Chapter 25: An Unexpected Call From The Greenwoods


    It had been a tiring day for Michelle.She left the hospital soon after finishing work.Her mind flitted to


    Gerard when she waited at the bus stop.She had informed Gerard that she''d be seeing him in an hour,


    but couldn''t fathom why he had left without telling her.


    Did he not want to see her? Or was he too busy with work? After a long wait, she finally heard the


    whistle of the bus.


    However, her phone rang in time.


    Michelle rummaged through her bag to pick her phone.


    Panic rose in her heart as she wondered if there was an emergency case at the hospital.


    Michelle spent a year in the emergency room, dealing with all the critical cases.


    She had been used to answering urgent phone calls and treating patients without going home.


    A frown lined her forehead when she saw the familiar number shing on the screen.


    After debating whether to answer or not, she finally answered it.


    "What''s the matter?" Michelle grunted.


    She seldom had any form ofmunication with the Greenwoods, but their phone number was etched


    in her memory.She could even recite the number backward.


    "You sound annoyed, but I don''t care.I wouldn''t have called you if Grandpa hadn''t asked me to.He


    wants you toe home for dinner,"


    Pa Greenwood snapped.


    The anger in her tone infuriated Michelle.


    Although Pa and Jolie were her cousins, she couldn''t understand why they despised her since they


    were kids.


    She couldn''t help but wonder if everyone hated her because she didn''t have a mother.


    The bus finally came to a halt.


    Michelle hung up the call and took a deep breath before leaving for the opposite stop to take a bus to


    the Greenwoods'' house.


    Everyone in Binfield knew the inhabitants of this area.


    They were political leaders, and people respected them.


    An eerie feeling settled in the pit of Michelle''s stomach as soon as she set foot into the familiar ce.


    She hadn''te here for a long time.


    But the Greenwood''s house looked different today.


    Numerous luxury cars were assembled outside.


    The number tes revealed that they were all wealthy people in the city.


    Michelle wondered why her grandfather called her home when he had invited other guests as well.


    Michelle''s eyes widened when she traversed across the hallway.


    Flower baskets, wrapped in red strips, were piled up in the yard.


    It looked like a wedding ceremony.


    Sounds ofughter and giggles greeted her as soon as the servant opened the door.


    Michelle craned her neck in the direction of the voices and saw y standing in the middle.


    The room was full of people -- they were friends and rtives of the Greenwoods.


    "Hey, you are back!" y smiled.


    Michelle was taken aback.


    The man had never talked to her in such a pleasant voice.


    "Yes, Grandpa."


    She smiled in return.


    "Michelle, why do you have to be arrogant all the time? This is your family too.Do you want Grandpa to


    invite you in person the next time?" Jolie asked.


    She had annoyed Michelle in the hospital and was trying to cause trouble again.


    "That''s enough, Jolie.Michelle hase home after a long time.We are family, so don''t say that.She


    cane home whenever she pleases,"


    Dawn chastised her daughter, which seemed strange to Michelle.


    "That''s right.Jolie, be nice to Michelle.Go upstairs and ask your cousin and cousin-inw toe


    down,"


    Earl Greenwood chimed in.


    Michelle couldn''t digest the change.N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    The people who usually ignored her seemed cordial today.