.


    The old woman pulled a long face, which made her look mean.


    "We''re a family. Isn''t it normal for a project to face risks and losses? As for the security issue,


    shouldn''t yourpany bear the responsibility?"