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?”

almost choked. Earlier, this was exactly how they had derided Yulia; now, she had thrown their own words back in their faces without a moment’s hesitation. Their faces burned with anger and embarrassment; they knew

side, and she was not about to admit

arrangements you’ve made with him to get him to cooperate with you in this little farce? If you want to score one over me, why don’t you

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

one of the Four Great Families, but their power and influence were second only to the Whitlocks. In fact, they could

words, Brad Moody, the head of the Moody family, was a member of Cloudtopia’s highest elite circles. It was almost unthinkable for

have come because of Skylar

Brad had already approached Skylar and

“Mrs. Stone, I heard that your grandfather’s celebrating his 70th birthday. I thought I’d take the liberty of coming by to toast his good health; I hope both