Triumph Above All novel

Chapter 39

Naomi’s expression turned pale as soon as he said that.

“Please just take it with you, dad.”

“What’s wrong with you, Naomi? This is from your brother, are you not willing to even take a look at it? Are you worried about the gift not being expensive enough and embarrassing yourself as their daughter-in-law?”

Nathaniel was a little furious at this point.

“Dad…” Naomi was rendered speechless.

“Why don’t you just open and have a look, Naomi. I mean, it won’t take that much time anyway,” Brian comforted.

Naomi felt even worse after that. She wondered why he would not even consider her feelings when he told her to open it.

She understood that her family was already looked down upon by people, so how could she possibly face anyone in the future if she revealed the item to be something cheap. Besides, this was the most important day of her life.

seemed that Mandy had suddenly changed her mind as she said, “Since Brian wanted you to open it, why don’t you go on ahead and do just that. Since your father insisted on giving you his gift at this moment, it must be something incredibly rare. Look, even I am

obviously had ill intentions toward Naomi.

Naomi nervously accepted

are you dawdling about? Could you be so starving that you aren’t even able to open a box? Or, are you waiting

why she changed her mind was so that Naomi could be humiliated in

everyone.

willing to make things difficult for a girl from a poor

said, Naomi closed her eyes, took a couple deep breaths

closed her eyes

plenty of people mocking her through the

and suddenly someone exclaimed, “That’s a

Red Dust? Was it the red necklace from

think it

broke out from amongst the crowd.

could it possibly be here? I mean, Skylar is nothing more than a penniless footsoldier, so how could he possibly afford

A counterfeit?