Chapter 89

Richard firmly believed that if Yvonne was going to waste time, she should do it on his Tiger Mountain, not by planting flowers.

Kelvin glanced at him, finally noticing something was off. With a calm, pleasant voice, he asked, “What brings you here today?”

Richard hesitated. What he had in mind wasn’t exactly easy to explain, who in their right mind would send a child to play with wild animals?

His gaze darted around, and to cover his nervousness, he grabbed his cup again, keeping his hands busy.

Kelvin hadn’t considered Tiger Mountain at first, but watching Richard’s restless movements made him suspicious.

“If I recall correctly, you weren’t this invested in Yvonne’s education before. Since when did you two become so close?” he asked.

That hit a nerve. Richard knew full well that his bond with Yvonne was pretty one–sided, she probably didn’t even realize it.

Feeling embarrassed, he got defensive. “I was just asking a question, and now you’re making a big deal out of it. Unbelievable!”

Kelvin didn’t react, unfazed by Richard’s attempt to twist things.

Instead, he noticed Richard’s empty cup and poured hin

nothing else, you should head back and rest.”

out later,” he said casually. “If you’ve got

The idea of Kelvin taking Yvonne somewhere while he stayed

how Kelvin wasn’t even around for Thanksgiving,

to sound both confident and casual, he said, “I have a friend who wants to take

silent look. His expression was unreadable. Then he repeated, almost mockingly, “You have a friend?”

his tone less

Richard was trying to

breath, Kelvin forced a polite smile

there was no way he was letting her near a whole bunch of

thing she needed was a childhood trauma courtesy

“Fine! I’ll just ask Yvonne myself! You can’t control

a word in, Richard

in, and someone responded right away, Yvonne was with a vet, getting the snake’s

Chapter 89

and soon spotted her.

looking a

yesterday, he had been so serious and cold that he seemed hard to get along with She wasn’t sure what

this snake?” he asked gently.

approached with an unusual warmth, a kind expression no one had

usual blunt honesty, she shook her head. “No, Grandpa, I don’t like it.”

you like it—” Richard started, then froze mid–sentence. ‘Wait,

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