She Becomes Glamorous After The Engagement Annulment

Tanya laughed. “Then the children cry and kick up a fuss, of course! As they say, the squeaky wheel gets the grease, so those who complain the loudest get the most attention. This is very simple logic. It’s normal for you to think like this. Even if you were Dad’s real son, you would still be jealous, much less when you aren’t!”

Joel: “…”

He denied it. “I’m not jealous.”

“Yes, yes, you’re right, you’re not jealous at all.” Tanya laughed. She raised her head to look at him and then said solemnly, “You don’t need to feel embarrassed about it, any normal person would feel the same way. You will slowly adapt and get used to it. Usually, in families with more than one child, the eldest will eventually also grow to love their siblings. You will find that you’ve just gained one more family member who loves you, that’s all.”

Joel: “….”

Why did Tanya sound as though she was coaxing a child?

Joel lowered his head and started to eat.

Tanya looked at him. “Hey, did I manage to comfort you or not?”

“Yes, you did.” Joel offered her a piece of fried chicken, upon which Tanya immediately pursed her lips and said, “I’m a dancer, you know. Am I supposed to eat such greasy food? Why are you so careless…”

Despite saying that, she secretly picked up a French fry.

Joel: “…”

Joel: “…”

The two went downstairs together and got ready to go home.

After they left, Mindy appeared at the door. When she overheard Joel saying “My subordinate did something bad to Nora. As her elder brother, surely I have to apologize to her in person, right?”, she clenched her fists.

She lowered her head, aware that what she did had displeased Joel.

Moreover, it had even nearly destroyed their familial harmony.

Then, she thought of how she had only been able to go to school because of Ian sponsoring her studies. It was just that the old man had never taken the credit for himself.

Mindy took a deep breath. She knew that she had really made a mistake this time!

However, she wasn’t going to apologize for it anymore-because Mr. Smith had already shouldered the blame for her. The only thing she could do now was never to take the liberty to act without permission again, and also never to make trouble for Ms. Smith again!

Joel returned home.

Even Ian, who was basking in the sun in the living room and staring out the window along the way, was a little surprised to see him. “Why are you back so early?”

Joel smiled and replied, “Isn’t Nora coming for dinner? I’ll cook.”

In the past, he’d felt that his uncle was too cold and aloof and only cared about his work. But in this instant, it was as though he was suddenly looking at those memories from a different perspective, allowing Joel to see what was truly on the other side.

He held Ian’s hand.

Ian said, “Joel, I’ll ask you one last time, have you given careful thought to that account? You are a sensitive and introverted child who’d always rather make himself suffer just to make me happy. I want to hear the truth from you now!”

Joel gave a wry smile.

He understood now, Ian hadn’t given Nora the account. He might have just told her the information from the group instead. He was clearly among the people whom Ian cared about.

Joel’s expression became resolute. “I’m sorry, Dad, I misunderstood you. Let’s give that account to Nora! I’m saying this with full sincerity. Neither you nor I was with Nora when she was growing up. This is the only thing we can give to her now. With this, hopefully, she will have an easier journey in the future.”

Ian frowned. “Are you sure? If you give it to her, the Smith Corporation may never reach the height you aspire to bring it to.”

Ian understood Joel.

He was an ambitious and capable man. Under his leadership, the Smith Corporation had prospered day by day and become even more brilliant than when it was still in the hands of Ian.

Joel wanted even greater glory and wanted to create his own business empire, so he had been working hard all these years.

He would only succeed with the help of the account.

Joel smiled. This time, his smile was happy and reassured, and also liberated and determined. “Yes, I’m very sure.”

He knew exactly what he had given up.

As soon as he said that though, Nora walked into the living room and asked hesitantly, “What are you so sure about?”