Triumph Above All novel

Given that Homer had expressed his intentions in this manner, Skylar could not very well turn him away. He merely nodded and
said, “Old Mr. Sue is in the living room; you can present your gift to him there.”
“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?”
“You...!” Georgia and Tyler 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 that they
did not have the clout to invite anyone more prestigious than Homer McGee.
However, Yvonne had Nolan on her side, and she was not about to admit defeat so easily.
With a contemptuous little smirk, she remarked scathingly to Yulia, “It’s just Homer McGee anyway. Who knows what sort of
underhand 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 invite a few more VIPs?”
Right as she said this, the butler announced in a clear, carrying voice, “Mr. Brad Moody, representing the Moody family!”
Yvonne was suddenly assailed by a sense of foreboding. The Moody family might not have been 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 family connections
with the Belmonts.

In other words, Brad Moody, the head of the Moody family, was a member of Cloudtopia’s highest elite circles. It was almost
unthinkable for someone like that to show up at the Sue residence out of the blue!
He can’t have come because of Skylar and Yulia, could he?
By the time Yvonne had time to process the wild thoughts spinning around in her brain, Brad had already approached Skylar and
Yulia, greeting them with the utmost courtesy. “Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. Stone!”
Before Skylar could reply, Brad added quickly with a chuckle, “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 of you will forgive my presumption.”
For a moment, Skylar was bereft of speech. Were all these people somehow mysteriously all-knowing? One by one, they were
showing up with gifts for Leon; he could not, in all good conscience, chase them away, could he?
Furthermore, he had just ushered Homer into the living room to pay his respects to Leon, so he could not very well bar Brad from
doing the same.
As such, Skylar merely nodded gravely and replied courteously, “Of course, Mr. Moody, think nothing of it. Old Mr. Sue is in the
living room, please do go in.”
“Thank you, Mr. Stone!” Brad broke into a big smile and bowed his head in thanks.
Yvonne, Georgia, and Tyler could only stand there, gaping in disbelief...