Chapter 418


    I hadn’t told Christopher about that interview, and he didn’t ask either. However, I knew he must know


    about it somehow. He was adamant on blowing the whole story up, after all.


    There were more and more articles popping up about me. It was as if some people were determined to


    pin every crime on me.


    The Tanner family banquet was held at a hotel. Rather than a family dinner, it was more like the


    discussion of Lyle and Crystal’s wedding date. It waspletely pointless to invite me.


    I caught sight of Sharon at the hotel entrance. She was holding onto Lyle’s arm for support and walking


    out of the car slowly, but the moment she saw me she started waving. “Eve! Come help me.”


    “Grandma, how have you been?” I asked, slightly taken aback. I was surprised as Sharon had been


    rather vocal about her distaste for Crystal and I knew that better than anyone. It shocked me to see her


    attending a family dinner to discuss the matters of Crystal and Lyle’s wedding. Had she finally bent to


    Lyle’s will?


    “Pretty good for a bag of old bones like me,” she said with a sigh.


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    I realized how much older she looked. Her hair had once been salt-and-pepper, but now it was fully


    white. “You’re a strongdy, Grandma. I bet you will live a very long life.”


    “Still as good with your words as ever,” Sharon said as she nced at Christopher, who was standing


    next to me. Her eyes shone and she said, “I missed hearing you call me Grandma. You have to take


    care of yourself, okay?”


    “You need to stay fit too.” Sharon’s tone sounded a bit off, but I thought she was just reminiscing about


    the old days and didn’t pay it much mind.


    “Mom, go in with Yvonne first, okay? I’ll go get Crystal. She’s pregnant now, so we need to be even


    more cautious.”


    Wendy scoffed and red at me in disdain. She let go of Sharon’s hand and said, “I don’t know what


    you’re doing here, but don’t you dare try to do anything that will break Lyle and Crystal apart again. If


    anything happens to Crystal, I will destroy you, no matter who you think you’ve got on your side.”


    “Don’t worry, Mrs. Smith. If my dad hadn’t invited me, I wouldn’t dream of being here.”


    “Watch your mouth. How much more shameless can you be? You have divorced my son, but you still


    have your teeth sunk in him, don’t you? Do you think you’re some princess? My son isn’t someone you


    can climb all over, you-”


    “Mrs. Smith, what have Eve possibly done to you?” Christopher said as he clutched my hand tighter.


    “You need to watch the women you fall for, Mr. Lane. In the end, you’ll only hurt yourself.” Wendy had


    always been brash. Even though Christopher’s re could bore a hole through her, she didn’t back


    down and still said whatever she wanted to. “I’m her former mother-inw, so I’d know better. As a filial


    son, you should think about Julia’s feelings.”


    “I’d argue that my mom’s opinion is much more valuable than yours, and my choice is certainly better


    than Lyle’s. Not everyone has luck imitating someone else,” Christopher said mildly.


    “Enough. Shouldn’t you go and bring your beloved daughter-inw? Stop embarrassing all of us,”


    Sharon said firmly with a knock of her walking stick.


    Wendy clearly wanted to say more, but at the sight of Christopher’s re, she finally retreated. She still


    knew how powerful the Lane family was. With an unhappy stomp of her foot, she walked off as she


    continued to curse at me under her breath.


    Soon enough, Nathan arrived. It was a pretty weird sight—Nathan walking with Crystal as her uncle


    and me walking with Sharon even though I was Nathan’s daughter. It would make more sense to switch


    Crystal and my surnames at this point.


    Lyle’s expression darkened at the sight of me and Christopher standing together and he rushed over


    with shining eyes. “Eve, what are you doing here? Do you still care about me?”


    I fell silent. Truth be told, I had already prepared myself when I saw him. By the time he walked over, I


    had already exchanged ces with Christopher. Looking up, I replied, “Of course! You’re about to


    be my cousin-inw. Obviously, I would care about you! I already got your wedding invitation. Just


    wait for my gift, okay? Congrattions!”