《Honorable Hubby Behind Me》 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 "Young Master, you must head home with us. The Hannigan family needs you to preside over the general situation." 4 "Your father is critically ill and your brother is in jail. You''re the only one who can support the Hannigan family." 2 "Your grandma said that we have to bring you back with us." 1 In Cloud City''s Olive Street, Samuel Hannigan-who held a gift box and was dressed in clothes bought from a roadside stall-had an indifferent expression. 9 "I''ve never been one to wheedle with flowery speech ever since I was a child. I can never win her over. My big brother was adored greatly, and my grandmother kicked me out of the Hannigan family because she was afraid that I''d take my brother''s position as heir. 1 "I''ve been living with the Sue family for three years and suffered so much humiliation. When has the Hannigan family ever shown me care? She was the one who forced me to leave the family, and now she says she wants me to go back? What does she take me for? A dog? 1 "All I want is to be left alone so I can be a spineless coward in peace. Y''all motherf*ckers should stop bothering me." 1 Samuel took big strides and left, leaving the group of people exchanging nces at each other. The Sue family was a second-rate influential family in Cloud City. When Samuel was in down and out like a dog three years ago, it was Grandfather Sue who personally set up the engagement. At that time, the wedding shocked the entire Cloud City. However, the hubbub was because Yvonne Sue married an unknown piece of trash, thereby inviting ridicule from the entire Cloud City. Samuel''s true identity was known only by Grandfather Sue, but he passed away due to illness two months after the wedding. From then onward, no one else knew of Samuel''s identity and he went on to adopt the identity of a ''useless son-inw''. 6 During the past three years, Samuel had been ridiculed and treated coldly, but if it waspared to being kicked out of the Hannigan family, thetter scenario was far more ruthless. 1 He epted it and had be used to all the backbiting. It was Grandmother Sue''s birthday that day, and Samuel had selected a gift with much care. The value of the gift was not much and it would surely beughed at, but there were no two ways about it. That was all he could afford. As for the incident that happened earlier, Samuel felt calm, almost to the point where he wanted tough. 1 His brother had a way with words, and despite being able to please his grandmother, he was arrogant, domineering, and had a debauched private life. idents were bound to happen sooner orter. Perhaps God was trying to destroy the Hannigan family. ''What does it have to do with me? I''m nothing more than the Sue family''s spurned son-inw who lives with his wife''s family.'' Back at the Sue vi, a beautiful figure stood restlessly at the door. Yvonne was a very beautiful woman and was Samuel''s nominal wife. It was precisely because of her eminence that her wedding became the subject of ridicule three years ago. Samuel trotted over quickly to Yvonne and said," Yvonne, who are you waiting for?" Yvonne nced at Samuel with full of enmity and said, "Have you prepared Grandma''s present?" Samuel raised the gift box in his hand and said, "I have. I put in a lot of thought before getting it." Yvonne did not even look at it. Three years ago, she had no idea how or why her grandfather lost his mind. The old man insisted that she marry Samuel and allowed Samuel toe in to live with their family. What puzzled Yvonne even more was that her grandfather held her hand before he died and warned her not to look down on Samuel. For three years, Yvonne could not understand why that piece of trash was worthy of her grandfather''s special consideration. She would have wanted to divorce Samuel if it were not for the Sue family''s reputation. "Don''t just shoot your mouth offter. All our rtives will be here today and you''ll inevitably beughed at. Bear with it. I don''t want to suffer any embarrassment because of you," Yvonne reminded him. Samuel smiled and nodded. He seemed rather nonchnt. Yvonne wished she could just kill him after seeing his expression. He had no background, though he could do with some real ability. In the three years that he lived in the house, he did nothing except sweep the floor, didundry, and cook. Samuel was not at all unhappy with Yvonne''s attitude because the two of them got married without an emotional connection. It was very unfair for Yvonne to get married to a piece of trash, so he perfectly understood how Yvonne felt. The two of them walked into the living room and almost all of the Sue family''s rtives were there. It was a very lively scene. "Yvonne, you''re here." "It''s grandma''s birthday today. Why are you sote?" "You didn''t go and prepare any surprises for Grandma, did you?" Those rtives greeted Yvonne warmly andpletely ignored Samuel''s existence. Samuel was ustomed to being in the background so he did not mind at all. It was better to be ignored so that no one would take him for a joke. However, there were always people who were dissatisfied with him. Yvonne''s elder cousin brother, Harvey, would make things difficult for Samuel every time they met and reduced Samuel to worthlessness. Harvey single-handedly spread word throughout Cloud City about Samuel''s status as a useless son-inw and often said unpleasant things about Samuel. 1 "Samuel, what are you holding in your hands? It''s not a gift for Grandma, is it?" Harvey smirked at Samuel. The item seemed rather big and was wrapped in gift paper. One could tell that it was something cheap with just a nce. "Yes," Samuel admitted openly. Harvey sneered and said, "What is this? You didn''t buy it from a roadside stall, did you?" Samuel shook his head and answered, "I bought it from a gift shop." Although his words were sincere, it drew a roar ofughter. Yvonne''s face froze and she did not expect Samuel to embarrass her after barely arriving at the house. Yvonne usually kept quiet in such situations. She treated herself and Samuel as two separate families. She did not care how embarrassing Samuel was as long as the topics were not shifted to her. "Did youe here just to be funny? Grandma is celebrating her eightieth birthday today. Didn''t you prepare your gifts more carefully?" Harvey walked to the coffee table in the living room, which was heaped with all kinds of expensive gifts. At a nce, everything looked very valuable. Samuel''s gift box was practically on opposite ends of the spectrumpared to the other presents. "Look at what I gave Grandma. It''s aged Pu''er. Do you know how much this cake of tea is? Eight hundred and eighty thousand bucks," Harvey remarked proudly. "Haha, that''s great." Samuel nced at Yvonne. Yvonne had earlier warned him not to talk, so he made sure to keep his words sparse. Harvey clearly wanted to use his gift to show superiority in front of Samuel, and continued, "The dregs from this cake of tea are more expensive than your gift. Don''t you think so, you useless good-for-nothing?" Samuel smiled without speaking. The entire living room was filled with sneers. 1 Although Yvonne made up her mind not to participate in Samuel''s affairs, the bottom-line was that Samuel remained her husband and they were legally married. Even if she had never let Samuel touch her in the past three years and they were not really husband and wife, she had a reputation to maintain even though Samuel embarrassed her in front of so many rtives. "That''s enough, Harvey. It''s your business if you have money. Regardless of how expensive the gift is, it''s none of our concern. You don''t need to show off," Yvonne said with an unhappy expression. Samuel looked at Yvonne in surprise. It was the first time in three years that Yvonne spoke on his behalf. "Showing off? Yvonne, you''re mistaken. Is there a need for me to show off in front of a piece of trash? I''m merely of the opinion that he doesn''t value Grandma''s birthdaket On the other hand, can''t you at least help him when you know he''s ignorant and doesn''t have any money? This garbage is living off a woman anyway. Or perhaps you''re the one who didn''t pay more attention to Grandma''s birthday?" Harvey sneered. "You..." Yvonne''s face turned red. Her position in the Sue family was the lowest and she had the worst living conditions. Getting a gift that was worth hundreds of thousands was not something she could do on a whim. At that time, Samuel stood up suddenly, walked to Harvey, then sniffed the Pu''er. "What are you doing? This is Grandma''s gift. Do you think a piece of garbage like you is allowed to smell it?" Harvey asked angrily. Samuel frowned and said, "The older the Pu''er is, the more fragrant it will be. It''s also for this reason that aged Pu''er carries a more expensive price on the market. Because of that, many vendors use this aspect of age to deliberately increase the price. "Pu''er is also divided into raw tea and ripened tea. The tea in your hand is mainly green and dark green, so it can be categorized as raw tea The taste of raw tea can never bepared to ripened tea, but freshly made raw tea has teret caffeine, which is harmful to the human stomach and can cause tremendous irritation. A long period of aging is required, and the longer the aging period, the lower the content of the caffeine. "But with the cake of tea in your hand, the aging period is far from enough because it is aged unnaturally. It''ll only cause harm to the body if you drink it." "I may be a good-for-nothing, but with your counterfeit goods, you could possibly endanger Grandma''s health. Doesn''t that make you even worseText ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. than me?" Samuel spoke loudly and pointed at Harvey. The entire Sue family vi became silent! Chapter 2 Chapter 2 "You fart. Grandma hasn''t drunk any tea for the past two years. Why would I even harm her?" Harvey said with a panicked expression and seemed anxious to defend himself, which gave people the impression that he was hiding something. "Oh, so that''s it." Samuel nodded, then remarked as though he had a sudden realization, "You know that grandma doesn''t drink tea anymore, so you''re using counterfeit goods to dupe an old woman like her. That eight hundred and eighty thousand bucks probably entered your own pocket." There was trepidation in Harvey''s eyes. He looked as though he had a guilty conscience because Samuel''s remarks hit the nail on the head. Indeed, he bought some low-quality tea, but he was certain he would not be found out because his grandmother no longer drank tea anymore. 1 He never expected Samuel to expose his lie when he showed off in front of Samuel and made a joke of Samuel in front of all his rtives! 2 "Everything said by a piece of trash like you is nothing more than a made-up story. What would a person like you know about tea?" Harvey pretended to be calm. After hearing that sentence, the rtives who were earlier suspicious of Harvey realized that they were nearly fooled by Samuel''s words. How could he-a man who lived off a woman-understand anything about high-end products? "Samuel, shut your mouth if you don''t know a thing. Don''t nder Harvey." "Exactly. Who do you think you are? Pretending to be professional and all. Can you even distinguish what''s good and bad?" 1 "You only know the difference between salt and MSG. After all, you''re the family cook." Another roar ofughter soon ensued and it was especially harsh. Samuel did not justify himself. When he was still in the Hannigan family, he got to know a tea ceremony professional who was also a tea cake collector. No one could rival Samuel''s understanding of tea. Anyone else who was unacquainted with it would know nothing, so it was useless to exin it to ignorant individuals. "What''s all this noise?" At that moment, an old voice came, and Grandmother Sue finally appeared. The crowd of rtives got up one after another with a respectful attitude. Grandmother Sue had been in control of the family ever since the death of Grandfather Sue. Her position was practically like a Queen, and any matter regarding the Sue family had to go through her. Everything that the Sue family had at that point was all because of the control that Grandmother Sue wielded. Some people hoped that Grandmother Sue would die a s fast as possible so they could share her absolute power, but she was physically strong. Those who hoped for that to happen might not see their wishes realized in theing years. "Grandma, Harvey gave you a cake of aged Pu''er. You can take a look for yourself if it''s authentic or not." Yvonne nced at Samuel, but for some reason she believed Samuel''s words. Perhaps deep down, she was also hoping that the lie would be exposed. 1 Harvey panicked when he heard that. Other people might not be able to tell the authenticity of that tea, but Grandmother Sue had been drinking tea for decades. She would most certainly be able to see through it and tell of its authenticity. Was he not heading for the guillotine if he allowed her to take a look? i "Really? Let me see it," Grandmother Sue said. Harvey looked devastated and appeared as though he was going to an execution ground. He then handed the tea cake to the olddy. Yvonne wanted to help Samuel gain some credit, so she said quickly, "Samuel was the one who spotted it." Grandmother Sue''s face wrinkled up and put on an unhappy look. Harvey did not want to die. Even his parents'' face paled too. If it really was a fake, the olddy would make a note of that unhappy incident. It was likely that they would get a lesser share in the family''s assets next time. 1 Yvonne nced at Samuel and thought that he had finally done something for the family. If Grandmother Sue praised him, she would be a little kinder toward him in the future. However, Grandmother Sue''s words poured a bucket of cold water on Yvonne. "This is real. Why are you ndering Harvey?" the olddy asked Samuel directly. Samuel was stunned. There was obviously something wrong with that cake of tea. He knew that the olddy was a person who knew tea very well, so how could she not see it? Harvey was stunned too. Did he pass that hurdle by mistake? Was it because his grandmother was too old and her eyesight was getting bad? "Grandma, take a closer look. This tea ..." Samuel still wanted to exin when the olddy interrupted him sharply, "Are you suggesting that I''m old and my eyes aren''t good? And that I can''t tell what''s real and what''s fake? I said it''s real, so it''s real." "Samuel, grandma already said it''s real. What nonsense are you talking about, Samuel?" "Don''t get angry, Mom. Samuel is someone who doesn''t understand anything. He just pretends to be an expert in front of you. "Samuel, aren''t you going to apologize to Harvey?" Samuel looked at the olddy with a wry smile on his face. It was not that she did not see it, but she simply did not want to expose her grandson. ''Yes, I''m just an outsider. A good-for-nothing in your eyes. How could you hurt Harvey''s reputation because of me?'' 1 p! A loud p was heard. Yvonne gritted her teeth, looked at Samuel, and said, "I shouldn''t have had any hope for you." There was a fiery pain on his face, and because Yvonne had long nails, Samuel had several blood marks streaked on his face. Samuel clenched his fists abruptly but rxed them when he saw Yvonne''s teary look. Did she not suffer all that humiliation because of him? There was no reason to be angry with her. He endured a great deal of infamy and humiliation in the past three years and Yvonne was no different. It may be hardship for him, but it was truly an unwanted disaster for Yvonne. "Sorry. I saw wrongly," Samuel said. Yvonne felt that Samuel had embarrassed her thoroughly and she wanted nothing more than to find a ce to crawl in and hide. Things would not have been so embarrassing had he not spoken at all. "What''s the use of apologizing to me? Apologize to Harvey," Yvonne said. Samuel took a deep breath, walked to Harvey, then lowered his head, and said, "I''m sorry." 2 Harvey smiled and whispered in Samuel''s ear, "Do you think Grandma didn''t spot the tea? I''m her grandson after all and you''re just a useless son-in-w. She''ll still side with me even if it''s fake." Harvey''s proud tone was particrly harsh for Samuel, but since the olddy twisted the truth and decided that the tea cakes were real, Samuel could not do anything about it. That episode did not lower Samuel''s status in the Sue family since he was garbage in everyone''s eyes anyway and his status was already the lowest. For Yvonne however, the matter was very difficult to ept, but what she found hardest to ept was not that Samuel embarrassed her. 1 She discovered a problem when she finally calmed down. The tea''s authenticity was not important at all. The most important thing was that the olddy would never speak for Samuel, which meant that she would still protect Harvey even though the tea was fake and Samuel really did notice something wrong. When it was almost time for lunch, Yvonne walked up to Samuel and said, "I owe you a p. You can im it anytime you want." "You want to give me that p?" Samuel smiled bitterly. "I don''t want to owe you anything. You know that we''re destined to be divorced. It''s only a matter of time," Yvonne said. Samuel looked at Yvonne''s silhouette as she walked toward the restaurant. He had no idea where his courage came from, but he said, "Do you want me to change? You''re the only one in this world that can make me change."Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. Yvonne smiled and turned her head. She was smiling destely. "Don''t forget your status in the Sue family. You''ll never get an important position here. Besides, it''s not like you''re someone who has unrecognized talent." Everyone was seated ording to their families in the restaurant. Samuel, with his status as a live-in son-inw, was naturally assigned to the smallest table. It was also the furthest away from Grandmother Sue, and the people with him at the same table were all servants and cleaners of the Sue family. As they were eating, someone ran into the restaurant in a panic. "Grandma, someone''sing to present you with gifts," the person said to the Grandmother Sue. Grandmother Sue did not invite outsiders for her birthday and that had been the case throughout the years. Moreover, the Sue family was only a second-rate family in Cloud City, so no one would deliberatelye to curry favor with them. "Who is it?" Grandmother Sue asked. "It''s from some Hannigan family. I''ve no idea. I''ve never seen them before either," the person said. 1 Hannigan family? The only person with the surname Hannigan was Samuel, but except for Yvonne-who nced over at Samuel-the others did not associate the surname Hannigan with Samuel at all. Chapter 3 Chapter 3 "The Phoenix flies. A goldenb. "The Phoenix attends the ceremony. One golden hairpin.- "Auspicious wishes. One jade abacus. "Dragon-Phoenix pair. A pair of gold bracelets. "Mandarin Ducks frolicking amidst lotuses. A set of golden bowls and chopsticks." 2 Members of the Sue family looked at each other after listening to the list of gifts. How could that be a gift to Grandmother Sue? It was practically a betrothal gift! "Cash betrothal, eight million eight hundred and eighty thousand." Everyone in the Sue family was stunned. When the bright red hundred-buck bills were ced in front of them, the entire hall fell silent and all that could be heard was some rapid breathing. At 8.88 million, that kind of money was an astronomical number for a second-rate family like the Sue family. 1 Grandmother Sue got up on crutches and staggered to the person presenting those gifts. She asked excitedly, "Excuse me, who are you? And which of our Sue family''s girls have you fallen in love with?" Upon hearing that, several of the Sue family''s unmarried younger women were flushed with excitement. Although they did not know who the other party was, they were surely wealthy men. Marrying a wealthy man was something all of them could only dream of. Yvonne''s face paled. She was the only woman from the Sue family who was married. In other words, everyone else had a chance, but she had no chance at all. "I''m only tasked to present the gifts. I don''t know anything else." The gift-giver came and went quickly, leaving no further information. Everyone in the Sue family looked at the gold, the jade, and the 8.88 million in gorgeously-red bills. Many people were already drooling. If their unmarried daughters had been identified, their familial status would certainly soar to great heights. From then on, the entire Sue family would have to rely on them. "It must be me. I''m the most beautiful woman from the Sue family." At that point, a woman with a very sexy figure said. "Yo, yo, yo! Where''s all that self-confidenceing from? We still don''t know who it''s for yet. Do you have to be so impatient?" "Yeah, we all have a chance, so why would it definitely be you? I think this rich young master is deliberately trying to be mysterious. Maybe I''m the one he fell in love with." Several younger women argued with each other and the family split into several factions. "Don''t fight. Each of you have a chance, but it''s a pity that someone can only stare eagerly at you." Harvey deliberately nced at Yvonne when he said that. Everyone present knew who he was talking about and broke outughing. "Yes, yes, we have one lesspetitor." "Thanks for this, Samuel!"Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. "If it weren''t for you, we would have one more opponent." Samuel lowered his head and his expression was gloomy, with a trace of fierceness even. Those people had no idea who the Hannigan family was, but he knew them very well. Were they trying to make up with him? 1 It had been three years. Did Samuel really need their help? "Don''t fight. I''ll keep all these betrothal gifts first. They''ll only be given to the intended recipient after the gift-giver shows up and reveals who it is he likes." Grandmother Sue made a final decision to prevent any more disputes. 1 After lunch, Yvonne''s family of three drove away without waiting for Samuel, as the incident had thoroughly caused them to lose their reputation. When they thought of the time when Samuel became their family member, he did not even have any money for the betrothal, let alone any betrothal gifts. There was no way they were not jealous when they saw such arge sum of money that day. Yvonne shut herself in the room back at home. Yvonne''s mother, Lydia John yelled angrily at her husband, Godfrey Sue. "Look at their homes and look at ours. That''s how big a difference we have. "If you weren''t that useless, the old man would never have been able to let Samuel marry into our home and stay with us. "I really was blind back then. I thought I marry Could live a good life by marrying into the Sue family, but I didn''t expect myself to fall into the hands of a piece of trash like you. The old man never even thought of giving you the Sue family''s right of inheritance. "Look at the others. They live in vis and apartments with elevators. Me? I still have to climb up stairs and live in a cramped-up, run-down neighborhood with you. "It may be nice for me to tell people that I''m the daughter-inw of the Sue family, but with such a useless piece of trash like you, no one knows the kind of bitter life I''m having right now." 1 Godfrey lowered his head and did not dare to refute. He was the stereotypical henpecked husband and was well aware that he was useless, hence his apprehension toward losing his temper in front of Lydia. 1 Lydia''s domineering character made Godfrey feel even more useless. "I don''t care. Let Yvonne divorce this piece of trash immediately. Your Sue family''s reputation has nothing to do with me. All I want is to live a good life." Godfrey said weakly, "Dad warned me not to let them divorce. The entire Cloud City knows about this too. Wouldn''t it be a joke to let them divorce now?" Lydia began to throw a tantrum. Sitting on the ground with tears in her eyes and mucus in her nostrils, she cried bitterly, "Godfrey, you useless good-for-nothing. Why did marry such a mess like you? What evil did I do in my past life? Are you going to ruin our family and destroy the second half of Yvonne''s life just for the sake of the Sue family? Yvonne has to run to construction sites every day. Doesn''t that make you feel distressed? She''s a girl, but all your rtives are letting her do those dirty and tiring jobs. If you don''t love me, you should at least love your daughter." Content belongs to NovelDrama.Org The Sue family was in the construction materials business and it was normal to visit construction sites. The reason why all those tasks fell on Yvonne''s head was because their family had the lowest status within the entire Sue family. Godfrey could not hide his pain. He knew for a fact that it was because he was the most useless person ever. That was why the old man shoved Samuel to them and Godfrey had to bear the greatest responsibility for all that happened. Nevertheless, he had no say regarding the divorce. The olddy would rather let Yvonne and Samuel waste away their entire lives, rather than risk embarrassment for the Sue family. The wedding was already big enough of a joke that year and the incident was already gradually forgotten after three years. A divorce would inevitably be the kind of joke that would be told after dinner, and the olddy would certainly not allow that to happen. Samuel walked to the door and heard the cries from outside the home. He sat on the stairs and took out a cigarette. The rising smoke could not erase the coldness in Samuel''s eyes. After smoking that cigarette, Samuel was about to enter when Yvonne''s voice came from inside. 1 Yvonne-who had shut herself in the room-suddenly entered the living room. She looked at the distressed Lydia and Godfrey with a pained expression, then said, "I will not divorce him." "My daughter, have you gone nuts? Are you really going to spend a lifetime with this wimp?" In Lydia''s view, Yvonne should be the one who wanted a divorce the most, yet the girl was against it. 3 "I''m not crazy For three whole years, he might not have shown any prospects, but he neverined at home during these three years Didn''t he do all the sweeping and cooking? A person would have feelings even if they raised a dog, let afone another human being, i "I look down on him, but I don''t hate him. Grandpa is the one who decided this. If I had to hate someone, I can only hate Grandpa. "And Grandma won''t let us divorce. She treats the Sue family''s reputation with more importance than anything else." i Samuel stood at the door, took a deep breath, and smiled. It was not until that day that he found out what he meant to Yvonne. It turned out that he was not as unbearable as he thought, and at the very least, that woman had some feelings for him. i As it turned out, the extreme of hate really did produce love. "Yvonne, I''ve wronged you," Godfrey said with a sigh. With tears on his cheeks, Yvonne shook her head and said stubbornly, "I don''t feel wronged." For a long time, Yvonne felt that she would eventually divorce Samuel. She even told him on that same day that they would divorce sooner orter. However, when the question was really put in front of her, she realized that the useless man had entered her heart in the past three years. They never once held hands and even kept a certain distance in public. Despite all that, the man who slept under her bed for three entire years gave her a kind of feeling that could never be erased. 2 "I''m the one who ended up bing a disappointment. I didn''t expect to like him for real," Yvonne said and bit her white lips. At that point, Samuel opened the door, walked to the living room, and looked at the tear-stained Yvonne. He reached out to wipe away the tears on her face. "Samuel, you said that I''m the only one who can change you." "You''re right." "I don''t want to be looked down upon anymore. I don''t want to be the butt of someone else''s joke anymore. I want all those who looked down on me to regret it.'' "Okay." 1 Samuel replied curtly, then turned to leave. Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Inside the presidential suite of The Penins Hotel. A woman with exquisite makeup sat opposite Samuel. Gold and silver adorned her, while her gestures were all very feminine.- "Samuel, I''m very happy that you''re willing toe and see me." The woman''s name was Gina Grant and she was Samuel''s mother. Facing his biological mother whom he had not seen in three years, Samuel''s heart had no fluctuations; he did not even look at her. "Who would''ve thought that I, the Hannigan family''s neglected youngest son, would one day be put to good use? I didn''t expect it and neither did you." Samuel curled his mouth into a faint smile. "Samuel, I know that what happened three years ago was very unfair to you, but your grandma is the one who decided it. My hands were tied," Gina said emotionally. Samuel shook his head and said, "Three years? I see. S o in your eyes, the unfairness only started three years ago? "Thirteen years ago, when he was twelve years old, his name was only one on the birthday cake. You were all happy for him, but you forgot that I was only five minutes younger than him. It was from then that the injustice began looming over my head. For thirteen years, he won over all of you with his mouth. And me? No matter how hard I tried, no matter how good my school grades were, none of you have ever taken notice of me. "Would you havee to see me if he wasn''t in jail? "If it wasn''t for the Hannigan family bing heirless, would you realize that there''s one extra person named Samuel in this world? "She isn''t worthy of being my grandmother, and you''re not worthy of being my mother." Gina hid her face and wept when she heard those irrefutable statements. "The Hannigan family owes me too much. I want to get back at them one by one. "She said that she no longer wants to be looked down upon, and she doesn''t want to be a joke in everyone''s eyes." Gina took a deep breath, calmed her emotions, then said, "A newpany will be set up in Cloud City. You''ll be solely responsible for it. "Hehe, is she testing me with this? She still has doubts over my ability even when the Hannigan family is unable to make ends meet?" Samuel had a luminous gaze as he looked at Gina. Regarding the newpany, the nicer way to put it was to say that Samuel was allowed to be the boss, but Samuel knew that it was merely a test set by his grandmother. His chance to be the Hannigan family''s heir could onlye if he did a good job in managing thatpany in Cloud City. Gina nodded and said nothing. "Alright then. I''ll show her who''s qualified to be the Hannigan family''s heir and let her know the consequences of underestimating me. But whatever I''m doing isn''t for the Hannigan family. It''s for her." When Samuel left the hotel room, Gina took out her phone. "Mom, he agreed." 1 "I hope he won''t let me down, otherwise I won''t even leave him a cent if I donate all of the Hannigan family''s assets." Gina wanted to say something, but in the end, she simply kept her mouth shut. It was all because of how Grandmother Hannigan, and even Gina herself, looked more favorably upon Samuel''s elder brother. If she had not been forced toe to Cloud City due to the circumstances, she would never have stepped foot there for the remainder of her life. The next day, an earth-shattering piece of news set off waves in Cloud City. The Hannigan family wanted to set up a newpany in Cloud City. As a giant in China''s real estate industry, it would inevitably promote Cloud City''s development. Countless eyes were keeping a close watch on the Hannigan family''s newpany and they were all hoping for coboration. Three dayster, the Hannigan family''spany was officially listed in Cloud City-Weakriver Real Estate. Just as everyone was wondering why the name of the Hannigans'' newpany was so weird, another huge bombshell was dropped yet again. Weakriver Real Estate bought all the undeveloped wastnd in the west of the city to develop a brand-new urban area. No one doubted the strength of Weakriver Real Estate, so much so that when the news came out, many believed Cloud City would be the most prosperous ce in the future. In a short amount of time, the entrance to Weakriver Real Estate was nearly trampled and destroyed. Countless proposals for coborations came to the door, hoping to get a share of the spoils in the city''s west side. The Sue family ran a building materials business, so naturally they wanted a slice of the cake. Some members of the family even suspected that it was Weakriver''s Hannigan family that gave the betrothal gift. The Sue family''s unmarried women were so happy and excited that they did not sleep well for a few days straight. After all, the temptation to marry into the Hannigan family was simply too great. Unfortunately, they were denied very quickly, because when the Sue family came to seek cooperation with them, anyone who came forward was resoundingly rejected by Weakriver Real Estate, and gleefully at that. On that day, every single member of the Sue family arrived and held an internal meeting at thepany. Sitting at the head of the board of directors, Grandmother Sue looked at her distressed rtives and said, "We have a lot ofpetitors this time, but I''m sure all of you know how much it would benefit the Sue family if we can get the chance to cooperate with Weakriver Real Estate. It may even make us a first-rate family in Cloud City, so we mustn''t miss this opportunity." 1 "Mom, all of us have tried it. We haven''t even seen the owner of Weakriver Real Estate." "Yes, I wonder if it''s our horoscope isn''tpatible with Weakriver Real Estate." "It seems that the Hannigan family who gave us the dowry isn''t that Hannigan family at all." Everyone was downcast and Grandmother Sue said angrily, "Are you ming your ipetence to all that horoscope nonsense? Weakrive Real Estate won''t decide on a cooperation partner in just one day. Our Sue family will have the opportunity. If we haven''t managed to meet the owner, we''ll just go wait at thepany''s entrance. Everyone will take turns to wait there for one day." Would they not make a fool of themselves if they took turns standing at the entrance of Weakriver''s company building?This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org . All of the Sue family''s members paid special attention to their reputation. None of them were willing to do such a shameful thing. Yvonne lowered her head and Harvey happened to see her actions. He sneered in his heart. That kind of sufferable work was just perfect for her to do, yet she still wanted to shirk away from it? "Grandma, Yvonne hasn''t had much to dotely. We each have a lot of work in our hands, so why not just let her go alone," Harvey suggested. This sentence immediately elicited echoes of approval from the others. "Yeah, Yvonne has nothing to do anyway." "You can''t let her be a parasite in thepany. Since she has to rely on thepany to make a living, she naturally has to work hard for thepany." "She''s the most appropriate person to do that." Yvonne lowered her head, not because she wanted to shy away from it, but because her phone vibrated after receiving a message from someone. The message was sent by Samuel, and the contents were very simple. [Seize the opportunity and negotiate the coboration with Weakriver Real Estate.] Yvonne had no idea why Samuel sent such a text to her. Everyone else came up empty-handed in their attempts, so could she be able to step up and strike a deal? "Are you willing to take up the task, Yvonne?" Grandmother Sue preserved her attitude and did not even nce at Yvonne. Yvonne had be ustomed to that kind of hard work. Unfinished tasks, or those that required a scapegoat, were always given to her toplete. "I''m willing, Grandma," Yvonne said. Harvey smiled smugly and remarked, "Don''t bezy, Yvonne. You''re can''t afford to miss the opportunity to meet the owner of Weakriver Real Estate." "Yeah, this is an opportunity for our Sue family. Don''t just promise happily when you''re actuallyzy." "How about we find a security guard to follow her, in case she doesn''t take this matter seriously." Yvonne gritted her teeth with hatred when she heard all those words. She was also a member of the Sue family, but when she sat in that conference room, she was treated as an outsider and required someone to supervise her. "Given her bad track records, I think it would be good to get someone to follow her." "I think so too." Her rtives all nodded, and Grandmother Sue agreed and said, "In that case, you can bring someone along with you. If anything happens, that person can share the responsibility with you." Yvonne squeezed her fist and was reluctant to ept it. Thinking of the message Samuel had sent her she blurted out impulsively, "Don''t worry won''t bezy. I''ll definitely make sure that this contract is negotiated." The entire meeting room instantly fell silent as soon as her words came out. However, the sound of mockingughter soon ensued. "Yvonne, are you having a stroke? Do you think you''ll be able to aplish what we can''t?" "Hahahaha, this is the biggest joke I''ve heard this year! I''m going tough myself to death." Harvey''s eyes lit up and he seized the opportunity to eliminate Yvonne''s family. Although Yvonne''s family was not taken seriously, she was still a member of the Sue family after all. When Grandmother Sue passes away in the future, she would surely divide some of the family assets, but if Yvonne was kicked out of the Sue family, then there would be one less person to divide those assets to. "Yvonne, you''re the one who said it. What if you can''t do it?" Harvey said. Yvonne had actually regretted it when she made that statement earlier, but if she turned back at that point, she would definitely be a laughingstock. "If you can do it, I''ll serve you tea and water and address you as Elder Sister Yvonne. If you can''t, then you''ll leave the Sue family. How does that sound?" "Fine with me." Chapter 5 Chapter 5 "Hey shopkeeper, one pack of cigarettes." "You''re so punctual every day." i The shopkeepermented over at one of the small stores across the street from the Sue family''spany. Since that one day three years ago, that young man always appeared at the shop very punctually. He came every day for three years, whether rain or shine. The shopkeeper felt strange at first, but he gradually realized that the young man would leave whenever Yvonne left thepany. The shopkeeper could guess Samuel''s identity, but it was never mentioned. Every family had experiences that were heart-wrenching to think about. The Sue family''s son-inw was treated as a good-for-nothing by the entire Cloud City, and perhaps the young man did not want others to know about his identity. 2 "I have nothing to do anyway," Samuel said with a smile. The shopkeeper was a middle-aged man, and he admired Samuel''s persistence very much. For three years, Samuel appeared on time at 4:30 every day and guarded Yvonne silently like that. 1 "When do you n to pick her up when she gets off work? Watching from afar like this every day isn''t the solution." There were no customers in the store, so the boss chatted with Samuel. Samuel looked at thepany entrance and smiled faintly. "It''s not time yet." "I have a question, my friend, though I''m not sure if I''m in any ce to ask it," the boss asked. "Ask away." "I don''t think you look like an ordinary person. Why... How did youe to live with the Sue family?" Although the shopkeeper''s eyes were not that discerning, he still met plenty of customers every day. From what he could tell, Samuel was different from the others. It was difficult to describe it, but the shopkeeper had the feeling that Samuel was probably not the good-for-nothing that everyone said he was. "I have flesh and blood. I eat, drink, sleep, and go to the toilet as much as anyone else. I''m definitely an ordinary person," Samuel said. "You know that''s not what I meant," the boss hesitated for a while but continued, "You''ve endured so much criticism. If I were in your shoes, I would''ve crumbled." Crumbled? Samuel smiled. He was a trashed and abandoned son who went and lived with the Sue family. If Yvonne did not copse, he had no right to do so. A bystander would feel that Samuel endured too much humiliation. From Samuel''s point of view however, the humiliation that Yvonne received was far more serious than what he went through. "What I''ve endured is nothingpared to what she had to go through," Samuel said.This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org. The shopkeeper sighed and said nothing more. After Yvonne got off work, Samuel bid farewell to the shopkeeper as usual and rode away on his small electric bicycle. Yvonne stood at the door of thepany until Samuel disappeared. For three years, Samuel waited for Yvonne to get off work every day. Yvonne also waited for Samuel to leave before getting on the bus. Back home, Lydia seemed to have gone berserk after Godfrey told her what happened at the meeting. "Yvonne, have you lost your mind? Have you ever thought about how we''ll live after being kicked out of the Sue family?" 1 "Harvey deliberately agitated you. Didn''t you know of his intentions?" Yvonne replied indifferently, "He doesn''t want us to get a share of the Sue family''s assets." When Lydia heard these words, her face turned blue with anger and she roared, "If you knew that, then why did you have to agree? If they can''t deal with it, what makes you think you can?" Yvonne''s feelings were aplete mess at that point. She believed in Samuel, but she did not know whether she made the right choice with what she did. Although their family''s status in thepany was very low, they would still get a bit of money when the olddy died. If Yvonne was driven out of the Sue family, she would be left with nothing. It was a great price to pay by betting on her future and believing in Samuel, but was she going to make an about-turn when she had already said what she said? 1 "Mom, do you really have such little trust in me?" Yvonne asked. Lydia was so angry that she thumped her chest and said, "How do you want me to trust you? None of our Sue family''s rtives managed to get anywhere with it. On what grounds could you possibly do it?" On what grounds? Yvonne did not know why exactly. She agreed to that matter because of the message from Samuel. At that point, Samuel returned home, walked to Yvonne, and said to Lydia, "Mom, you should trust her. Yvonne will definitely be able to do it." Lydia nced at Samuel impatiently and said coldly," What does this el have to do with you? If you didn''t marry Yvonne and live with us, my daughter''s beauty would''ve allowed her to marry a rich family. You ruined us. What right do you have to speak?" Samuel kept quiet and went to the kitchen to cook. 1 "Samuel, can I trust you?" Yvonne said to Samuel suddenly. Samuel turned his head and said with a smile, "Yes." "What''s going on?" Lydia noticed that something was not quite right and asked Yvonne quickly. Could it have been that useless man who induced Yvonne to make that promise? "Come over here and make everything clear. Have you interfered with this matter too? Did you ask Yvonne to agree?" Lydia questioned Samuel. Yvonne knew that if her mother found out about the text message, she would definitely embarrass Samuel and even drive Samuel out of the house. "Mom, I''m the one who decided to do this. It has nothing to do with him," Yvonne said. 1 "It has nothing to do with him? I think you''re bewitched by this good-for-nothing. Can you believe anything he says? Yvonne, you''ve gone crazy." Lydia grabbed Yvonne''s shoulder, hurting the young woman because of her boiling emotions. Seeing Yvonne in pain, Samuel''s expression became cold and frosty. He grabbed Lydia''s wrist and said coldly, "You''ll know tomorrow whether Yvonne can do it or not. Why are you so reluctant to trust her?" Lydia was furious. When was it ever Samuel''s turn to speak? "Let go of me. You have no right to speak in this home, "Lydia fired. Samuel looked at Lydia coldly and refused to relent. It was the first time he showed such dominance in the Sue family. Lydia suddenly felt a little guilty when she looked at Samuel''s eyes. It felt as if he was about to kill himself. 1 Seeing as there was something wrong with the situation, Godfrey hurriedly came up to try and make peace. "All of you should just let it go. It has already happened so there''s no point causing trouble because of it. What we can do now is to find a way to help Yvonne seed in this." 1 Content belongs to NovelDrama.Org ando After Lydia let go of Yvonne, Samuel released his grip as well and said to Yvonne, "I''ll cook dinner." Lydia gritted his teeth with hatred and looked at her red wrists. She said viciously, "Sooner orter I''ll figure out a way to get you out of our house, you spineless coward." At dinner, Lydia did not go to the ??? table. Godfrey spoke a lot about Weakriver Real Estate at the dinner table. He was also very afraid because if Yvonne did not make it the next day, Harvey and the other Sue family rtives would never let them go. It would all end if they were kicked out of the Sue family. Content belongs to NovelDrama.Org Samuel took a shower after dinner, and when he returned to the room, he found Yvonne sitting on the bed looking straight at him. Samuelid on his bed on the floor and said to Yvonne, "The boss of Weakriver Real Estate is my ssmate." "Oh," Yvonne responded curtly and did not ask any further. The room was so quiet that one could hear the drop of a needle. The atmosphere was the same each day for three years. On that day however, Yvonne''s mood was a bit strange. In particr, Yvonne had never seen the look he had in his eyes when he grabbed Lydia''s hand earlier. "Don''t wait for me at thepany next time," Yvonne said suddenly. Samuel was a little surprised. He did not expect Yvonne to know about that. "Okay." Yvonne turned her back to Samuel and bit her lips tightly. Ripples formed inexplicably in her heart. She always thought that she could divorce Samuel with ease, but when Lydia raised that matter the day before, she realized that she could not bring herself to do it. Even though that man was spineless and useless, he had been by her side for three whole years. Despite all the criticism the world showed him, and in spite of her coldness toward him, he always had a bright smile for her. 1 A human heart was made out of flesh, and Yvonne was not someone who had an iron heart. It was then that she realized she had actually been used to having him by her side since the very beginning. "Go to thepany entrance and pick me up." Samuel felt like he was struck by lightning. He looked at Yvonne''s back as sheid on her side and his dumbfounded expression slowly overflowed with happiness. Yvonne could not see Samuel''s expression and did not hear his answer. She thought he was unwilling to do so and said unhappily, "If you don''t want to, then forget it." Samuel sat up and said excitedly, "I do... I... I do." Yvonne felt his excitement and two lines of tears streamed down like a string of pearls. It turned out that he did not want much. "I''m sorry for all that has happened in the past three years." Chapter 6 Chapter 6 The next day, Harvey was sitting in his office when a phone call prompted him to burst into a fit ofughter. He was cackling so hard that his tears nearly came out. There were also a few of his peers from the Sue family around. They watched in confusion as Harveyughed for no apparent reason. "What happened, Harvey? What''s so funny?" "Don''t justugh by yourself. Tell us too." "Yvonne didn''t get cold feet, did she?" Harvey clutched his stomach. "Oh man, my stomach is hurting from all thatughter. Yvonne really is a fool." "What the hell is going on? Can you just spill the details?" Several members of the Sue family were anxious like ants on top of a hot pan. "This madwoman actually asked Samuel to drive her to Weakriver Real Estate on his electric bike. She''s having a stroke," Harvey said. A heartyugh broke out in the office as soon as he finished his words. No one could hold back theirughter and they lost themselves in theughter. "HAHAHA! Will Weakriver Real Estate even entertain her if she wants to go and talk about a coborative project like this?" "I think she has given up. Seems logical though. We haven''t been able toe to an agreement, so how would she be able to do it?" "You used your move well, Harvey. Yvonne is dead this time. She''ll definitely be kicked out of the Sue family, and when it''s time to divide the assets, she won''t have her share." 3 Those young people acted in cahoots with one another and no one believed that Yvonne could do it. They were even getting ready to watch her make aplete fool of herself. "What if she stubbornly decides to back out?" someone asked worriedly.This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org . Harvey smiled coldly. It was difficult to finally get a chance to kick Yvonne out of the Sue family, so there was no way he would give Yvonne a chance to back out. "Don''t worry. I have a way to get her out of the family. When the timees, you''ll just have to side with me," Harvey said. "Don''t worry. We''re definitely with you." "Yvonne made our Sue family lose our reputation countless times. It''s time we kicked her out of the Sue family so we won''t have to beughed at by outsiders anymore." 1 "Yeah, I don''t even dare to look up because of that trash, Samuel. Now I can finally sever ties with him." 2 Weakriver Real Estate. After securing the electric bike, Samuel looked at the nervous Yvonne and said with a smile, "Don''t worry, I''ve already talked with my ssmate. Just go ahead and sign the contract." Yvonne did not ask much about Samuel''s ssmate. The Sue family had plenty ofpetitors at that point, and they were not in any advantageous position. Was it really possible to rely on a friendship with a ssmate to obtain such a momentous agreement? 2 "Your ssmate isn''t ying around with you, right?" Yvonne asked. "Of course not. He and I are brothers to the death," Samuel said. Yvonne let out a sigh of relief after seeing Samuel''s confidence. l Although her conversation the night before did not warm up their rtionship too quickly, some obstacles between them had already been eliminated. Yvonne also knew that she had to face that matter regardless of her mentality. Yvonne entered thepany, but before she could say anything, the receptionist had already gone up to her. "Are you Miss Sue?" The tall woman was d in a formal dress and shed Yvonne a professional smile. 1 Yvonne seemed ttered and said, "Yes, that''s me." "Please follow me." The elevator went straight to the top floor of the Weakriver Real Estate, Wea and Yvonne felt that her heart was about to§¥ump out. Although she had not signed the contract yet, she had already seen light at the end of the tunnel based on how she was treated. When the elevator door opened, a middle-aged man had been waiting there for a long time. "Hello Miss Sue, my name is Liam Jude, the person in charge of the west side project. I''m also responsible for the coboration with yourpany," Liam introduced himself. 1 Yvonne was so stunned that she did not know what to do. Liam smiled and continued, "The boss has plenty of social niceties to attend, so he doesn''t usually show up. Please contact me if you have any questions, Miss Sue." Yvonne shook her head again and again, and said anxiously, "No, no, no, I don''t have a problem. But... We haven''t talked about the coboration yet." "ording to the boss''s instructions, the contract has been prepared and I''ve already signed it. If there''s no issue with the contract after you read it, can just go ahead and sign it, Miss Sue," Liam said. "Ah!" Yvonne looked at Liam in astonishment. Although the owner of Weakriver Real Estate was a ssmate of Samuel''s, Yvonne never dreamed that it would go so smoothly, or that Weakriver Real Estate had already prepared the contract! "Mr. Jude, you...you''re not kidding, are you?" Yvonne asked incredulously. "Of course not, these are all the boss'' orders. Pleasee with me," Liam invited. As she followed Liam into the office, Yvonne looked at the contract and found no problems. It was very profitable for the Sue family, and no real estatepany on the market would make such tremendous concessions. "Mr. Jude, are you sure you''re not kidding?" Yvonne felt like she was dreaming. If she could bring this contract back to the Sue familypany, who else would dare to underestimate her and call her useless? 1 Liam handed his pen to Yvonne and said, "Of course it''s not a joke. If you think everything''s agreeable, all you need to do is sign it." Yvonne''s mouth went dry. Everything went too smoothly, and it seemed that the rtionship between Samuel and his ssmate was quite good. However, how did Samuele to know such a powerful person? Chapter 7 Chapter 7 With the contract secured, Yvonne walked out of Weakriver Real Estate as if her soul had been sucked out. Some guy who was sneaking around in the distance saw that scene and quickly took out his phone to report to Harvey. Harvey was very happy when he received that news. He nned to hold an internal meeting immediately, during which he would expel Yvonne from the Sue family. 2 "What''s the matter?" Samuel walked up to Yvonne and looked at her despair. He wondered if Liam had not treated her well? 1 "The contract had been signed," Yvonne looked at Samuel and said in a dull tone. Samuel smiled and said, "Since the contract has already been signed, why do you look so lifeless?" Yvonne was not lifeless. The feeling was simply too unreal for her; kind of like a dream. At that point, Yvonne''s cell phone began ringing. After seeing the name Harvey, she said helplessly, "Harvey is a bit too excited." "Well, he''s surely in for a disappointment this time," Samuel replied. "This is all your credit. If it weren''t for you, our family would be finished." Yvonne looked at Samuel gratefully. "Don''t let anyone know about this." "Why?" Yvonne looked at Samuel in confusion. That incident was enough to change Samuel''s status with the Sues. Why did he want to hide it? "You''ll know next time," Samuel answered. Yvonne nodded. Riding on the small electric bicycle, Samuel sent Yvonne to thepany before going to his usual store. He exchanged nces with the shopkeeper and smiled. Although Samuel did not say a word, the shopkeeper knew that Samuel''s time hade. All the rtives were present in the Sue familypany''s meeting room. "I didn''t think she''d be exposed today after she talked big yesterday. I really thought she had the ability to do that." "What ability would Yvonne have? If we can''t get the deal done, how would she be able to do it?" "Harvey, before your grandma arrives, I''d like to remind you that you must make Yvonne pay the price You mustn''t allow her to act dumb." Content belongs ¨¦n.swnovels to "Yes, we must take this opportunity to drive Yvonne''s family out of the Sue family." 1 The rtives talked amongst each other but kept their mouths shut after the Grandmother Sue arrived. The meeting room''s door opened and Yvonne walked in. "Yvonne, you haven''t forgotten what you said yesterday, have you?" Harvey could not wait for Yvonne to sit down. Yvonne had an indifferent look. She nced at Harvey and asked, "You haven''t forgotten what you said yesterday too, right?" "Hahaha, of course I didn''t forget.This content belongs to N?/velDra/ma.Org . But why does it matter? What I said l isn''t important at all since you weren''t able to negotiate for a coboration," Harvey said triumphantly. The news he received from his spy was a clear enough sign that Yvonne had failed. Otherwise, why would she look so lost if she had seeded? "Grandma I''ve already negotiated the coboration and the contract has been signed. You can review it." Yvonne handed the contract to the olddy. 3 All of a sudden, disbelief appeared on the faces of all the Sue family rtives. With eyes wide open, Grandmother Sue asked, "You''ve signed the contract?" Chapter 8 Chapter 8 The olddy looked straight at Yvonne and even asked her assistant to bring her reading sses over. The Sue family rtives craned their necks and wanted to see the contents of the contract, as they did not believe that Yvonne could actually negotiate for a coboration. Almost everyone there showed up at Weakriver Real Estate, but they never even got to meet the boss. How could Yvonne manage to do so? Her status in the Sue family was a low one and she had always been unweed. No one treated Yvonne as their rtive, but what if she gets the attention of the olddy after negotiating the cooperation? Among them, the person who was most unwilling to believe it was Harvey. If Yvonne managed to negotiate the cooperation, it meant that in the future, he would have to serve tea to Yvonne and address her as Elder Sister Yvonne. It was humiliating for him. "Yvonne, you forged a contract all by yourself? Who would want to believe you? I don''t think you''ve even met the owner of Weakriver Real Estate," Harvey said sarcastically. "Yes, I didn''t meet the owner of Weakriver Real Estate. "The person in charge of the west side project was Liam Jude, and he had also mentioned how the boss was very busy, something which Yvonne could understand. When Yvonne said that, the Sue family''s rtives became restless and started exchanging nces with each other. "Yvonne, how dare you make a fake contract just to lie to us." "I never imagined you''d do this kind just so you won''t be kicked out of the Sue family." "Do you take us for fools? You''re lying to us with a fake contract?" They were all angry and riled up. Yvonne was treated a s though she was the enemy and everyone gritted their teeth with hatred. 1 Harvey''s super nervous expression instantly rxed and he looked at Yvonne like she was an idiot. He then said, "To think that you''d resort to such methods. Are you worried that you''ll be kicked out of the Sue family? I''d think so. Your family of three, plus that garbage son-inw, would find it difficult to even eat without the Sue family. Don''t worry though, I won''t be too heartbroken. If you''re really too hungry, I''ll give you some food as charity." The othersughed when they heard that and echoed in acknowledgment, "Yeah, we can still give you some food." i Instead of getting angry, Yvonne smiled and said, "You don''t have a say on whether the contract is true or false. Even if I didn''t meet the Weakriver Real Estate''s boss, the person in charge of the west side project is Liam Jude. It''s his signature on the contract. "I''m not a fool and I''ll never treat Grandma as a fool. Do you think I''ll do something like forge a contract?" Harvey''s heart trembled and his face was as pale as paper. Forging a contract made no sense at all and would even anger grandma. How could Yvonne even do such a thing? Could she have seeded in the negotiations? "We went nowhere with the negotiation, Yvonne. How could you-" Grandmother Sue raised her hand before Harvey could finish his words. The olddy looked up at Yvonne and asked, "Liam did sign this contract with you. Is ourpany really going to supply the materials for the west side project? H "I''ve already invited Liam to ourpany tomorrow, Grandma. You''ll know whether it''s real or not when the timees," Yvonne replied, iText ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org. The olddy smiled. "Good good good." i The Sue family''s rtives heard those three words. Their chests were like huge bells that had been struck, and it made them feel very ufortable. Since Yvonne actually received praise from Grandmother Sue, she might even be given an important position within the family instead of being chased out. However, none of them wanted her to step on their heads. S §á "I didn''t expect you to be lucky, Yvonne. I''m surprised you seeded," Harvey admitted begrudgingly. Weakriver Real Estate''s people would being over to their company the next day, and even if he refused to believe it, he did not think that Yvonne would say that kind of meaningless big talk. "You didn''t forget what you said, did you?" Yvonne said. Harvey gritted his teeth and said, "You just got lucky this time, Yvonne. I would''ve seeded too if I went. Do you really want me to serve you your tea and water?" Harvey was wholeheartedly reluctant to do such shameful things because he was the most powerfu person in the Sue family. Besides, he had the most ground for hope to inherit the chairman position. There was no way he would serve tea to Wonne. "Don''t cross the line, Yvonne, and don''t think that you can ride on Harvey''s head after a little bit of luck." "Yeah. Are you really regarding yourself as a hero now? Who knows, I might have been able to do it too." "Yvonne, as your elder, let me advise you to let this matter go. You''re just lucky, that''s all." Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Several members of the Sue family stood up to speak for Harvey one after another. Yvonne smiled in anger after seeing how they imposed themselves due to their seniority. They were undoubtedly a bunch of shameless people. The agreement was Harvey''s suggestion, but she was the one who was used of being in the wrong. Would those people stand up and speak for her if the negotiation failed and Harvey wanted to drive her out of the Sue family? "If you agree to bet, then you must ept your loss," the olddy said softly. As soon as that sentence was spoken, the rtives who had been speaking up for Harvey faded away at once. They dared not utter anymore nonsense. The difort in Harvey''s expression was as though he had eaten a pile of feces. Although he was incredibly reluctant, he would never dare to go back on his word after his grandmother had spoken. 2 He earnestly brought Yvonne a cup of tea and called out extremely grudgingly, "Elder Sister Yvonne." With his head hung low, Harvey''s eyes were sinister and he thought, ''I''ll let you be smug this time, but from now on, don''t even think about living your days in peace. I''m the most powerful person in thepany. There are many ways for me to eliminate you if I wanted to. Sooner orter, I''ll return to you the shame you gave me.''This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org. Yvonne took the tea but did not drink it. Instead, she put it on the conference table and said to the olddy," Grandma, I''ll head back first and prepare all the information we need. I still need to discuss it with Liam tomorrow." After the meeting ended, the other rtives were still reluctant to leave after Yvonne and the olddy left the meeting room. 1 "Harvey, you must find a way to destroy Yvonne''s determination. You can''t let her be put in an important position." "Yeah, if she''s really responsible for the coboration with Weakriver Real Estate, it might even affect your status." Harvey''s face turned gloomy. As those rtives mentioned, if Yvonne really did coborate with Weakriver Real Estate, his position in thepany would inevitably be affected. "Don''t worry, I''ll never let that woman seed." Yvonne and Samuel returned home. Godfrey and Lydia were sitting nervously in the living room because their family was facing the turning point between life and death. Godfrey did not even dare to go to the meeting because he was afraid to see himself being driven out of the Sue family. "Yvonne, how did it go?" Lydia asked guiltily. Seeing her parents'' frightened looks, Yvonne smiled and said, "Don''t worry. We won''t be kicked out of the Sue family." Godfrey looked at Yvonne in astonishment, stood up, and asked in disbelief, "You... Did you really manage to negotiate the coboration?" "Yvonne, you did it?" Lydia had a dumbfounded expression too. Yvonne nodded and nced at Samuel. Everyone credited the sess to her, but she was the only one who knew that Samuel made it happen. He was the real hero. "Yes, the negotiation isplete and the contract has already been signed too," Yvonne said. Lydia walked to Yvonne excitedly. She pushed Samuel away and animatedly said, "My dear daughter, Yvonne. Mom was in the wrong because Mom should''ve believed yout." 1 "What did your grandma say, Yvonne? Did Harvey really serve you tea and water?" Godfrey suddenly regretted not attending the meeting. It was a damn shame that he missed out on seeing Harvey call her Elder Sister Yvonne. 1 Content belongs to NovelDrama.Org "Grandma said ''Good'' three times, and Harvey did bring me tea and water." Yvonne was very happy when she saw her parents happy. If Yvonne was happy, Samuel would naturally be happy too. However, Lydia was disgruntled when she saw Samuel''s smile. She fired back coldly, "Why are you smiling? This is our Yvvone''s effort and has nothing to do with you." Yvonne wanted to speak for Samuel, but she could only sigh when she saw Samuel shake his head. "The both of you can rest assured that no one will drive us out of the Sue family." "We''ll rest assured, we''ll rest assured. I didn''t expect my daughter to show such promise. Mom is too happy." 1 Samuel was excluded from the happy family, so all he could do was head to the kitchen in silence. That night Harvey and his father went to the Sue family vi. He wel not about to give Yvonne the luxury of changing her fortunes, hence the necessity to stop Yvonne''s rise. Chapter 10 Chapter 10 "Grandma, are you really going to put Yvonne in charge of this?" Harvey said to Grandmother Sue as they sat in the living room. The olddy put on a righteous air and said, "Since Yvonne is the one who negotiated this, it''s only natural to hand it over to her. Is there a problem with that?" "Mom, you have to think carefully about this matter. Yvonne''s a woman, after all. It won''t be good for Harvey if she gains clout in thepany," Lionel Sue said, i Grandmother Sue looked at the two men unhappily and said, "If there''s anything you wish to say, say it to my face. Don''t beat around the bush." "Grandma, even though Samuel entered into our Sue family, he''s still an outsider at the end of the day. It has been three whole years and he hasn''t aplished anything before. Aren''t you afraid that our Sue family''s industry will fall into the hands of this outsider if Yvonne takes control of thepany?" Harvey asked. 1 "Yvonne doesn''t feel anything for that piece of trash. If I didn''t attach any importance to the Sue family''s reputation, I would''ve had them divorced long ago. The situation that you''re worried about will never happen," the olddy said. Harvey gritted his teeth and continued, "Grandma, no one can tell what''ll happen in the future. We have to put our guards up. Since the contract has already been signed, it wouldn''t affect it if someone else reces her. Do you want to bet the Sue family''s future on Yvonne and Samuel''s rtionship?" The olddy''s expression became somber upon hearing that. Although Yvonne and Samuel were married on paper only, in the future, no one could tell whether their rtionship might turn for the better after they had pillow talk. The west side project was very important to the Sue family because it could greatly enhance the status of the Sue family in Cloud City. It meant that anyone in charge of this project would potentially have a better position in thepany next time. 2 If Yvonne won over the hearts of the people, the Sue family might actually fall into the hands of that outsider named Samuel. "Grandma, Samuel has tolerated everything for so many years. I suspect that he''s doing it with a purpose. Maybe he''s just waiting for this day," Harvey continued adding fuel to the fire. 1 The olddy snorted coldly and said, "That rubbish dares to covet our Sue family''s property? What a foolish dreamer. Let''s do this instead. You''ll be responsible for the project and I''ll give Yvonne a call right now." Upon hearing those words, Harvey was delighted but still pretended to be calm on the surface. He replied," Grandma, I''m not trying to take Yvonne''s credit. I''m just doing it for the sake of the Sue family." 1 At the olddy''s age, she had already gained lots of experience from the world. She could not possibly be oblivious to Harvey''s thoughts.This text is property of N?/velD/rama.Org. "You don''t need to say such unnecessary things. I know what you''re thinking. Also, don''t try to y tricks in front of me next time. That tea cake isn''t even fit to be fed to a pig," the olddy shot back sharply. Harvey nodded again and again before saying, "You''re right, Grandma. From now on, I''ll do things earnestly." 1 Yvonne was gathering the information they needed when the phone call from her grandma struck her like lightning. Although the coboration was negotiated easily, she was the one who went and did the negotiation. How could it be handed over to Harvey for no reason? "Grandma, I..." "Enough. I''ve already decided. You can take a leave tomorrow." Yvonne gritted her teeth with hatred as she listened to the dial tone on the phone. She knew Harvey must have done something sneaky behind her back to make their grandma rece her. Not longter, her phone rang again, with a call from Harvey, that time. 3 When she answered the phone, she heard Harvey''s proud voice, "Yvonne, you didn''t think that you''d get the chance to change your fortunes, did you? Well, let me tell you that you''ll forever live beneath my feet in your entire life." 1 "Harvey, you despicable, shameless, and vile man. I was the one who negotiated this coboration," Yvonne said unwillingly. "And what of it? Grandma asked me to be responsible. Are you brave enough to voice any objections? Logically speaking, I should be the one saying thank you, because without you, I would never have had the chance to be responsible for this project. But who was it that made us into enemies? You''re destined to be useless in this life with that good-for-nothing. In fact, it''s good that way. You just need to get by your life, eat, and wait until you die. You don''t even need to- " Yvonne hung up before Harvey finished speaking. She was so angry that her hair stood on end. Grandmother Sue had decided, and Yvonne knew that she could not change a thing. Harvey was showing off before her, and she could not do anything about it. "AGGGGHHHHH!" Yvonne roared in despair. The noise shocked Godfrey and Lydia, who ran from the room into the living room. "Yvonne, what''s the matter? Did Samuel bully you?" Lydia asked nervously. Although Samuel and Yvonne were married for three years, Lydia knew that Yvonne had never let Samuel touch her in those three years. Moreover, Lydia did not want her baby daughter to be ruined in the hands of trash like Samuel. "What''s the matter?" Godfrey asked nervously too. Yvonne was just venting out for a moment because reality was already foreordained. She said, "Nothing, I''m just feeling depressed and I wanted to vent my feelings for a bit." "Why are you depressed? You''ve already negotiated the contract with Weakriver Real Estate. You''ll be responsible for this project in the et future and our family''s statuspany will definitely climb higher and higher. You should be happy," Godfrey said and smiled Content belongs to NovelDrama.Org "Dad, grandma didn''t allow me to head this project and has already reced the person-in-charge. Harvey will be taking over," Yvonne said dejectedly. "What!" Godfrey eximed in shock. Yvonne was clearly the one who negotiated the contract. How could Harvey be given that responsibility? Lydia jumped with anger and cursed, "That bastard Harvey must''ve gone to your grandma''s ce to smear your name again. This is uneptable. I''m going to talk to him." Seeing that Lydia was about to rush out of the house, Godfrey quickly grabbed her and said, "My mother has already decided on this. What use is there for you to go and look for Harvey?" "What use is there? We''re alwayspromising. Are we really going to let him ride on our heads all the time? Godfrey, is there a limit to how spineless you can be?" Lydia roared hoarsely. Godfrey was too afraid to speak again, so Yvonne had to interfere, "Dad''s right, Mom. It''s useless for you to go and kick up a fuss." "We''re just going to forget it, then? You worked so hard to negotiate the coboration and you''re just going to let Harvey have it? You''re willing to let that happen?" Lydia asked. Yvonne was certainly unwilling of course, but her grandmother had the final say in matters regarding thepany. Even if she could not ept it, all she could do was swallow her breath. At that point, Samuel appeared at the door of the room and said to Yvonne, "Don''t worry, no one else can be responsible for this project except you." Lydia was already furious, and she got even angrier when she saw Samuel. Shembasted coldly, "This is our family''s business and has nothing to do with you. No one thinks you''re dumb if you don''t speak." Yvonne became anxious-the coboration seeded with Samuel''s help, but Lydia showed such a terrible attitude toward him. "Mom, go to sleep. I''ll figure out a solution for this," Yvonne said. Lydia was incredibly upset and sleeping was thest thing on her mind. Godfrey had to drag her back to the room. 1 Yvonne returned to her room, closed the door, and said to Samuel, "I''m sorry about my mother. She doesn''t know anything, that''s why she''s-" "If I minded, I would''ve run away from home a long time ago," Samuel said indifferently. Run away from home? Those four words struck her heart. Did he actually consider that ce as his home? 1 "Peopleugh at you, roll their eyes at you, ridicule you, and mock you every single day. Don''t you feel offended by it at all?" Yvonne asked. "You endured much more than I did. What right do I have to feel offended?" Yvonne stood nkly on the spot when she heard those words. She covered her face with her hands and burst into tears. ''You... Did you endure all that because of me?'' The next day, Harvey wore the most expensive suit in his closet and stood like a dog at the door of thepany to wee Liam''s arrival. Although the contract had already been signed, the meeting that was to happen on that day was equally a s important. The key was to ensure that Liam epted the changing of the person-in-charge. Harvey was confident that he could rece Yvonne because his position was higher than Yvonne in thepany. He had more authority to speak, and it would definitely make Liam feel that the Sue family attached great importance to their coboration. Harvey was eager toe forward and greet Liam when he saw thettering from a distance. "Hello Mr. Jude. My name is Harvey, and I''m the one in charge of this project on behalf of the Sue family," Harvey stretched out his hand and introduced himself in a gentlemanly manner. Liam stretched out his hand and Harvey was overjoyed. Liam seemed to have epted that the person-in-charge had been reced. Yvonne was only able to negotiate their coboration through sheer luck, and it did not matter whether she was present or not. The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!