Chapter 100 – Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family

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“Good point!” On hearing this, Olga immediately nudged Yolanda, “Yoli, did you hear that? You must give it your best!”

“I got it,” Yolanda was originally feeling down, but then her phone beeped with a notification of a message. It was a message from Zachary, and her mood instantly improved.

[I’m among the audience, where are you?]

Yolanda immediately stood up to look for Zachary, and when she saw him, she waved and called out, “Zachary, I’m over here!”

After saying this, she immediately rushed over excitedly to meet Zachary.

“Someone’s here?” Mrs. Bright was a little surprised, “Yoli seems really happy.”

“Oh, it’s Yoli’s boyfriend, he’s here to cheer her on!” Olga didn’t expect Zachary to show up at this time, and her mood got even better.

“Yoli just graduated from high school, and she already has a boyfriend?” Mrs. Bright saw that Zachary was very handsome, and couldn’t help asking, “He looks very well–educated, which family is he from?”

“Oh, he’s the son of the richest family in Golden City.”

“Zachary?” Mrs. Bright was a little surprised, she didn’t expect the Melton family to have such a connection with the Panter family!

“Do you know Zachary?” Olga knew about Zachary’s family’s status, once mentioned, others could only envy her.

“I can’t say I know him.” Mrs. Bright only had a few interactions with Zachary’s mother but didn’t really have much contact with Zachary himself.

Yolanda, arm in arm with Zachary, strutted to the fifth row of the audience seats, casually introducing him as her fiancé to the folks around.

Zachary didn’t plan to show up, but after some hemming and hawing outside, he finally decided that it wouldn’t make any sense if he, as a fiancé, didn’t attend his bride–to–be’s award ceremony.

So, he bit the bullet and came.

Despite his reluctance, he still greeted everyone with grace and charm when Yolanda introduced him.

His conduct undoubtedly added a touch of dignity to the Melton family, making Demetrius and Olga swell with pride.

Mrs. Bright, on the other hand, sneakily whipped out her phone and texted Mrs. Panter, “You really know how to keep a secret, eh? Why didn’t you spill the beans about Zachary and Yoli’s romance? If I hadn’t bumped into them in the audience, I wouldn’t have known you already had a daughter–in–law in the making!”

At that time, Mrs. Panter was enjoying her morning tea. The message almost made her choke. She quickly replied, “What?”

She had warned her son multiple times in the past few days not to chase after that Melton girl, but the knucklehead didn’t listen.

All talk and no action, truly!

“It’s the National Piano Competition award ceremony! My daughter got fifth place, so I tagged along. Never expected Yoli to bag second! You really have a good eye.”

Feeling suffocated, Mrs. Panter quickly replied, “Where’s this ceremony? I’ll swing by.”

“Yolanda didn’t invite you?” Mrs. Bright teased, “They seem pretty cozy.”

Right now, Yolanda was sweetly holding onto Zachary’s arm, and whispering something into his ear. Zachary listened and gave a chuckle.

The scene was picture–perfect.

Mrs. Panter was about to blow her top, “othing is set yet, it’s just child’s play.”

“Huh?” Mrs. Bright was taken aback, “But their parents seem pretty serious about i”

“Well, you know, a lot of folks want to tie the knot with the Panter family.”

Only then did Mrs. Bright realize that the Panter family parents hadn’t agreed to this match, yet they were advertising it far and wide.

While Zachary was watching the host’s opening remarks with Yolanda; his phone buzzed. It was a message from his Mom.

“Are you trying to send me to an early grave? I’ve told you time and time again to break up with that girl! But you never listen!”

“Fine! You may as well marry into the Melton family! Consider yourself disowned! If you’re so fond of her, don’t bother coming home ever again!”

Zachary was astonished. Zachary read his mother’s message, and he was puzzled as to how she knew he was there…

He looked around. Except for the parents of the Melton family, he didn’t recognize anyone else.

This was weird.

“Mom, I’ll be home soon; don’t be mad,” Zachary didn’t really want to be there, he just wanted to be there for Yolanda, otherwise, it would feel like something was missing.

Yolanda, who was close enough to see the conversation on his phone, felt a stab of disappointment. But she couldn’t show it, so she gently said, “Is that your mom asking you to come home? If so, you should go. Don’t worry about me.”

Zachary glanced over and saw the innocence and kindness in Yolanda’s eyes, which made him falter a bit.

“Zachary, you should go home. Don’t make your Mom upset; she’s only got you,” Yolanda understood his predicament and comforted him, “No matter how she views me, as a Mom, she just wants you to be happy, to find a good partner, and live a blissful life.”

“Aren’t you mad at her?” Zachary was surprised, looking into her eyes, he asked, “In the hospital, she said so much that hurt you.”

She was against this marriage, even thought Yolanda wasn’t good enough.

Yolanda shook her head, and with a smile she said, “She and I, we both love you, we both want you to be happy. I know her intentions are good, so I’m not mad.”

The classmates‘ jeers didn’t bother her, as long as she could become Zachary’s wife in the future, who would dare laugh at her?

She didn’t want to be adopted by a janitor, but life played a cruel joke on her. Yet she didn’t complain; always treated people around her with kindness. Was there any better girl in this world?

Even if she had dated other guys, so what? She grew up without father’s love, longing for someone to care for her, was that wrong?

Thinking about her family situation when she was young, Zachary suddenly had a question, “When did you learn to play the piano?”

He remembered she had mentioned that her Mom had a tough time raising her.

Under such circumstances, it was unlikely she had the chance to learn the piano.

Yolanda hadn’t expected Zachary to suddenly ask this question, which also piqued the curiosity of Olga nearby, “Yeah, Yoli, it seemed like you hadn’t learned piano. before you returned to the Melton family!”

So, how did she learn to play the piano and even win awards?

“After I returned to the Melton family, once, I saw a piano in my sister’s room, and then I just learned it online.”

That was true, in order to improve her image, Yolanda had self–taught a lot online.

“There are piano lessons online; I practiced when no one was around. Later, my Dad saw that I really liked the piano, so he bought me a new one, and even hired a tutor for me.”

That was also true, Demetrius had a tutor come in every day to teach her after he saw her interest in piano, but they didn’t know how much Yolanda had learned. “So, you just learned it like that? Piano is complicated. I learned for ten years, and only got first place in a competition in the last two years.”

Zachary never thought his fiancée was so talented. She just returned to the Melton family for a few dozen days, and she already mastered such a difficult instrument!

“That’s what talent is. Mirabella treats the piano like a decoration! Wasting such a costly piano!” Olga became upset whenever she mentioned this, “On the other hand, Yoli only studied for a bit, and she already got second place! Incredible!”

Yolanda felt a bit embarrassed being praised like this. She knew her own abilities; she only knew this one piece. Although the tutor taught her other pieces; they were far from praiseworthy.

Anyone who knew the piano could tell what her skills were really like.

So, she had been practicing her competition piece at home non–stop, just so she could perform normally today.

She knew Zachary knew the piano, so she practiced very hard.

At that moment, she noticed that Zachary’s gaze toward her became as gentle as before, and she felt a temporary sense of relief.

On the stage.

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