“You have misunderstood me, grandma. I have no intentions of taking any of the Yaleman family’s assets at all!”
Gerald replied with a subtle frown.
“Hmph! Ever since your mother, that ungrateful daughter of mine left the Yaleman family, all of you no longer have anything to do with the Yaleman family! I have already made it official that I have severed all ties with that girl! Before you proceed, understand what has already happened.”
The old lady sneered.
Gerald did not say anything at all.
Seeing how tense the situation had become, the fourth uncle cleared his throat before speaking up.
“Ahem, mom, look. No matter what happened between you and her, Gerald is still your grandson. I for one, think it’s a good thing for the kid to still have some sense of filial piety. This is the first time that he has come back home so I’d advise you to stop scaring him away! Gerald, come here! Since all of the elders of the family are all gathered here, why don’t you come and serve them some tea.”
It was this moment that Gerald recalled what his mother told him, that both his fourth and fifth uncle were the ones who treated her the best.
So, Gerald simply nodded in agreement.
He took the teapot from the servant’s hand.
After that, he started pouring a cup of tea for the old lady.
“Grandma!”
Perhaps the old lady was reminded of how sad her past had been. Or perhaps it was the anger within her upon hearing what Rose said, that Gerald was just here for his share of the pie. Or maybe it was both.
She simply closed her eyes.
Gerald poured another cup of tea for Yuma.
Yuma refused to drink the tea Gerald poured for him.
He proceeded to serve his second and third uncle.
After that, he poured a cup of tea for Rose.
To his surprise, Rose smiled coldly at him and said, “Hmph! When someone is giving a free lunch without any reason or cause, he must have something evil or obscene in mind!”
She emptied the content of her cup onto the floor after saying that.
The boys and girls of the Yaleman family were all looking at Gerald when Rose did that.
It was fine for her to refuse his tea, but to think that she had the audacity to pour the tea onto the floor.
Rose was obviously trying to embarrass Gerald by trampling all over him.
“Yes, ma’am!”
Moments later, the old lady left the living room.
“This is all your fault! You hapless guy! Why did you come back? Was it necessary for you to make your grandmother so angry?”
Rose scolded Gerald again.
“Can all of you stop reprimanding my cousin? He is simply back here because he wants to visit grandma! Why are all of you acting like this?”
Bea felt so anxious that she was about to burst into tears.
“Hmph! Bea, why are you butting in when the adults are speaking? Is not being scolded not good enough for you? If it weren’t for your damn good-for-nothing father’s help, his mother would not have been able to escape her marriage back then!”
Rose said as she sneered.
“Sister-in-law, just what do you mean by that? Is that the way that you should be talking to a junior?”
Bea’s mother was also very unhappy.
“What’s wrong? Can’t I lecture my junior if she does not understand the rules around here? Hahaha! Why don’t you take a look at your status in the Yaleman family now? Bea, you just started working for the Yaleman Group, right? That’s right! You happen to be in the project department too, right? During the meeting just now, Lady Yaleman already said that the most urgent and pressing matter at hand is for us to get some projects. You’ll be in charge of that this year!”
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