Lucas kept quiet and frowned.

Realizing that Barbara couldn't see the photo on the phone clearly, he decided to call Aveline directly.

"Hello?"

The call was quickly answered, and a soft, gentle voice came through.

"I'm sending someone to bring you to the nursing home," Lucas said. "Grandma isn't in a good state."

Aveline was taken aback and asked, "What happened?"

"You'll know when you get here," Lucas replied curtly before hanging up.

Barbara was still anxiously asking for her granddaughter-in-law. Lucas reassured her, "I've sent someone to bring her over. She'll be here soon. Why don't you rest for a bit?"

But Barbara looked like she was about to cry, seemingly blaming Lucas for losing such a big granddaughter-in-law.

Lucas was speechless.

Forty minutes later, there was a knock on the door.

in," Lucas called out, and Aveline pushed the door open, her expression filled with worry. Her hair was slightly disheveled, showing her

she asked urgently as

gently, then pointed towards the door. "Grandma, look, your granddaughter-in-law

turned her head to look towards the

shoulder. "You're lying to me! You're lying again! This is not my granddaughter-in-law. Where did you take her? Bring my granddaughter-in-law back! Bring her back to me!" Barbara began to throw a tantrum, crying

knitted tightly. He had not expected this

a moment before frowning and

anymore,

outside. She

today and met a

and insisted she was

this, Aveline pressed her

when Barbara had stubbornly insisted that she was

granddaughter-in-law before, itl.net

or liking her-it

faint sadness and disappointment flickered

over and spoke softly, "Grandma, it's me, Ave. Do

was still crying and throwing a fit, even raising her hand and slapping Aveline,

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