Marcus smiled. “The Baumans are scholars. The two elders will be holding a birthday banquet for my mother, and they’ve invited many business and political figures. The Moore family will be attending too. Don’t you want revenge? Well, this is the perfect time to strike.”
I was stunned for a while and came back to my senses after his words registered in my mind. If I was really serious about bringing the Moore family down, I had to become their equal or perhaps superior to them. Only then would I be able to overturn them. Otherwise, everything I did would be insignificant, and I would never achieve the desired effect.
I glanced at Marcus and nodded. “Fine. I’ll go!”
The world’s social structure looked simple. All of us were human beings living on the same planet.
However, no human was the same. We were all divided into different categories, like a pyramid. Some people would never be able to climb from the bottom to the top even if they were given a few lifetimes.
Poor people could rely on education to climb up one level at most and live a relatively comfortable life, but to climb another level higher, they would need talent and wisdom.
However, when you reached a certain level, talent and wisdom were no longer valid. The next thing was to rely on connections and blood relations. Gaining a firm foothold in the upper-class circles at the pyramid’s apex depended on how tactful you were at garnering admiration and respect from others.
The reasons Cameron was shunned by the Moore family for many years were her family background and lack of wisdom.
It was only because of Zachary’s persistence, the discovery of their long-lost daughter, and the wealth Cameron had accumulated over the years that the Moore family begrudgingly accepted her.
Rylee’s instant boost through the ranks was solely because of blood relation, and such was life; no one could control the direction in which it flowed.
Marcus informed me the plan for that day, “I’ll come to pick you up at 6 p.m., which is an hour earlier. Then I’ll take you to shop and get your makeup done.”
I nodded since doing it myself would probably be a bad idea. Seeing how compliant I was, he grew slightly worried.
It was still early when I got home. Bored out of my mind, I called Macy.
To my dismay, her phone was still switched off. It’s already been three months. She should’ve been done with her confinement by now, but why is her phone still turned off?
Helpless, I called Jackson instead. The call rang for a long time before it connected, and he sounded quite busy when he spoke. “Sienna, I’m taking care of the baby now. What about you? What are you doing?”
I blinked in surprise. It must be quite difficult for a grown man to take care of a baby.
“Are you still with Macy in the countryside?” I asked while making myself comfortable on the sofa.
There was a momentary pause on the other end of the line before he answered, “Yeah. And you? How are you doing? Good?”
I nodded even though he couldn’t see me. “Yeah. I’ll return to J City around the end of the year. Are you two planning to come back to celebrate the new year? Or are you going to stay in the countryside?”
“We’re not too sure yet!” He seemed busy, so I quickly asked, “Where’s Macy? Is her phone broken? Why isn’t she answering her phone? I haven’t been able to get through to her for quite some time already.”
“Yeah! She’s quite busy. Anyway, I gotta go now. Let’s talk again some other time.” With that, he hung up the call.
I froze for a moment before putting my phone away.
…
At C Hotel, an international five-star hotel.
After parking the car at the hotel’s entrance, Marcus got out. Then, he gracefully walked to the front passenger side and opened the door for me before helping me out.
The train of my royal blue gown was too long. When I got out of the car, I couldn’t help but express my concern, “To be honest, this is my first time wearing a dress with such a long train. I’m worried that I might fall.”
He smiled faintly. “Then you’ll have to follow me closely, lest you fall.”
Besides this, I didn’t see any other way to prevent myself from tripping.
I shrugged my shoulders and followed him toward the hotel. There was already someone standing by the Roman columns at the hotel’s entrance to welcome the guests.
It was Sharon.
Having not seen her for quite some time, she seemed to have aged quite a bit. Today, she was wearing a burgundy gown with an ink-colored shawl to match, making her look incredibly elegant.
Older women tended to exude an elegance that was accumulated over the years as time had the ability to polish off the rough edges of women, giving them a gentle and alluring aura.
“Marc, you’re finally here! The guests should be arriving soon. Your grandparents are already here. Hurry up and go say hello to them, then come out to welcome the guests.” Sharon pulled Marcus toward the hotel.
With that, her gaze landed on me. She smiled. “And who might this beautiful young lady be? Why haven’t I seen her before?”
I was dumbfounded. Seeing as she couldn’t recognize me, I was at a loss for a moment and instinctively looked at Marcus.
Marcus chuckled and answered, “Mom, you’ve met her before. This is Sienna.”
Sharon froze, her eyes dipping down to look at my stomach. After a transient moment, she exclaimed, “It’s you!” She frowned and chided Marcus, “Marc, why did you…”
Marcus cut her off, “Mom, you said that no matter who I brought today, you wouldn’t intervene. You’ll respect my choices, won’t you?”
Parents would always relent whenever it came to their children. Sharon obviously hated Sally and looked down on the Featherstones.
However, she was willing to put up with me, the daughter-in-law of the Featherstone family, for Marcus’ sake.
With a soft sigh, she glanced at me and warned, “Just make sure you don’t stir up trouble.”
Marcus smiled lopsidedly before leading me into the hotel lobby.
There weren’t many people in the lobby yet. Refreshments were arranged on both sides, and the two Bauman elderlies were chatting with some guests who had just arrived.
Marcus tugged me forward to greet them. Perhaps it was because they hadn’t seen their grandson for a long time that they were overjoyed.
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
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