Chapter 18: Grandma Zhu
The Zhu family was one of the very few families in the upper echelon that maintained their status for generations. Their connections stretched to every industry, but no one truly knew how deep and strong the strings they could pull behind the scenes.
Aside from the reputation of the current head of the LYON Group of Companies, Dominic Zhu, the previous heads of the family — Dominic's father and grandmother — had a much more respectable reputation. Every time those people would speak, everyone had to listen. But other than that, no one truly knows the actual nature of the family and their relationship to one another.
Having such a wealthy, influential, and powerful family, it wouldn't be surprising if many assumed the family members' relationship was fragile, constantly battling each other for inheritance. In actuality, the reality was different.
The Zhu Family had a close relationship with each other. Unlike his nonchalant and aloof personality, Dominic was surprisingly a family man. Even Father Zhu and Mother Zhu (Dominic's parents) were kind people. Not to mention his grandmother, the Old Madam Zhu. Their status might be intimidating, but they held no prejudice against people's statuses, nor did they look down on them.
It was the reason Heaven and Dominic's marriage went through smoothly. No one on his side objected.
Heaven didn't focus on this memory of the original Heaven until she tagged along with Dominic after hearing the news.
'It was very different from my family,' she thought, standing one step behind Dominic as he sat down on the chair beside the bed. Dominic carefully held the old woman's wrinkly hand. Even though she couldn't see his expression, his stiff shoulders already told her a lot of things.
The family the current Heaven grew up with was the complete opposite of Dominic's. Her environment was full of danger. She grew up surrounded by weapons, and sudden disappearances were a normal occurrence.
When she was young, she would always look for the uncles and aunties that she had grown attached to. She didn't know the real reason for their sudden disappearance until Heaven grew a little older. Those uncles and aunties didn't just go far away for a mission but died or were captured, only to be sentenced to death. Her own family executed others after discovering their ill-intention toward her.