The siblings tried hard to hurt each other, leaving both speechless.
A good question as it was, no proper answer to it could be offered.
That left no option for Suny. If she went with Austin to Charlie's birthday party, Charlie was very likely to lose his joy. If she went with another…well, there wasn't a story.
Robert, a 35-year-old man like him, wouldn't have been such a bachelor if he had ever met the right girl. Surely, he had no date.
It turned out that their mutual recrimination was pointless.
Robert found it was not that easy to tease his sister. So, he changed another topic, "Be careful of Austin and his family."
Since Robert acted seriously like a "good brother", Suny had to behave like a good sister. She replied, "I know, Brother."
Soon, the car arrived at the airport. Suny hadn't brought much luggage with her, so the return flight came quite easy.
"Are you on the same flight with Austin?"
They just got off the car when Robert asked her, abruptly.
Suny nodded, feeling a sense of guilt under Robert's stare. She said, "He's already at the airport."
"Fine," said Robert, "give me a call once you arrive in J City."
"OK, Brother."
"Get in now."
"Be careful on the road," Suny said, then turned around, and walked into the airport terminal.
Robert watched her leave. Until she was out of sight, he started to get in the car and drove away.
As soon as she entered the airport, Suny saw Austin-he stood outside an escalator, with a suit jacket over his arm, and much the same as her, he didn't have much luggage. Crowds passing by, most of them would subconsciously take a look at him.
Austin saw her coming. He came over to hold her tight in his arms, saying, "Robert drove you here?"
His hands on her waist were hot, sending the heat all over and up her face.
Suny's mind was occupied by the dream she had last night. She tilted her head back and looked at him when they got on the escalator.
Austin looked into her eyes, murmuring, "Suny…"
Flames of affection were brewing in his eyes. Suny had to look away, "My brother has heard about your family affairs," she put in.
Austin nodded and continued, "Grace went to visit Anthony the day before yesterday."
The Johnsons were a bit like the Murphy family. Frederick had only one son in his life, which was Maddox, and meanwhile, Anthony, son of Frederick's younger brother, was the oldest member of the Johnson family.
Anthony was retired last year. Before his retirement, he had already arranged a position in KLOC for his youngest son Ross. Albert, the eldest son of Anthony, had worked in KLOC back in the days when Frederick was still alive.
After Anthony got retired, employees that had worked for him were dismissed by Austin. Albert was then nominally promoted but he lost his power effectively. As to Ross, he was merely a manager, not in a major position.
Several years ago members of the clique like Albert tended to play tricks in secret. However, as long as Austin owned the shares in KLOC, they wouldn't make any difference but cause him some trivial trouble.
After Anthony's retirement, Albert began to know his place and settle down a bit, probably because he realized that Austin's status in KLOC wouldn't be changed. The stock shares Austin inherited from Ellen Pearson were enough to silence Anthony's family, not to mention that Austin was taken as the legitimate grandson of Frederick.
However, people like Anthony wouldn't simply give up if they learned that Austin was not a descendant of the Johnsons. Things then would become far more than child's play.
So, Austin let Ivan investigate the wrongdoings of Anthony's family, right after Grace Smith called on Anthony. Austin never went into a battle unprepared, let alone Grace's behavior gave him an early warning.
He never considered concealing those incidents from Suny, even in the slightest.
Hearing his words, Suny guessed that he had been prepared. She looked at him, asking, "Do you really think you are not one of the Johnsons?"
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same story is for amber and jarred...