Chapter 2: Rumor

Nathan Frank's birthday party was held at the largest hotel in the city of H.

The party started at seven o'clock in the evening, when Fiona arrived, the party was almost full.

Before entering the party, Fiona found a public restroom and took out the things she brought with her.

The outfit she brought with her was a formal dress used to go to a party, saying it was a dress but it was actually just a one-piece dress. If she went to her grandfather's birthday and wore too simple clothes, people would say it backbite.

When she changed, she received a phone call from Alice Frank.

Clara Frank is the daughter of the eldest uncle, Alice Frank is the daughter of the second uncle, both of whom are cousins ​​of Fiona.

“Fiona, where are you? Why haven't you come yet?" Contrary to the gentle Clara Frank, Alice Frank is a hot-tempered person.

"I'm getting dressed." Fiona was reluctant.

"It's been a while since she was changing clothes, she was so brave." Alice Frank could not accept Fiona’s attitude, her tone also rose.

"Sister, I'm near the party, I'll be there in ten minutes at the latest." Fiona said.

On the other side, Alice Frank was silent for a few seconds and hung up the phone.

Fiona smiled, looked at the mirror and makeup. The girl in the white-faced mirror looks very pretty overall.

Out of the toilet room, Fiona almost hit someone. Looking closely, she realized that it was her cousin - Alice Frank.

Startled, she stepped back, Alice Frank was also a little startled, but when she saw that it was Fiona, she began to teach: "How many minutes have passed since then?"

Fiona was also a bit surprised, she didn't know that her cousin could come all the way here: "How did you know that I was here?"

Alice Frank glanced at her and said: "I use geolocation, when you are talking, I already know where you are thanks to the locator app."

"Sister, it's not that I'm late, it's that the taxi has a problem across the street." Fiona explained.

“Having a taxi in trouble?” Alice Frank laughed: "Why don't you take another car to go home."

Fiona knew that the more she spoke, the more exposed she would be, so she definitely kept quiet and said nothing.

Fiona was silent, Alice Frank looked at her from top to bottom and frowned: "What are you wearing?"

"I'm wearing a dress, sister." Fiona looked at the dress she was wearing and asked, "What's wrong, can't you wear a formal dress to your grandfather's birthday?"

"Isn't this the dress you usually wear to parties, I saw you wearing it last year too."

This dress wasn't actually bought by her. Last year, Regina Julia bought her this dress out of her own pocket, otherwise she would have bought an expensive dress.

Still Regina Julia told her there was no need to waste money on buying an expensive dress and then throw it in a corner. This dress is both beautiful and comfortable, when the party's over, you can still wear it to go out. It looks both beautiful and thrifty, and when Fiona heard that, she agreed.

Alice Frank tugged at her skirt: "Fiona, don't tell me you don't have money to buy a new dress, if you don't have it, you have to tell me, I can buy it for you." 

Couldn't I wear a casual dress to my grandfather's birthday party?

"So, cousin..." Fiona listened quietly to Alice Frank and asked her again: "If you don't wear a new dress, you can't go to the party, cousin?" She really hoped Alice Frank would say a "Yes", then she would certainly not hesitate to turn around and leave without looking back.

"Can't go to the party without wearing new clothes?" Next to transmit a very easy to hear male voice.

Fiona and Alice Frank simultaneously turned their heads to look at the source of the sound, only to see a man in comfortable clothes leaning against the wall in the men's WC, it could also be said to be a young man, at first glance aged. Not very old, only about eighteen or nineteen years old.

At this moment, the boy was frowning, looking sad.

"Who are you? Why are you eavesdropping on other people's conversations? Does your family don't know how to teach?" Alice Frank said angrily.

“The clothes I wear more than once or twice.” The young man was not angry at Alice Frank's attitude, looked down at his clothes, and sadly said: "It seems that I can't go to the party today, then Miss Frank helps me tell him happy birthday, the driver will bring gifts, me go first, goodbye."

The young man waved to Alice Frank, tilted his head and winked at Fiona, then quickly went out the stairs, and when he went down to the floor, Fiona still saw him whistling.

"Crazy." Alice Frank cursed under her breath, pulled Fiona's arm: "Hurry up, haven't you lost your face?"

Fiona pushed her hand away: "Cousin, the quality of this dress is not good, you pulled me like that, the dress is torn, it's even more embarrassing."

"Annoying." Alice Frank's anger was not light, immediately released her hand, turned her head and glared at her.

Fiona was brought to the party by Alice Frank, she went to the room where the old man was sitting. While entering, Clara Frank stuffed a gift into her hand, and then made the mouthpiece "Take it and give it to Grandpa."

"Grandpa, happy birthday." Fiona handed out the gift bag Clara Frank had prepared for her.

"Yes, you're back." Nathan Frank nodded, indicating to the person working next to him to receive the gift, then introduced to the person next to him: "This is my grandson, Fiona."

Clara Frank introduced everyone to Fiona, Fione followed her to greet him.

Everyone's eyes were on Fiona, she felt goosebumps on her arm.

"Ah, is it Freya's daughter? You look so big, you look pretty too."

Fiona politely smiled.

"Young people just go and play." Nathan Frank waved to Fiona and Clara Frank.

Fiona turned around and walked a few steps, when suddenly he heard a voice behind him. She sneered, but did not respond.

“This child has not been easy these past few years, fortunately there is old Frank, otherwise this child would not know where the street corner is.

“That year, Freya made a fuss because of that, old Frank does not pay attention to the past, still raising the child to grow up, did not disappoint Freya.

"Even if Freya is rebellious, she is still my daughter, after all, the blood flowing in Fiona's body is also half of the Frank family, in short she can't be left alone." Nathan Frank looked at everyone and then said.

"That's right, the Frank family helps raise so many children in the countryside, with an honest heart, other people's children can still take care of them, of course their grandchildren have to take care of them."

"The children in the house are still better than the people outside, aren't they?"

Almost every year, Fiona hears these rumors. At first, she was a little displeased, but she couldn't stand up and argue with them. After listening to it for a while, she also felt familiar.

"This is just what people say, but it's nothing, don't let it stay in your heart." Clara Frank patted her shoulder and said.

Fiona also didn't care what they said, mouths grew on their bodies, they said whatever they wanted to say, she couldn't control it.

"No." Fiona smiled at Clara Frank, she picked up a glass of juice and took a sip.

The meaning of her existence is to become the focus of others' talk.

"Lady Lady." The waiter who received the gift at the door came: "Ma'am, this is a gift from the Henry family, I didn't see anyone from the Henry family coming here. This gift was also brought by the driver of the Henry family."

"Why? Why didn't anyone from the Henry family show up?" Clara Frank frowned, if he knew that this year no one from the Henry family would appear, grandfather would definitely feel very embarrassed. At that time, will be angry with all members present in the house.

"The other driver said that we have a rule that we can't attend the party if we don't wear new clothes, so Mr. Henry came wearing used clothes so he couldn't enter."

"Who said that?" Clara Frank opened her eyes wide in surprise.

"The driver said it was a lady,'' Frank said.

Fiona immediately thought of the guy who winked at her in front of the toilet just now, couldn't help but smile.

Henry family, is he from the Henry family?

Thinking for a while, Clara Frank went to see Alice Frank to talk, Fiona brought a cake to eat, since she ate in the car at noon until now, she has not eaten anything, now really hungry.

The food at the party looked delicious, but the people who came here didn't really want to eat it, what a waste of heaven!

A message from Regina Julia sent to.

[How? Were you bullied?]

Fiona couldn't help but laugh, acting like she had to enter the dragon and tiger lagoon.

[No, I'll stay a little longer and then leave. I'll take the earliest train tomorrow, then find you for lunch.]

[Have you booked a hotel room yet?]

Fiona directly sent a voice message: "I haven't booked, it's not the peak tourist season, and it's in the city center, anywhere."

Regina Julia also sent a voice message: "Okay, I'm up to you, now I have to go earn money, later the rich will take that money and throw it in their faces."

Fiona laughed: "Your goal of making money is also different, but it's okay to work hard."

After talking with Regina Julia, she looked at the clock, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening.

"Did your father receive the invitation to Mr. Henry's birthday party tomorrow?"

"No, how can a family like us receive an invitation from the Henry family?"

"Grandpa Henry's birthday party? Didn't old man Frank ever celebrate a birthday?"

“Nathan Frank and Dylan Henry's birthday celebration is only one day apart, but every year old Nha organizes it, but old Henry never has, why is it like this this year? Do you want to make it more popular than Frank families?”

"Is it okay if you say it like that, how can the Frank family compare with the Henry family? The Henry family can lower their status to compare with the Prank family." Someone spoke softly.

"I heard my uncle say, ever since the second uncle of the Henry family was paralyzed, he was always sad and unhappy, so the Henry family planned to marry him, this is not a birthday party, but borrowed the name of a celebration party."

Fiona footsteps stopped.

“Is that so? But the second brother of the Henry family is already paralyzed, is there anyone else who dares to marry?"

"Patience or not, that person is also the second young master of the Henry family, who wants to marry him, even if you want to marry, it is not your turn."

"Come on, it's still a long time before I agree, marrying there, this life is considered finished."

“Who do you say is paralyzed?” Suddenly, a voice interrupted the discussion, startling the crowd.

But soon, someone reacted with disapproval: "Are you a person from the mountain? Don't you know about the second young master of the Henry family who was paralyzed in both legs and had to be discharged from the army?"

***

Fiona didn't know how to get out of the hotel, only feeling cold all over.

She walked holding her body down the corridor, only to feel her limbs shaking.

"Oldest brother, it's not that I don't want to go in, it's that the people in there say I can't get in with old clothes, I have no way."

"I'll come see you, long time no see I miss you so much."

After talking, he sat in the car and waved to the driver.

The car started, ran to the main road, Fiona came out of the dark, almost without thinking, got into a taxi parked outside the hotel, her voice trembled slightly: "Drive at car." She had to go see him.