Chapter 90

Richard stared at Yvonne’s big, bright eyes and completely lost his train of thought. ‘Why doesn’t this kid ever go along with the plan?‘

For the first time, he found himself at a loss for words.

Usually, people scrambled to keep up with him, but now he was the one struggling to keep the conversation going.

“Grandpa?” Yvonne blinked up at him, her soft little voice full of curiosity.

Richard cleared his throat, feeling oddly flustered. After a quick mental reset, he decided to change tactics. “Yvonne, do you like cats?”

Her eyes lit up instantly, like tiny stars twinkling. A picture of a fluffy little kitten popped into her mind, and she practically bounced in place. “I do! Grandpa, I love kittens!”

Richard smirked, throwing a glance at the butler as if to say, ‘See? I’ve got this.

He leaned in slightly, his voice smooth and coaxing, like a wolf in grandma’s clothing. “How about I take you to see some kittens?”

Yvonne gasped, completely won over. “Yes! Thank you, Grandpa!”

She beamed up at him, her little heart full of warmth. ‘Grandpa may seem serious, but if he wants to take me to see kittens, he has to be a good person.

Without hesitation, she grabbed his hand and skipped along beside him.

Meanwhile, back in the incubator, the injured snake sluggishly lifted its head, sensing that the familiar warmth was gone. It flicked its tongue once, then slowly curled up, looking utterly heartbroken.

As Yvonne reached the car, she hesitated before getting in.

She stood by the door, tilting her soft, pale face up. “Grandpa, are we taking a car to see them?”

Richard smiled. “Yep. I have a lot of kittens, so I keep them far away. Hop in, Yvonne.”

With his gentle urging, she climbed in. As the vermilion gate faded in the distance, she gripped the window and turned back. “Grandpa, shouldn’t we tell Dad?”

At the mention of Kelvin, Richard’s expression stiffened for a split second.

Meeting the little girl’s curious eyes, he quickly shook his head. “Your dad has no taste. He doesn’t appreciate cute animals, so we don’t need to tell him.”

“Oh, okay.” She nodded.

three years old, she had no clue what

was still early, her most energetic time of day. She

way to open roads, and thick trees replaced

Yvonne glanced at her

looking like he was asleep. Not wanting to disturb him, she swallowed her unease and turned

to the window.

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moment de looked away, Richard cracked one eye open, sneaking a

his lips before he shut his eyes

way. A few times,

entire ride. When the car finally stopped, he sat up on his own, as

opened, revealing a tall,

trees. They swirled through the

leaf smacked her right

look around, and immediately turned back to climb into the car.

she could escape. She tugged and squirmed, but he held firm, leaving her stuck mid–climb, looking

let’s go see the kittens,” he

the car door like her life depended on it. Her little mouth wobbled, and she stared up at Richard with watery, accusing eyes. “I’m not going! Grandpa

out a surprised laugh, “Sell you? What for? It’s not like

her one bit. Her face crumpled, and she started wailing even louder. “That’s what happens in Mrs. Harrison’s stories! You

orphanage had drilled this into her had definitely done a

hiccups, Yvonne suddenly sniffled hard

at him, her voice small and trembling. “Grandpa… you are so kind. Just let me see Dad one

driver lost it,

reached out and ruffled her hair like he was petting a

you

a mess of her tears. She looked exactly like

Really?” Her voice was still shaky

important. You’ll

backed him

long pause, she finally sniffled again and muttered, “Okay…

then…”

the car door and trailed after her grandfather toward the

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