After Having a Dream, I Became Pregnant with a Billionaire's Child-Chapter 108 - 105: The Banquet at Hongmen

The Peace Hotel is a very famous old restaurant in Capital, where most of the diners are wealthy locals and some celebrities.

Mrs. Parker’s maternal family in Capital also has some assets, and this private room was booked under Mrs. Parker’s name.

Before leaving, Carlos still hadn’t gotten up.

Carlos was still sleeping in the study, and since he didn’t mention it, Emily Parker didn’t ask him to move back.

Emily Parker had the driver drop her off at the bus station near the Peace Hotel and told the driver not to bother picking her up. If it was still early after dinner, she planned to go to Eastern Hospital.

Upon arriving at the hotel entrance, Emily Parker was inquiring the doorman about the location of the private room booked by Mrs. Parker.

"Lady, the Celestial Fragrance Hall is on the third floor, at the southernmost end."

Just then, a black Bentley pulled up not far behind Emily Parker.

The person who got out of the car happened to overhear Emily Parker’s conversation with the doorman.

"Isn’t that the little gossipy nurse from the small clinic?"

Getting out of the car were Liliana and her mother.

They were at the Peace Hotel for her uncle’s birthday, so the whole family came here to dine.

Seeing Emily Parker enter, Liliana smirked maliciously and promptly called over the hotel manager...

Emily Parker didn’t notice that Liliana had followed her in one step behind.

Upon arriving at the door of the Celestial Fragrance Hall, she heard laughter coming from inside the private room.

"Little Sophie, it’s been a few years. You’ve grown more beautiful."

"Grandma, you are the one who seems to be getting younger, and Aunt hasn’t changed at all from before."

Inside the Celestial Fragrance Hall, a plump old lady and a corpulent middle-aged woman had already started chatting away in the room.

Mrs. Parker and Father Parker had gone to order food, and the other members of the Parker Family had just arrived.

When Emily Parker pushed the door open and entered, everyone in the room turned to look at her.

The Celestial Fragrance Hall was spacious and luxurious, and dining here made Grandma Parker and Aunt Parker feel very prestigious.

In addition to them, there was also Adam Willow.

He was sitting on the sofa and when he heard the door open, he looked up and saw Emily Parker.

Emily Parker knew upon seeing these people that this family dinner was unlikely to be enjoyable.

Seeing Emily Parker standing at the door without coming in or greeting anyone, Grandma Parker’s expression darkened, and she posed as an elder.

"That dead girl, her eyes are so much like her mother’s.

The more I look at her, the more unpleasant it is."

Grandma Parker muttered.

Emily Parker’s mother and Father Parker were from the same village.

Emily Parker’s mother was an orphan, adopted by villagers, and the two were childhood sweethearts, having studied together from a young age.

She was always superior to Father Parker in everything, even during high school exams, Emily Parker’s mother was the top scholar in Capital.

Father Parker only managed to rank second.

Mother Parker could only watch as the government awarded her rival, Emily Parker’s mother, five thousand yuan.

Because of this, Mother Parker resented Emily Parker and her mother for a lifetime.

When Mother Parker first learned that Father Parker and Emily Parker’s mother had an unwed daughter, she made endless fuss, accusing Emily Parker’s mother of seducing Father Parker, forcefully causing their separation.

Mother Parker snorted coldly,

"Emily Parker, you don’t even greet your elders. After a few years, you have become increasingly rude."

Aunt Parker, upon seeing this, made a snide comment,

"No wonder your sister-in-law always said you’re ungrateful.

You really are ungrateful. Your grandmother and I came, and you, as the granddaughter, didn’t even come to meet us in person.

Did you forget when your mother just passed away, how your grandmother was so busy taking care of everything for you?"

Emily Parker’s eyes grew darker.

Adam was also slightly surprised to hear this and he glanced at Emily Parker, as well as at Grandma Parker and Aunt Parker.

Little Sophie couldn’t help but curl the corners of her mouth; Grandma and Aunt have never liked Emily Parker.

When they used to come to Capital, they would not allow Emily Parker to join them at the table.

Grandma and Aunt would also find fault with Emily Parker, and Emily Parker didn’t dare to make a sound. Little Sophie enjoyed seeing Emily Parker’s stifled appearance the most.

Seeing Grandma Parker and Aunt Parker starting to nag endlessly, even daring to bring up her mother, Emily Parker let out a cold laugh and walked over.

She found a seat as far away from the Parker Family members as possible.

"I wouldn’t dare forget.

I should really be thanking you, old lady,"

Emily Parker said loudly on purpose,

"If it weren’t for you, such a good grandma, I wouldn’t have ended up in the countryside with nowhere to live.

My mom’s body was barely cold, and you sold her house."

Having said that, Emily Parker glanced at Aunt Parker beside her,

"Right, you too.

I should really thank you.

Talking about how close you were to my mom as sisters, yet as soon as my mom died, you couldn’t wait to take her clothes that she could wear, and all the furniture from our home."

Emily Parker was young at the time, but that didn’t mean she was a fool.

Who treated her well and who treated her poorly, she knew better than anyone else.

If it weren’t for her seeing through these two women early on and moving some important things away before her mother died, her mother’s last possessions would have probably gone to these two women for nothing.

Aunt Parker and Grandma Parker turned from pale to red to green several times.

"What nonsense are you spouting? You were young and didn’t understand anything.

We feared that you and your widowed mother would be deceived, that’s why we helped you handle the house.

Besides, we gave the money from the sale to your dad already, to be used for your upbringing over the years."

Grandma Parker said loudly.

"That’s right. Those things from your mom, they were all used by the deceased, keeping them brings bad luck.

I took care of those things for you, also because I was afraid they would make you miss her too much."

Aunt Parker also hurriedly said.

Emily Parker sneered in her heart; these two were really better in talking than singing.

After she turned sixteen, she had saved up for all her expenses by herself.

"What are you chatting about so enthusiastically?"

While talking, Father Parker and Mrs. Parker came in after ordering.

Mrs. Parker’s smile froze when she saw Emily Parker sitting there, and she gave her daughter a slightly annoyed look.

Today Sophie Parker and Adam Willow were discussing their engagement, and in her opinion, Emily Parker shouldn’t have been invited at all to avoid extra trouble.

Sophie Parker said with a smile, freewēbnoveℓ.com

"Sister, you must be misunderstanding Grandma and Aunt.

It’s rare for them to come by, so why bother arguing with them about old matters.

After all, Grandma and Aunt are very worried about you.

Especially Aunt, she heard that you just lost your job recently and was afraid you’d have trouble finding another job, so she went out of her way to recommend a job for you."

As soon as Father Parker sat down and heard this, he furrowed his brows and looked at Emily Parker with dissatisfaction,

"You lost your job at People’s Hospital?

How come you never mentioned such an important thing at home?"

"I was unhappy there, so I resigned."

Emily Parker took a sip of tea.

"A nurse’s salary might not be high, but at least the job is stable. Do you think it’s easy to find a stable job?

You’re not Adam, who has both education and skills, sought after wherever he goes."

Father Parker snorted coldly.

Adam Willow seemed like he wanted to say something but hesitated. In fact, Emily Parker had a good reputation at People’s Hospital; she was the talented nurse of the year from the pharmacy every year.

Seeing Adam Willow’s expression, Sophie Parker smiled and said,

"Dad, don’t talk about sister like that. Actually, sister’s work performance is quite outstanding, she probably quit because she thought the salary of a nurse, which is only five or six thousand a month, was too low."

When Aunt Parker heard this, she curled her lips,

"Indeed, the salary of a nurse is not high.

It’s not even as good as the job I found for you,

I have a great job right here, with a monthly salary of eight thousand.

My next-door neighbor, Rose Lowe, she used to work as a nanny in Capital..."