Chapter 90
Melante didn’t think it was a big deal. After all, she didn’t want to return to the Smith family either. Whenever she thought about her family, she would have a headache. Besides her mother, no one else was good to her.
“I’m not planning to have a wedding at home. When you’re free, let’s just visit my mom. Other than her, everyone else from my family mistreats me.” She was really straightforward in telling Edward that he didn’t need to care about anyone else from the Smith family. He only had to care about Christine. “By the way, I forgot to tell you that there’s a family gathering next Saturday. Let’s go together.”
have a gathering every three
The Grayson family was big, and so was their business. No one in the family was a failure. A few years ago, they decided to h months, which was considered a huge gathering.
Melanie secretly clicked her tongue, thinking how different a big family was. She couldn’t believe that they would need to gather every once in a while However, there wasn’t much that a family could do at a gathering, and it would just be the same old routine. So, she would have to face it eventually. The next day, she drove straight to the boutique. Since she was a veteran driver, she wasn’t scared to drive at all; instead, she found it convenient. When Julia saw Melanie arriving in a car, i
she praised Edward sincerely. “Edward sure is great to his wife! If I can find a man as good as him, I’ll be able to sleep with a smile every night!
She walked around the car with envy in her eyes.
Melanie wanted to help Julia with her love life. However, she couldn’t find a suitable match for her. After all, Melanie had only just arrived there not too long ago.
The money they made in just two days led Melanie to install a landline for the shop. That way, it would be easier for them to contact their clients. Business had been booming. Although they didn’t do any marketing, a few of their old clients had recommended their shop to many friends. Melanie was going through their finances that afternoon when the phone suddenly rang. When she picked it up, she realized it was the kindergarten calling.
The teacher sounded anxious over the phone as she informed her that something had happened to Nellie. So, Melanie was asked to make a trip to the school.
Melanie’s I
‘s heart skipped a beat when she heard something had happened to her daughter. After telling Julia about it, Melanie hurriedly left in the car. Julia was worried, and she wanted to follow Melanie. However, she couldn’t as someone had to look after the shop. Instead, she could only anxiously wait alone.
When Melanie arrived at the kindergarten and saw Nellie, she was upset. Nellie’s face looked dirty, and there was a lot of filth on her face. Based on the color of the filth, it seemed like feces.
no with Nellie’s face?”
“What in the world happened, Ms. Zimmer? What’s wrong with
Laurel Zimmer was anxious as well. “The kids were talk to them.”
messing around at first. Then, they started fighting. The other kid’s parents are also here. You should
Upon entering the office, Melanie saw a middle–aged woman scolding away. When the woman saw Melanie, she looked like she was about to swallow the Latter whole.
“Your uneducated swine of a daughter kicked dog poop into my son’s mouth! She’s a monster! My son is my family’s pride and treasure, and we would never lay a finger on him. Now that your daughter has bullied him, how will you fix this?”
Melanie was shocked to hear this. After all, Nellie’s temper was usually great. She didn’t understand why her daughter would do something like that. “Nellie, tell me what happened,”
Although Nellie was nervous, she still couldn’t hold herself back from saying. “I didn’t make him eat the dog poo, Mom. He was the one who covered my face in it. I was angry, so I shoved it back into his mouth. He bullied me first!” As she spoke, she felt so aggrieved that her eyes turned red.
After hearing what had happened, Melanie suddenly felt like laughing

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