It had been a tiring day for Michelle.She left the hospital soon after finishing work.Her mind flitted to
Gerard when she waited at the bus stop.She had informed Gerard that she'd be seeing him in an hour,
but couldn't fathom why he had left without telling her.
Did he not want to see her? Or was he too busy with work? After a long wait, she finally heard the
whistle of the bus.
However, her phone rang in time.
Michelle rummaged through her bag to pick her phone.
Panic rose in her heart as she wondered if there was an emergency case at the hospital.
Michelle spent a year in the emergency room, dealing with all the critical cases.
She had been used to answering urgent phone calls and treating patients without going home.
A frown lined her forehead when she saw the familiar number flashing on the screen.
After debating whether to answer or not, she finally answered it.
"What's the matter?" Michelle grunted.
She seldom had any form of communication with the Greenwoods, but their phone number was etched
in her memory.She could even recite the number backward.
"You sound annoyed, but I don't care.I wouldn't have called you if Grandpa hadn't asked me to.He
wants you to come home for dinner,"
Paula Greenwood snapped.
The anger in her tone infuriated Michelle.
Although Paula and Jolie were her cousins, she couldn't understand why they despised her since they
were kids.
She couldn't help but wonder if everyone hated her because she didn't have a mother.
The bus finally came to a halt.
Michelle hung up the call and took a deep breath before leaving for the opposite stop to take a bus to
the Greenwoods' house.
Everyone in Binfield knew the inhabitants of this area.
They were political leaders, and people respected them.
An eerie feeling settled in the pit of Michelle's stomach as soon as she set foot into the familiar place.
She hadn't come here for a long time.
But the Greenwood's house looked different today.
Numerous luxury cars were assembled outside.
The number plates revealed that they were all wealthy people in the city.
Michelle wondered why her grandfather called her home when he had invited other guests as well.
Michelle's eyes widened when she traversed across the hallway.
Flower baskets, wrapped in red strips, were piled up in the yard.
It looked like a wedding ceremony.
Sounds of laughter and giggles greeted her as soon as the servant opened the door.
Michelle craned her neck in the direction of the voices and saw Clay standing in the middle.
The room was full of people -- they were friends and relatives of the Greenwoods.
"Hey, you are back!" Clay smiled.
Michelle was taken aback.
The man had never talked to her in such a pleasant voice.
"Yes, Grandpa."
She smiled in return.
"Michelle, why do you have to be arrogant all the time? This is your family too.Do you want Grandpa to
invite you in person the next time?" Jolie asked.
She had annoyed Michelle in the hospital and was trying to cause trouble again.
"That's enough, Jolie.Michelle has come home after a long time.We are family, so don't say that.She
can come home whenever she pleases,"
Dawn chastised her daughter, which seemed strange to Michelle.
"That's right.Jolie, be nice to Michelle.Go upstairs and ask your cousin and cousin-in-law to come
down,"
Earl Greenwood chimed in.
Michelle couldn't digest the change.
The people who usually ignored her seemed cordial today.
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