Chapter 216: The Sibling Meeting 1
On the Friday of the week that Sato and Gray came to visit, Melanie left her home and headed over to Country Z with her sister, Mary. The pair of sisters had not met up with their youngest sibling for over two decades. Now, knowing that they had the chance now to see her again, both of them cancelled their schedules for the day.
The meeting was held in one of the most prominent hotels in Country Z. Geneva Hotel, owned by Geneva Financial Corps, was a world recognised five star hotel. Their in-hotel restaurant, had a tea special that was especially hard to get a reservation. As of now, they were already booked full till next year January. For Melanie's case, it was not hard to tap into her connections so as to get them a private room.
When Ming Yue Guang arrived at the front of the Geneva Hotel, the simple man gulped in shock. Though he knew the existence of the powerful Hanlon family, it was still hard for him to process that his mother was actually part of this family. That afternoon, Melisa wore a simple cardigan and a suede skirt. It was the nicest apparel she owned which was still not truly up to the fine dining standards. It was unfathomable to Yue Guang that his plainly dressed mother was once the young miss of a renown family.
The pair entered the hotel and heading to the second floor where the in-house restaurant was located. Before they had even stepped into the restaurant, gazes from onlookers were already on them. Their simple dress up stuck out like a sore thumb, which made Yue Guang feel slightly awkward. The young man had already tried his best to look clean and pristine with his plain black jeans and a denim jacket. The staff weren't receptive of the mother and son duo, but after stating their reservation under Melanie's name, they were welcomed gracefully into their private room. Such a transformation in attitude was very interesting in the eyes of Yue Guang. Indeed, wealth was power in this world.
The room they were welcomed into was very spacious and had a clear view of the pier harbour of Country Z. In the center was a round table that could easily fit ten people. The floor of the room was carpeted and the ambience felt very clean. Ming Yue Guang admired the view and took a few photos to share with Li Ming. He then went to sit by his mother, awaiting the arrival of his aunts.
"You used to eat like this all the time?" Ming Yue Guang couldn't help, but ask.
"Yes. The meals were never simple." Melisa thought back to her youth. Her parents were deeply fond of fine dining experiences and would always take them around Country Y to world renowned restaurants to taste their food.
"Wow, then how did your palate even adjust to the food we eat everyday?"
"I honestly prefer eating the food we normally eat."
"Really?"
"Yes. Eating fine dining everyday requires you to pay attention to table etiquette and knowing you, you probably know none of it." Melisa smirked at her own son.
"Hey! I know how to use a fork and knife okay?"
"Hahaha, it is not that simple you brat. There are a lot more to fine dining than meets the eye." Indeed, Ming Yue Guang was clueless. He was raised in a normal dual-income household and the most expensive thing he had eaten was a buffet style meal for his birthday.
Ten minutes passed and the door into the private room was opened. There, revealed two middle-aged lady that had some resemblance to Melisa. They were dressed more properly than Melisa, but in their heads, the three woman did not care about it. All they were thinking of was that the three Hanlon sisters were finally together again.
"Melisa." Walking up with hurried steps, Melanie and Mary called out for their youngest. Melisa also stood up and approached the pair. When they were finally close enough, the group gave each other a hug. Mary had even started to tear up after seeing her sister.
"How are you?" Mary asked with red eyes.
"I am good, I am good." Melisa replied, assuring her two sisters.
"You still look as pretty as when you were younger." Melanie complimented honestly. It was not an over exaggeration to say that Melisa still retained the beauty from her younger days. The middle aged lady would still take good care of her skin even though she had not gone for any skin treatment in the past two decades.
"Both of you look very young too." Melisa said happily. Hearing the compliments from her sister made her day.
"Ah? Is this your.. son?" Mary tilted her head to see the awkward boy standing behind Melisa.
"Yes. Yue Guang," Melisa turned around to look at her son, "Come and say hello to your aunties. This is Auntie Melanie and this is Auntie Mary."
"Hello, auntie." Ming Yue Guang could only give in to his mother and greet the two ladies.
"Hello, my nephew. It is good to see you finally." The group of four exchanged pleasantries before sitting down in a small quadrant of the table. The sisters had many things to catch up on and Ming Yue Guang was just there to support his mother.
"So, how old is your son this year?" Mary asked inquisitively.
"He is 23 this year. He's doing his Masters in University Z at the moment." Knowing that her son wouldn't want to talk much, Melisa answered for him.
"Oh? Yue Guang is as old as my daughter. She is currently doing her Masters too."
"How many children do you have?"
"Just two. Both daughters. Just managing the two of them is already stressful enough." Mary answered back.
"How about you, big sis?" The question was now targetted at Melanie.
"Still two for me." When Melisa was still part of the family, Gray was only 6 years old, while Noah was only 4 years old. Thus, she knew of the two young boys.
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