Chapter 156: Chapter 156



Nora frowned.

The nanny headed for the door. She asked, “May I know who you are?”.

Immediately a loud voice was heard from outside. “I am Nora’s father!”

The words made the people present look at Nora.

Simon and Melissa were also surprised and looked at Nora together.

Nora raised her pretty eyebrows. Just as she was about to say that there was no need to open the door, Miranda nudged Rachel and said, “Ah, is that a relative? Quick, go open the door.”

Rachel frowned, but the next moment she realized what Miranda was trying to do. It was clear that there was a bell on the door, but the man had knocked as loudly as if he was afraid they wouldn’t open it.

This showed that the two families were not on good terms.

He jumped up, as if he were about to see a show, and ran to the door. As she did so, she said, “Oh, I’m the youngest one here. I’ll go open the door, then.”

Nora, “?”

She had no choice but to follow Rachel out the back.

By the time she left the living room, Rachel had already opened the door. Henry cursed angrily, “Why did you wait so long to open the door, is it because we’re not welcome here?”

Rachel stepped aside and said, “Why aren’t you going to be? Come in, please.”

Henry was a little surprised, but nevertheless went inside with Wendy. The two were about to enter the room when someone blocked their way.

Henry frowned. “What is the meaning of this, Nora, are you blocking us from entering?”

Nora stood in their way at the entrance to the salon. Her voice was low and deep as she said, “If you have something to say, let’s talk in here.”

She didn’t want to cause trouble for the Andersons.

Henry scoffed, “Is this how the Andersons’ manners are? Do they really keep their family members from entering the house?”

Nora retorted, “Are they even family?”

Henry shouted into the living room, “I’m the Anderson’s son-in-law, I haven’t even met my in-laws since your mother and I got married! I hear Mom’s still around, so I think I should pay her a visit!”

He tried to make his way into the living room after saying that.

Unfortunately for him, Nora stood in his way like a bouncer. Henry wanted to push her aside and go inside, but even though the girl was clearly very thin and shouldn’t weigh much, Henry simply couldn’t get her to budge even after trying to push her aside.

It was as if her feet had been nailed to her as she stood there.

Henry was furious. He narrowed his eyes. Suddenly, he shouted into the room, “Mom, your son-in-law has come to visit you!”

As soon as he said that, Mrs. Anderson, who could no longer sit still, came out of her room.

Her daughter had abandoned the amazing and brilliant Ian Smith and run away from home. Later, she had married Henry. Although Mrs. Anderson had never asked anyone about it, in the end she was still very curious about what he was like.

The Elderess opened the door. “Nora, let them come in and talk.”

Only then did Nora step aside.

Melissa was talking to Miranda when they came in. She said, “Why don’t you go back to Rachel first, Miranda? We have guests.”

However, Miranda cheerfully replied, “I know, Nora’s father, right? Come to think of it, he can be considered our relative too. I should meet him too, lest we end up not knowing each other in the future.”

As a result, the room was suddenly filled with people.

Mrs. Anderson, Simon and Melissa sat on the main couch, while Miranda and Rachel sat on one of the side couches. Both appeared to be watching an entertainment program.

On the couch on the other side sat Henry and Wendy.

Nora did not take a seat. Instead, she leaned lazily against the wall without much expression on her face.

Seeing how distant and indifferent everyone was, Henry took the initiative to stand up. He bowed to Mrs. Anderson and said, “This is the first time we’ve seen each other in all these years, Mom. This is all Yvette’s fault. She never mentioned the Andersons, which made us all so distant from each other even though we’re family…”

Practically as soon as he said that, Melissa said neutrally, “You’re too polite, Mr. Smith. Not only is Yvette gone, but you’ve remarried. We are no longer family.”

Henry’s eyes twinkled. Then, he let out a sigh and said, “Speaking of remarried…. Gosh, this was all Yvette’s idea! She lost a lot of blood during childbirth, which caused her health to deteriorate greatly. Since then, her health was precarious. Before she died, what worried her most was that there was no one to take care of Nora, so she forced me to remarry and find someone to take care of Nora. If she hadn’t forced me, I definitely wouldn’t have remarried. Yvette and I were so in love then…”

She lowered her head and wiped the non-existent tears from her eyes. Then she raised her head again and said, “Even though Yvette is gone, Mom is still my mother-in-law. That’s one thing that will never change.”

Wendy was also quick to say, “Yes, that’s right. I also knew Yvette when she was still alive. We don’t have many members in our family, but if it’s okay with you, you can treat me as your daughter in the future, Mrs. Anderson! Breaking ties after someone’s death is not a popular way of thinking in our family. You see, didn’t Nora also move in with the Andersons? We’re all very much in favor of that.”

She looked at the old lady and said, “We also intend to be subsidiaries of hers in the future!”

Elder Mrs. Anderson, however, glared at Henry. Her eyes reddened again as she asked, “Are you saying that Yvette had already arranged her remarriage before she died? And that she has even met that woman?”

Mrs. Anderson felt her chest tighten at the thought of how her daughter had to find a wife for her own husband and a stepmother for her own daughter when she was clearly already on her deathbed.

Yvette had always been stubborn since she was a child. When she was with Ian, she had even once said that all rich men liked to have mistresses. If Ian dared to think like that, she would break his legs.

At the time, she had convinced Yvette to take it easy. After all, profit was the most important thing in the circle of the rich. How many of them were really in love with each other?

However, Yvette had lifted her chin and said proudly, “Mom, never in this life will I, Yvette Anderson, settle for love. Even if I die, I will not let Ian remarry. Whether in life or in death, I will be vigorous and exciting.”

The young woman at that moment had been full of energy and high-spirited, but also incredibly bossy.

How many men’s hearts had Yvette Anderson, a single woman, stolen in the circle of the wealthy?

What exactly must a woman as proud as she was have experienced to make her willing to choose a second wife for her husband during the last stage of his journey in life…?

Wendy’s eyes twinkled. She hastened to smile and said, “Yes, I am. For that I am very grateful. Mrs. Anderson, we are family…”

The tears in Mrs. Anderson’s eyes were about to fall. She moved the cane in her hands. Her eyelids drooped downward and she said, “We are not blood relatives, so we are not family.”

Her sense of alienation was very evident.

Simon stood up as well. He pointed at Henry and said angrily, “Have you already found your next wife when my sister wasn’t even dead? Are you still human? We don’t have a family like you here.”

Henry had originally thought that the Andersons would accept Wendy if he worded it that way, but unexpectedly, his plans had backfired.

Seeing how upset they were, his eyes twinkled and he smiled and said, “Mom, Simon. Whether you recognize me as family or not, I am still Nora’s father. This relationship between the two of us will never be broken.”

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