She Outshines Them All (Athena and Matthew)

Chapter 354

Violet Stevens, with graying hair and a somewhat stern appearance, stepped out of the room holding her young great-grandson. "Are your eyes deceiving you? Wesley is so old now, and he's on TV?"

As she spoke, Violet glanced at the television and then took a few steps closer to scrutinize it. "Wow, he really does look like the young Wesley. That face of his is reminiscent of Wesley's third son. What's his name again..."

Her other great-grandson was lounging on a worn-out sofa, scrolling through his phone while watching TV. He couldn't help but scoff, "Who's Wesley? The guy on TV is Zayn Donovan, the hottest star right now. He's really famous." "Zayn Donovan?" Violet wanted to slap her thigh but was worried about dropping the child. Instead, she raised her voice. "Yes, Wesley's third son is named Zayn Donovan."

"Hamza, you know I have a daughter named Claire with Ronan Stevens. Her husband is Wesley, and Zayn is one of their children, which makes him one of your uncles. Are you sure this big star is really named Zayn?" "Of course." Hamza Stevens didn't take their conversation seriously. "I watched a movie he starred in during Christmas. His fight scenes were spectacular. The film made a billion dollars at the box office."

"A billion dollars?" Ronan's and Violet's eyes lit up, their faces flushed, and they breathed more heavily. "So, how much do these big stars get to keep?"

Hamza replied, "Stars earn a lot. A big star like Zayn should be making about 10 million dollars."

"About 10 million dollars?" Ronan dropped the bottle and peanuts he was holding, his voice trembling. "How much is that? Wouldn't it take a lifetime to spend it all?"

Violet was trying to count on her fingers, struggling to grasp the numbers.

Although Hamza was just starting middle school, he had some street smarts. "You just lack experience. Ten million dollars is nothing for these big stars.

"Just one movie can earn them about 10 million dollars, and they can easily make over 2 million dollars from ads or events. Earning about 100 million dollars a year isn't hard at all."

"About 100 million dollars?" Ronan and Violet were dumbfounded, saliva pooling in their mouths. "How long would it take to spend that?"

Seeing their reactions, Hamza chuckled, "If Zayn really is your grandson, our family would be set. If he just gives us a little help or helps us find a job, we could have houses and cars and leave this run-down town for a big city." Ronan clutched his chest, heart racing, and said with difficulty, "Violet, do you still have Wesley and Claire's phone numbers? If you do, call them and ask if Zayn has really become a big star

Violet scoffed, "How would we have their numbers? After they lost their child, we changed our phone number and lost theirs too. We haven't been able to reach them for ages."

"You're so useless." Ronan slapped his thigh in frustration, urgency in his voice. "Hamza, call your grandfather, just say Zayn has become a big star. We need to find him and Wesley." Hamza was somewhat skeptical. "Is Zayn really our relative?"

"Of course!" Ronan patted him on the back, his face glowing with excitement. "Hamza, as long as we find the Donovan family, we're set for life. We won't have to worry about money anymore." Hearing this, Hamza thought it might be worth a shot.

He immediately called his grandfather, Quentin Stevens, to tell him about Zayn.

been in touch for over ten years, and Zayn has become a big star? This is serious. Your dad and I will go back tonight and discuss this with your great-grandparents." Even though it was already past eight in the evening, Quentin and his son booked a taxi

seventies, they sipped strong coffee to keep awake, insisting on waiting for the

the television to closely watch Zayn in Boundary Strike and Lockwood's Detective

watched. "It really is Zayn! He has really become a big star. He's acting in movies now. How much do you think he makes in

child, has made it big and doesn't

village for Christmas,

like going to the cinema, and the adults preferred comedies, so only Hamza and

and nephew were only

Zayn was indeed a big star, they unanimously decided to go find

calculated the costs, feeling a bit pained. "With so many of us, just the travel expenses will be over

find them, we'll have to stay in a

government poverty alleviation policies had lifted the entire village out of poverty long ago, the Stevens family lived in a two-story concrete house but only managed to cover basic needs, not truly reaching a comfortable or affluent lifestyle.

worry about money. As relatives

right. We need to dress well

Claire has made it big, or everyone will come asking her

asked, "What about

had three children

Quentin, the second was Claire, and the youngest

had long severed ties

whom were married with children Quentin lived in the county

remained in the village, without children or grandchildren to care for

cherished their sons, grandsons, and great-grandsons,

holding Joel's two-year-old

first check things out in Kitmore City. After finding Claire's family,

plan and happily

his wife stayed up late, but when they woke up in the morning, they still felt energized. They took a van from the village to the town, then a bus from the town to the county,

they arrived in Kitmore City, it was already evening forcing them to stay overnight at a hotel near the bus

morning, Ronan and