Skipped at the altar, Taken by his uncle Novel

Chapter 238 Chapter 238 5 Joanne was all action. She said she wanted a clothing store, and just like that, she opened one. Her parents totally doted on her, getting her a shop in a prime spot on the busiest street, and put it under her name. After Joanne talked things over with her business partner and invested her money, she let her partner handle everything else. She went on a shopping spree, buying everything she wanted, kind of like payback for all those times when she was just a minor celeb who couldn't afford to splurge.

When her aunt saw staff from all the big-name brands delivering bags right to their door, she couldn't resist tossing out a sarcastic jab. "Wow, Joanne, you're really lucky. You get to be the little princess of your family and never have to work. Must be nice," her aunt said, her tone dripping with mockery. Joanne was holding the latest designer bag, about to hand it to her aunt. At the last second, she put it down. Instead, she just grabbed a random scarf from one of the shopping bags and handed it over. "Aunt Judy, this one's for you.

I was going to give you the bag, but I figured you'd just call me a spendthrift, so here's a scarf. At least it'll keep you warm." "Otherwise, with all those cold comments, your teeth might just freeze up," Joanne teased, a sly grin on her face. Joanne's aunt bit her tongue, not daring to say another word. She'd spotted the old man coming downstairs. "Well, thanks, Joanne. You're so generous," her aunt said, forcing a smile. "No problem, Aunt Judy. Don't let me keep you from your card game," Joanne replied. Her grandpa came downstairs and chuckled.

"Did your aunt get on your nerves again?" he asked. "Let it go, Grandpa. Let's just drop it," Joanne replied. The Falls family got along pretty well, all things considered. His grandpa had three sons and a daughter. Joanne's dad was the oldest. Her second uncle and third uncle both worked at the family company, but neither of them was really driven, so they were just coasting in some easy positions. Her second aunt had two sons. Her cousins were actually pretty ambitious, but their mother always felt their grandpa was playing favorites and didn't pay enough attention to her sons.

Her third uncle was divorced, and his daughter lived with her mom, so Joanne's cousin didn't really have much of a relationship with the family. Joanne's youngest aunt Vivian was a real hustler. Besides his grandpa, Joanne liked her the most. So, with all that, Joanne ended up as the family's darling, and everyone just loved to spoil her. Joanne went all out shopping, but it wasn't just for herself. She left a little something for everyone in their rooms. Vivian and her husband lived on their own and only dropped by every now and then.

Thu, Sân Chapter 238 MCRA Joanne grabbed the gift for her aunt Vivian and took it with her to the office. 65 Qushers Just as Vivian wrapped up a meeting, she spotted Joanne coming in. "Joanne, what brings you here?" Vivian asked, a little surprised. Joanne pulled out the gift she'd brought. "Aunt Vivian, this is a custom piece from my new store's grand opening. I saved one just for you. Do you like it?" "And there's a limited-edition bag too. I thought they'd look great together," Joanne added with a smile. Vivian's eyes widened in surprise. "Look at you, all grown up!

So you're opening a clothing store now? Are you going for the luxury couture vibe?" "Yep! The designer I'm teaming up with has got a bit of a name in the industry. Check out the vibe we're planning for the store. Could you give me some tips, Aunt Vivian?" Vivian took a close look at the plans. "Maybe make the decor even more luxe, and warm lighting would really set the mood.

Since most of your clients will be rich ladies, you should space out the fitting rooms, so even if the place gets busy, everyone still has their privacy." Joanne scribbled down all her aunt's advice in her notebook, and then looked up with a hopeful grin. "Anything else?" Vivian smiled. "How are you and your partner dividing the shares?" "We're each holding 50%," Joanne said. "I'd recommend one of you take 51% and the other 49%. Even that tiny 2% difference can really matter down the line. Try not to split it right down the middle.

If you just want to be a silent partner, you could take the smaller share and let your friend call the shots," Vivian suggested. Joanne hadn't really thought that far ahead. "I'll talk it over with my friend when I get back." "Thanks, Aunt Vivian, you're the best," Joanne said, putting on her cutest face. "Alright, alright, you're not a kid anymore. Stop acting all cute. So, your dad mentioned you went on a blind date last time. How'd that go?" Vivian asked. Joanne pursed her lips and said, 'Aunt Vivian, I'll be honest with you.

I'm just going through the motions, trying to keep them off my back. I really don't know what else to do.' Vivian chuckled. "Take your time and look around. When things settle down, you should travel the world. Go wherever your heart takes you." "Joanne, while you're still young, go out and experience as much as you can. The world's yours to explore," she added. Joanne smiled. "Okay, Aunt Vivian, I'll let you get back to it. I'm off!" ***** Just as Joanne was heading downstairs, her phone rang. It was Elton calling. "Hey, what's up?" Joanne said.

Elton said, "My grandpa wants me to take you out for dinner. Let's go. Didn't you say you wanted me to play along? Time to act." CISA Chapter 238 Joanne thought for a moment, and then replied, "Sure, I'll drop you the location. Let's go Dutch. Elton felt like Joanne was taking a jab at him. 'Me, going Dutch with a girl? Has that ever happened?' he grumbled to himself. But when he arrived, Joanne was already eating. "I've paid for my own meal. Go ahead and order yours," she said.

Here they were, two people who barely knew each other, just checking off this blind date like it was another chore, all thanks to some bizarre family arrangement. Joanne snapped a quick pic of Elton and sent it to the group chat with her parents and Jason. Elton did the same, sending a photo of Joanne to his own family group chat. Not a word about Oliver, like he was a ghost or something. Oliver thought Elton was just hopeless, trying to get any info out of him was a total headache. As the heir of the Walker family, Elton literally couldn't get anything done.

Oliver couldn't help but shake his head at him. Today, Oliver asked Elton to bring him dinner, but Elton just said he was busy. So Oliver had to go to a restaurant himself. The moment he walked in, he instantly caught sight of Joanne. And sitting across from her, flashing a big grin, was his friend Elton. Oliver was practically ice-cold as he said, "Elton." Elton snapped his head up, eyes widened. "Oliver!" Oliver shot him a mocking look. "So this is your so-called date?" "And this is you being not interested, huh?" he added, his voice dripping with sarcasm. Elton instantly panicked.

"Oliver, let me explain! It's all just a misunderstanding." "We're just playing along for the family..." he stammered. "Elton, how could this be a misunderstanding? Weren't you the one who invited me out to dinner tonight?" Joanne said, deliberately exposing him with a teasing smile. Joanne flashed Oliver a grin. "It's just one of those family matchmaking things. Hope you get it." "Matchmaking?" Oliver echoed, his tone laced with disbelief and jealousy. Oliver felt a sour lump in his throat. 'Seriously? Are they already talking about marriage?' he thought, unable to hide his jealousy.

"So you two are already discussing marriage?" "Joanne, do you even know how many exes this man's had? Hundreds of them!" Oliver said. "And you know what a scaredy-cat he is? If a bug's even a little bigger than his fingernail, he'll freak out like it's the end of the world," Oliver snarked, shooting Joanne a look. "Don't let that twenty-something face fool you. He's basically falling apart already," Oliver scoffed. "And talk about bad luck, whatever he does, he ends up losing money.

Joanne, you really can't be with him, or you'll be doomed to bad luck forever!" Oliver warned, half mocking, half serious. 17:00 Thu, Danh ở Chapter 238 Elton hissed through gritted teeth, "Oliver!" "Stop making stuff up! You're just trying to scare her off! Elton snapped, his face flushing with anger. "You! You're gonna be the death of me! You're the one who's falling apart!" Elton shot back, practically furning Joanne elegantly dabbed her mouth, totally ignoring the men bickering next to her.

She turned to Elton with a smile and said, Elton, guess tonight's not the best time for that night view. Rain check?" Oliver watched Joanne walk off. Then he pointed right at Elton's face and snapped, 'Still got excuses? You two were going to go see the night view. Don't even try to deny it!" Elton was left speechless, just staring at Oliver in disbelief. Man, Joanne totally set me up this time, Elton thought, feeling completely doomed.

"Oliver, seriously, if I tell you there's nothing going on between us, would you even buy it?" Elton said, sounding totally defeated AD Comment Send gift No Ads ༢།༡༦ 55 admin