Her palms were almost raw from her nails digging in, and though she couldn't bear it, she didn't dare talk back to Myles Sullivan. Silently, she closed her eyes as tears rolled down.
Nathalie Quinlan was truly an indestructible calamity!
...
In the living room, Ghania Quinlan was weeping softly.
Myles Sullivan, however, was too angry to pay attention to her.
Ivy Wilmar didn't want to pay attention either, sitting there and continuously rolling her eyes.
Only Jeff Quinlan and Emilia Sullivan truly felt heartbroken for her, yet it wasn't appropriate for them to step in and say anything.
Eventually, it was Jeff Quinlan who sensed the atmosphere in the room freezing over and changed the subject, speaking softly, "By the way, have you received Nathalie's academic promotion party invitation?"