From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent

Chapter 244

A faint voice echoed through the room, yet it landed with a thud.

All eyes turned towards the entrance.

From the doorway, a slender sound made its entrance

hin white hoodie, black jeans, and a pair of white sneakers that

In the midst of a frigid December, she was clad in nothing but a thin accentuated her long, elegant legs.

Her face, untouched by makeup, was breathtakingly beautiful.

Upon seeing Anthea Carole’s heart found its calm. With a steely face, she said to

time ago. Our home doesn’t welcome you, so please leave at once!”

Felton, “Annia’s right. I’ve cut ties

Felton slammed his hands down on the table, glaring

come for money, and relations mustn’t sour too much. With a smile, she played peacemaker, “Dad, don’t get angry. Carole didn’t mean it like that. She’s your daughter. She’d

that whole misunderstanding at your sister’s house–everyone was hot–headed, and things were said in the heat of the moment. They weren’t meant to sever ties. Surely, you don’t believe that! Look, your mom and dad, your brother and I came to apologize today. You know, as children, we should honor our parents. It’s a sin to hold anger against them. Carole, I know you’re not that kind of person! And besides, mom, dad, your brother and I, we’ve always

of her duties as a daughter A good daughter, regardless of her parents‘ actions, must

her

was never one for words. The weight of filial piety could

had indeed struck a

Carole was at a loss for

years, even our next–door neighbor thought my mom was an orphan with no parents! Now that we’re doing well, you come with a

had opened three restaurants and moved out of the basement, life was looking up, and these people couldn’t sit still They never considered how they had humiliated Carole back at Elaine’s

to see all kinds of people, but this level of shamelessness

face momentarily betrayed

peanut brittle they brought was indeed stale, meant to placate Carole, but Anthea’s keen eyes