Chapter 157 Bias towards E
Melody was not pleased with Paul but she did not show her feelings on her face. After all, he was her
rtive. However, when she saw Emma by his side, she couldn''t maintain her smile.
"Paul, how could you..." Before she could condemn him, Paul pushed Emma forward. It was obvious
the young woman was embarrassed. She handed out the gift to Melody.
"Melody, Happy Birthday!" Emma knew that Melody disliked her, so she didn''t try to feign enthusiasm.
She was right about Melody. In fact, Melody did not want the gift at first. However, on this wonderful
day, it wasn''t a good idea to disappoint people, so she epted it.
"Thank you. That is very kind of you. Paul, I want to remind you that although Samuel and E have
divorced, to me, E is still and will always be my granddaughter-inw!" Melody''s statement provoked
intense discussion among the people. ''Was E so perfect that even her divorce to Samuel could not
change Melody''s mind?'' they wondered.
Paul smiled, without any embarrassment or disgrace,"Yes, grandma. If you want her to be your
granddaughter-inw, then she is. We are satisfied as long as you are happy!" To Paul, Emma was
now his girlfriend, so he didn''t care about Samuel or E at all.
Suddenly, Melody''s former colleague yelled,"Hey, isn''t that Samuel?"
Everybody turned. Right there in front of the door was Samuel, with Jerry in his arms and Catherine in
a purplish dress, standing next to him.
Samuel had taken Jerry to Eason''s Youmi Studio and had had the boy''s hair styled and his clothes
fitted. The little boy was in a ck suit and a white shirt with a ck tie. A handsome little gentleman
indeed! The well-behaved boy was carried into the room in his father''s arms.
Meanwhile, Emma stared at Catherine beside Samuel. Their unexpected engagement had startled her.
Her little sister seemed to be in love with Samuel. But when did this happen? How had she failed to
notice it?
Was her sister innocent or was she a hypocrite?
Catherine, noticing Emma, turned her head and looked at her. In her eyes, there was implied
While the two sisters were making eye contact, Jerry jumped down from Samuel''s arms and rushed
towards the crowd. He was looking for Melody.
He stopped in front of Melody and cheerfully said,"Happy Birthday, great grandma!" taking a piece of
folded paper out of his pocket, opening it and handing it over to her.
It was a family picture drawn by him and Jane, in which seven members of their family were ying
outside on thewn.
The picture wasn''t perfect as the figures in it were unrecognizable. Melody understood what the two
children wanted to express.
Jerry whispered in Melody''s ear,"Great grandma, my little sister and I drew this. It is a gift from us."
Melody folded the picture delightedly and put it into her pocket. Then she held Jerry andughed,"My
dear grandson, it is perfect. I like it very much!"
"He is such a handsome boy, just like his father!"
"That''s right. He is smart as well. He will be a great person in the future."
The crowd praised Jerry.
At the moment, Catherine walked forward. She delivered her gift gracefully and congratted
Melody,"Happy Birthday, grandma! I wish you only good health!"
Before Melody epted the gift, the crowd burst intopliments,"That''s Samuel''s fiancee. What a
beautifuldy!"
"You are right. She is elegant and graceful, so lovely and charming! How I wish I could marry someone
as pretty and smart as her!"
"Having a sessful grandson, a cute great grandson and a lovely future granddaughter-inw, Mrs.
Han must be very happy!"
"Yes. I wish I could be her!"
Yet those ttering words failed to delight Melody, who received Catherine''s gift and replied politely
without any sign of pleasure,"Thank you. Take a seat." Melody handed the gift to Mrs. Qi and turned
her head away.
"Okay, grandma," Catherine answered. People''s praise and Melody''s reply pleased her enormously.
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Catherine had always believed that she could win Melody''s affection and now she thought she had
finally done it. Satisfied with her sess, she walked towards a nearby seat arm in arm with Samuel,
who was smiling.
Samuel, unlike Catherine, never needed to advertise himself. Everybody wouldpliment him highly.
After Samuel and Catherine sat down, the children including Jerry and two more, started ying
games and adults continued with their conversation.
A few minutester, Melody was upset, wondering why E hadn''t yet arrived to the party as she had
promised. Maybe she had changed her mind and decided not toe.
She scanned the room and noticed that Paul and Emma were sitting and chatting in the rear of the
room. Paul looked happy. On the contrary, Emma was impassive.
Melody was relieved that Samuel had not married Emma.
But still, she could not understand why Emma and Paul became lovers.
Then Melody looked at Samuel and Catherine. The two were just the opposite. Although Samuel sat
there with a long face, Catherine looked infatuated. She chatted with him with a beautiful smile.
Melody knew that Catherine was obsessed with Samuel, but she still disliked the woman.
Finally, the door opened. A woman wearing a pair of sunsses rushed into the room. Melody burst
outughing. E had finally arrived.
E wore a V-necked scarlet detachable crepe jumpsuit, a pair of ck high heels and sunsses,
with a ck Chanel handbag draped on her arm.
She had a sexy hair up-do, immacte makeup and the newest Chanel red lipstick.
She was not just fashionable, but looked elegant and enchanting.
When E removed her sunsses, her delicate face made everyone in the room breathless with envy.
Today, she looked amazing.
She did not look as sexy and beautiful as she usually did on screen, but her appearance was at par
with her usual dress sense.
Among all the people at the party, Melody and Jerry were the happiest to see E.
So, when E arrived, she was immediately sandwiched between the two.
"Grandma Melody, Happy Birthday! Sorry, I was stuck in a traffic jam, so I''mte," apologized E. E
gave Melody an apologetic hug and her present.
"It''s fine. I''m d that you came. Let us see what you have for me!" said Melody. In fact, no matter
what it was, Melody would have been delighted as long as it was from E!
Melody unpacked the present immediately. This displeased some people since her action indicated her
bias in favor of E!
The gift was a brocade box with an inscription ''Dear grandma, I wish you a long and happy life. - Yours
sincerely, E.''
Melody knew that every letter on the box had been carved by E. She knew her handwriting so well.
Melody looked at the inscription and startedughing even before she opened the box.
Inside the boxy a ne with a red woven string and a Maitreya figurine made of Hetian jade. It
was an expensive piece of jade ording to its appearance.
The carving skills on the Maitreya figurine were less satisfactory, Melody thought.
E cuddled her son and was embarrassed after Melody saw the figurine,"Sorry, grandma. I carved it,
but... I''m obviously not an excellent carver. I hope you still like it!"