From Sneers to Cheers: Anthea’s Ascent (Anthea )

Mentioning it made Sarah feel uneasy too.

Anthea decided to gently persuade Sarah, step by step, "Have you talked to your fiancé about where you'll live after you get married?"

"Well," Sarah said, "Lacy mentioned that his parents are getting on in years, and it's convenient to take care of the elderly if we live together..."

"So you're moving in with them after the wedding?" Anthea raised an eyebrow slightly.

Sarah nodded, "Yeah."

"So, it's not like they're welcoming a new daughter-in-law into the home, they're essentially hiring a free live-in caregiver." Seeing Sarah's complexion pale, Anthea continued, "Sarah, hard truths are unpleasant to hear but good for action. Think about it, is this the reality?"

How old are the Brown parents anyway? Not even fifty! Fifty is far from retirement age, do they need someone to take care of them?

Anthea pressed on, "Today is their first official visit to meet the family, what did they bring? Now, compare it to our Cloudcrest traditions; what should a groom's family bring on their first visit? To put it nicely, they're informal, but to be blunt, Sarah, they're not taking you seriously at all—they don't value you."

Anthea's words were like a wake-up call, and Sarah's face turned increasingly pale.

Just then, a sigh filled the air. Anthea looked up to see it was Latonia.

"Sarah, I think Ann's right," Latonia chimed in. "Judging by the way Lacy's parents are behaving, they really don't seem to hold you in high regard."

Hearing this, Anthea breathed a sigh of relief. At least there was someone in the Allen family who got it!

"Mom?" Sarah looked at Latonia in surprise.

Latonia turned to Anthea, "Ann, what do you think we should do?"

Although Anthea was only eighteen.

In Latonia's eyes, Anthea was more thoughtful than her elders.

She could see through the surface to the essence. Content held by NôvelDrama.Org.

"Latonia, matters of the heart can't be forced, and we shouldn't break them up. Ultimately, it's up to Sarah," Anthea concluded, then turned to Sarah, "Do you want to test if your fiancé really values you?"

"Yes," Sarah nodded.

"Then do as I say," Anthea whispered a few instructions.

Hearing this, Sarah smiled, "Don't worry, Ann! Just wedding fund, they will definitely agree!"

"Are you that confident?" Anthea asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Absolutely!" Sarah patted her chest, "Just you wait and see!"

Latonia added, "80,000 dollars is nothing for the Browns, Ann. If you really want to test their sincerity with money, you might as well say 180,000. I don't want their money anyway; Sarah can bring it back after they get married."

The Browns have an annual income of a million; 80,000 is barely a drop in the bucket.

"Let alone 80,000, I bet the Browns don't even want to shell out 8,000," Anthea said with a nonchalant tone. Because from the get-go, the Browns wanted something for nothing.

Anthea didn't suggest 180,000 because she wanted Sarah to see the situation more clearly, more thoroughly.

"That's not true!" Sarah said with conviction, "Lacy isn't like that, and neither are his parents."

"We'll see," Anthea replied with a smile, "But Sarah, you should brace yourself."

Latonia also felt that 80,000 dollars wouldn't reveal the Browns' true intentions.

Because to the Browns, that amount was trivial.

At dinner, Latonia brought up the wedding fund.

Debra was taken aback, "We never talked about a wedding fund before!"

Sarah, who practically threw herself at their son, still wanted money? No way! She had never seen such shamelessness.

Seeing Debra's reaction, Latonia's heart sank.

She hadn't expected the Browns to be so stingy as to not part with 80,000 dollars!

It seemed Anthea was right; the Browns were indeed looking for a free caregiver.

Latonia said with a smile, "Look at what you're saying. We might not have mentioned wedding fund before, but we never said we didn't want one! Go ask around, who doesn't require a wedding fund when their children get married? Just look across the street, that girl three years older than Sarah, her in-laws gave a car, a house, and a big sum of money!"