Chapter 85 - Walking With Her Head Held High
Chapter 85: Walking With Her Head Held High
“This is Brian Scott, the eldest son in the eldest uncle’s family. This is Lydia Connor, Brian’s wife.” Janna Sands introduced her to Xenia Lewis.
“Hello, Brian and Lydia.” Xenia Lewis greeted them with a smile.
“CEO Quinn! I…” Lydia Connor panicked. Although she was part of the management, she actually had no chance to interact with Yvette Quinn at all. In the company, Yvette Quinn was very domineering. She was intimidated just by her presence.
Xenia Lewis smiled and said, “At the workplace, it’s work. Now we meet outside of work for family matters. I really didn’t expect you to be in my company. Please forgive me if I’ve been rude.”
Lydia Connor was so flustered that she did not know what to say. She only nodded obediently.
Looking at how stunned the entire family was, Janna Sands felt extremely smug. She grinned brightly and said, “Lydia, we’re a family. Don’t be so distant. Even if Yvette is the CEO of your company, doesn’t she have to address you as her sister-in-law? You’re making her feel uncomfortable.”
“Yes, yes! Miss Yvette…”
“Just call me Yvette,” Xenia Lewis said humbly.
“Yvette…” Lydia Connor felt the weight of the name.
After finally introducing her to his family, they entered the main room to see their grandmother.
The old lady was already 90 years old, but her hearing and sight were still good. When she saw his grandson, whom she had not seen for many years, and her future granddaughter-in-law, she was immediately overjoyed.
Xenia Lewis was much more glib than Yvette Quinn. At this moment, she was sitting beside the old lady, holding her hand and asking about her well-being. She even gave her a valuable gift.
The old lady was even more delighted. She took off the jade bracelet on her wrist and handed it to Xenia Lewis. “Yvette, I don’t have anything valuable. I’ve worn this bracelet for most of my life. I’ll give it to you.”
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“Wow!” everyone whispered.
The jade bracelet was no ordinary bracelet. It was made of pure jade. Even if it wasn’t top-grade imperial jade, the quality was still good. Two years ago, the bracelet had been appraised. It was definitely worth a few hundred thousand dollars.
The Scotts were not a big family, and the old lady did not have any savings. Apart from the old house, this jade bracelet was the main inheritance. It would be a lie to say that everyone did not want it.
Janna Sands was shocked. If this thing was given to Yvette, it would make the other two families jealous. She hurriedly said, “Mother, you can’t do that. This is your favorite accessory.”
The old lady laughed and said, “I only have a few more years to live. Seeing that William has found such a wonderful daughter-in-law, I’m also happy for him. I have to give this bracelet to someone. If I give it to my granddaughter-in-law now, she can treat William better, right?”
“But…” Janna Sands frowned.
The old lady’s face fell. “I’m still alive. I’ll give my belongings to whoever I want. When I die, you can split whatever I can’t bring to my grave.”
The old lady was obviously unhappy. William Scott quickly interjected, “Yvette, Grandma had given it to you. Just accept it.”
Xenia Lewis was not too familiar with the situation in their family. Since William Scott said so, she agreed. Grandma personally put it on for her. She looked at the bracelet on her wrist and liked it very much.
William Scott said, “Yvette, it’s rare for Grandma to like you so much. Have a chat with her. Let’s all go out first.”
When everyone arrived at the courtyard, Janna Sands immediately explained, “Brothers, sister-in-law, don’t worry. Yvette won’t accept the bracelet. She’s just trying to make Mother happy first.”
Both uncles heaved a sigh of relief.
William Scott added, “I don’t think there’s a need to go through so much trouble. I think Yvette likes the bracelet. Let’s just treat this as Grandma giving a present to Yvette.”
Everyone was stunned and their expressions turned ugly.
William Scott smiled again and said, “But our family can’t take it for free. You can estimate the value of this bracelet, and I’ll pay for it.”
“Ah… You want to buy it. Previously, we went to estimate the price of this bracelet. It’s worth about two hundred thousand dollars.”
William Scott said, “All right, let’s make it two hundred thousand dollars. I’ll give you one hundred thousand dollars each. What do you think?”
Everyone fell silent, but Janna Sands frowned. Why did she feel that her family had been taken advantage of?
At this moment, Lydia Connor coughed lightly and said, “Dad, Mom, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, I have a suggestion… This bracelet belongs to Grandma, so it belongs to the three families. If we fix the value at two hundred thousand dollars, it should be seventy thousand dollars per family. Since Yvette… took the bracelet, William only needs to give our families seventy thousand dollars each. This way, no one will lose out.”
The women were a little resentful that Lydia Connor was spouting nonsense. She had lost a hundred thousand dollars for nothing. However, she suddenly remembered that her daughter-in-law was Yvette Quinn’s subordinate and immediately understood. She hurriedly said, “I think we’ll do that. Anyway, we’ll split it sooner or later. It’s the same even if we split it now. Moreover, we don’t have to sell it. It’s an ancestral item. It can be considered as passing it down in the family.”
William Scott smiled and said, “Since no one has any objections, I’ll transfer the money to the both of you.”
After asking for their bank accounts, he transferred the money instantly. His uncles immediately praised him. After all, this was not a small sum of money and he transferred the money without any hesitation.
Janna Sands felt a little pained. It was nearly two hundred thousand dollars and it was definitely considered a huge amount. However, since William Scott had done so, she did not object. After all, they still had the bracelet in their hands. They would not lose out.
“Janna…” The eldest aunt pulled Janna Sands away and coughed lightly.” In the past… I really regretted my words. ”
At this moment, Janna Sands really wanted to mock her, but when she thought of William Scott’s reminder, she immediately smiled and said, “Sister-in-law, what are you doing? What’s wrong?”
“But I… have always looked down on you and William.”
“It’s not your fault. To be honest, I didn’t believe it because this rascal didn’t bring his girlfriend back home. Who knew that he was so capable that he found such a capable girlfriend?”
“Yes, yes. This is unbelievable. William is really amazing.”
Janna Sands felt even more smug now. She patted the back of her hand and said, “Sister-in-law, we’re family. There’s no need for such pleasantries.”
“Yes, indeed!”
Janna Sands looked at the woman’s humble attitude and really felt like she had become the pillar of the Scott family now. This was all because of her son. No, it was all because of her future daughter-in-law. There was no way she would let her slip away no matter what.