Suny met Robert as soon as she came out of the restroom. A lot of distinguished guests were invited and Robert took a break from social work to come up.
Seeing Suny standing in the corridor, Robert guessed that Austin Johnson must be talking to Charlie alone in the restroom.
His prejudice against Austin was derived from Suny's unfortunate three-year marriage. As Suny's elder brother, Robert did not like Suny to go back together with Austin.
Despite his sister's marriage, Robert admired Austin.
But life is real. You always had a preference for your family.
"Is Austin in the room?" Robert asked as he walked over to Suny.
"Robert."
Surprised to hear Robert's voice, Suny called out his name with a smile and then nodded. "Well, he said he needed to talk to Grandpa alone."
Glancing at the closed door of the restroom, Robert said to Suny "Don't you worry about them?"
Suny said with a smile, "Austin will not be indiscreet."
Staring at Suny for a while, Robert said, "You really have a lot of faith in him."
Suny got the profound meaning of his words and felt a little awkward, "Brother, can I ask you a question?"
"What is it?"
"If I had never been married to Austin, or we hadn't divorced, would you like him?"
This question is really... hard-hitting.
Robert always knows his sister is intelligent, but he was still surprised that Suny had such a clear analytical mind.
"I can't deny that he's a brilliant man, but you know, it doesn't mean he could be a brilliant fere."
Suny nodded thoughtfully and sharply pointed out, "So brother would you be a good fere?"
Robert tried to persuade his sister, but he could say nothing more.
Suny tilted his head and looked at him for a while, "Brother, nobody is perfect."
Robert finally smiled and said, "It is useless to persuade me. I have never stopped you two from getting together."
"I know," Suny said and smiled.
Anyway, she still hopes that her family can truly accept Austin.
When they talked, Austin opened the door behind them.
Suny subconsciously looked back. She smiled slightly and asked "Have you finished the conversation?"
Austin took a look at Robert, "Mr. Robert."
He walked over to take Suny's hand and nodded to her.
"Robert."
Charlie was calling him.
"I'll go in and take grandpa go downstairs. You could go down now."
"So, we're going downstairs first, brother."
"Alright."
Robert glanced at Austin again but didn't say anything. He turned around and went into the restroom.
"Grandpa."
Tonight, this banquet in the Murphy family is grand, but it's organized by Lily herself without asking for Maisy Murphy's help.
Not long ago, rumor says that Maisy's family fell out with Murphy and Murphy's intention to cut Maisy off.
For tonight's birthday banquet, Lily did not ask for anyone's help. Although Maisy's family attended, they were completely treated as guests, which was noticed by many people. It will be certain that after tonight, many people will look at Maisy's family in a different way.
Maisy grinds her teeth in anger, standing in the audience next to Lily and staring at Suny.
What she never expected was for Lily to be that cruel after 2 years of accompany. A pet dog would've been closer to her, not to mention a living person. Tonight, since her family entered this place, Lily hadn't greeted her again.
She was planning to break the rumor for the past month at this banquet. But when she offered to help with big smiles, Lily only responded with "You are my guest. How can I possibly let you help with catering?" This even confirmed that their families have fallen out.
And the main reason is the sudden return of Suny.
However, it's of no use that Maisy is bitter. After tonight, the words will spread that Suny is the granddaughter of Charlie Murphy.
As Robert and Charlie went down the stairs, people in the banquet stopped whispering.
Charlie took the mic handed over by Lily, smiled, and said, "…As a matter of fact, I have a very important announcement to make."
As Charlie stops, people started to whisper mostly about Robert and Suny.
Now that Suny and Austin are standing aside right next to Robert and seem not upset at all.
Is Murphy's now so generous?
As people whispered, Charlie's voice spread from the mic to every corner of the room, "As you all know, my daughter was missing 30 years ago. Over the 30 years, my wife and I never stopped looking for her. But good fortune always fools people. My little girl Maryam died in a car accident 10 years ago."
Speaking of Maryam, Charlie stared into space in a daze while no one said a word.
After a few seconds, he continued, "fortunately, she was married and blessed with a child before she died. Now that she's gone, she left me with a granddaughter. So here today, I would love to introduce her to everyone. This is Suny, my granddaughter, daughter of Maryam."
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