Triumph Above All novel

“Alright!” Homer beamed from ear to ear and dipped his head slightly in thanks before making his way to the living room.

Yvonne, who had been watching in stunned silence all this while, finally pulled herself together. With bitter indignation, she snapped, “Bah! What a load of pretentious rubbish! After saying earlier that Grandpa wouldn’t care for all this too! Turns out someone must have planned everything earlier because they were afraid we’d show them up. Some people are just shallow that way; no wonder Grandpa was easily swayed into handing everything over to you!”

Georgia and Tyler chimed in as well. “Exactly! It’s really disgusting how calculative some people can be, even within one’s own family!”

Up to this point, Yulia had not bothered to quibble with the three of them. However, when she heard this, she could no longer stand it. “Let’s see; earlier on, somebody was making snide remarks and prodding me into inviting some distinguished people to grace the occasion, as if it would be a disgrace to Grandpa if I didn’t do so. Well, Mr. McGee is here now, but some people seem to be upset about it, acting like green-eyed monsters and making catty comments. If that’s the case, why not make a few phone calls and invite a few more distinguished guests to prove you’re taking Grandpa’s birthday celebrations seriously?”

own words back in their faces without a moment’s hesitation. Their faces burned with anger and embarrassment;

had Nolan on her side, and she was not about to admit defeat

sort of underhand arrangements you’ve made with him to get

said this, the butler announced in a clear, carrying voice, “Mr. Brad Moody, representing the

one of the Four Great Families, but their power and influence were second only to the Whitlocks. In fact, they could be considered Cloudtopia’s Fifth Great Family. Even Nolan’s family, the prominent Oakleys, were nowhere on par with the Whitlocks, despite having

elite circles. It was almost unthinkable for someone like

come because of Skylar

had already

70th birthday. I thought I’d take the liberty of coming by to toast his