"That's right, Honey. There are too many people. Even if we went over, we won't be able to greet her. That's why Ollie and I decided to hang around here first. We were having a good chat with everyone."
The crowd who just witnessed the feud was at a loss for words.
They had a good chat?
Bullsh*t!
More like they had a good retort.
A gratified smile appeared on Karl's face. He felt blissful seeing the two most important women in his life holding each of his arms.
"I'm glad you two are enjoying yourselves. I was worried you might feel uneasy having to be here. Looks like I've overthought."
No! You definitely overthought. It's not that they were uneasy, but they were too tough!
The crowd cried in their hearts.
However, Brenda no longer looked as tough as she did. She looked like a young girl, snuggling up to Karl at that moment.
Olivia, on the other hand, may not have looked as gentle as her mom, but she was obviously playing the part of a sweet daughter.
The three of them, as a complete family, walked toward the crowd who surrounded Marilyn.
After they left, the crowd looked at each other. Suddenly, someone sighed softly.
"Why do I suddenly feel that the Jenkins family's third son seems quite... happy?"
It was a man who spoke. His words also reflected the thoughts of many men present.
His wife was gentle, while his daughter was obedient. They were fierce to outsiders but loving and sweet toward Karl. More importantly, they wouldn't fight. Such a family was a joyful sight...
The men who pitied Karl in the beginning suddenly became envious of him.
Marilyn was surrounded by many guests.
It was her 70th birthday that day. Back then, she did her best to give birth to three sons. However, her husband dumped her when she was young, leaving her to raise her sons herself. Marilyn was filled with satisfaction seeing how successful her children were and even organized a birthday party for her.
Although she felt angry and aggrieved that her husband left her at a young age, as a mother, she couldn't leave her sons just like that.
Hence, she shouldered it all as she raised her sons.
Olivia knew about these as her father mentioned her grandmother's story many times.
It was also because of this that Olivia didn't have such a bad impression of her grandmother.
It was merely that her patriarchal attitude was rather deep- rooted. Other than that, Olivia knew that her grandmother was a strong and remarkable woman.
It would be great if she could get rid of her prejudice against Olivia and her parents.
"Mom, Brenda and Ollie are here."
Karl brought his wife and daughter to Marilyn and spoke to her.
The wife and children of the eldest and second son had made their presence known to Marilyn and were all standing near them, looking at their family.
As a mother, Brenda first went up and wished Marilyn.
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