Chapter232
They didn’t believe this was a coincidence. Grandma Sun and Tanya’s grandmother had known each other for years, celebrating countless birthdays together. Did the Sun family forget Grandma Rong’s birthday? No. They knew. They’d deliberately scheduled the housewarming for today!
Mr. Lan was unaware of their history with the Sun and Lin families. He understood Steve’s dismay at the half–empty banquet hall. He lowered his voice.“It can’t be helped. The Suns have Mr. Sterling’s backing. Invitations were sent. We aren’t close to the Suns, but who dares to disrespect Mr. Sterling? Old Rong, I had no choice…”
Not attending, or leaving early, would be disrespectful. With Chase possibly marrying Miss Lin soon, offending the Suns would mean offending both Miss Lin and Chase–something they couldn’t afford.
Some people were afraid to offend Chase. Others were eager to curry favor with the Lins and Suns. The Rong family’s decline in recent years, contrasted with the Lins‘ and Suns‘ connection to Chase, made the choice clear.
