Chapter 0089

"Good evening, Grandma," I said into ue phone after I picked up the call. I tried to sound as casual as possible but I was dying to know why she called as the pleasantries seemed to stretch.

"How have you been, child? It's been quite a while," her familiar shrill voice filled the speaker of the phone.

"I've been good, Grandma. How are you?"

"I am fine, Sydney. So I called you to personally invite you to my birthday banquet that is happening on Sunday."

I released a breath I didn't know I was holding.

"You see, Grandma, "I started, unsure how to delicately break it to her. "You know I'm now divorced from Mark. I don't think it's appropriate for me to attend the family's intimate occasions like this one." "What nonsense. You're family, you will always be family to me."

My heart warmed at her declaration and I sniffed but I still intended to stand my ground. "I know, Grandma but... How about I celebrate with you privately? Just you and me." I glanced at Grace who seemed to be fully absorbed in our conversation. "Maybe with my friend too."

"No, Sydney."

Grandma Doris had always been the type that always got

voice lowered and she sounded slightly dejected, "lately, I feel. my health deteriorating. I don't want to

interrupted her when she was about to start talking again. "Grandma, please no. Stop. saying that. You are very healthy and you will live long with the lot of us. I

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Sunday."

m thday banquet that you will be attending. I have a guy I want to

giggled, "Is this matchmaking

exaggerated tone, "Nothing like that. I just would

that's all," I

playfully stern tone, "Stop giggling,

will always be Doris," I muttered as

"There's a handsome man, huh?" Then she reached out and

pushed her off me as I spasmed from

let go. She clapped her hands. "I will design

caught her off with an endearing laugh, "Grace, relax, you don't have to design a

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