From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 134

“Hal My fabulous Anthea, come on in! Let’s have ourselves a real knees–up tonight! Nanson’s face was as red as a boiled lobster, his eyes bloodshot.

Staggering around, he seemed to be walking on clouds.

Anthea steadied him with a hand, “Uncle Nanson, are you alright?”

Nanson waved her off, “Fine! Just fine!”

Amidst his laughter, Nanson suddenly broke into tears.

“Uncle Nanson?” Anthea was startled.

Aside from that time at Elaine’s, she had never seen him cry.

Covering his face, Nanson crouched in a corner, sobbing uncontrollably, “Ann! I… I’ve been dumped…”

Anthea stared at Nanson in surprise.

She had always assumed Nanson to be a lifelong bachelor, yet here he was with at girlfriend.

Overcoming her astonishment, Anthea quickly crouched to comfort him. Although Nanson was drunk, his thoughts were fairly coherent. It didn’t take long for Anthea to piece together what had happened.

“Uncle Nanson, every cloud has a silver lining. This could be a good thing for you.”

“Good thing?” Nanson belched, “I’ve just been dumped, and you’re calling it a good thing! Are you really my favorite girl?”

Nanson was on the verge of tears again.

and your house. Now that she knows you’ve got neither, her true purpose

Anthea as if comforted by her words, “Do you think I can do better

nodded slightly, “Absolutely!

isn’t worth it! You have to bounce back. Imagine, when you hit the jackpot

Make it rain on

Nanson’s sorrow seemed to fade, his emotions steadied, and he ultimately succumbed to slumber right

head in disbelief and dragged Nanson

she was strong enough to move

something rash,

laptop in the living

streamer

“Good evening!”

Your video made the top three on the YouTube

already started

that her followers had skyrocketed to over fifty thousand, with the live audience peaking at

she barely had ten thousand

seemed to work wonders.

show your face on camera?” someone

me at chess, and I’ll

was when a challenge popped up on her

A? Anthea was about to decline when the

Mr. A! Please accept, Anthea!”

A see

“You’re on fire!”