Chapter 20

1 never realized he was so vengeful. I could only follow behind him. reluctantly.

Before I could explain anything, William smiled and said, "I heard from Brenda that Charlotte has moved out?"

"Yes, Grandpa." I had no choice but to admit it. If Grandpa got angry, I would have to find a way to please him.

But Grandpa didn't look like he was going to lose his temper at all. Instead, he glared angrily at Ryan. "You can't even keep an

e on your

wife!"

"Come on, Grandpa. It was her decision to move out. What could I do?"

"If she moved out, don't you know to go after her?"

"You're just like your father, utterly crooked." Grandpa was exasperated.

got that from you, didn't he?" Ryan

a teacup as if to throw it at Ryan, then set it down again. He hesitated for a moment,

food, and my plate was almost overflowing. "You should eat more, look at you, you've lost weight recently. You need to eat

be eyeing my cutlery suspiciously at the dinner table. I was greedy, but at eight

always had a commanding presence, but when he looked at me, he was mostly kind. "Silly

are

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holding back tears, and smiled. "It's just that you've been so good

I get to meet them..."

made the right decision to divorce you! Before Ryan could

"When..."

I was eight years old." I cut him off before he could finish. It wasn't to defend him in front of William, but to prevent

still a hint of bitterness in my heart. The tears that I had held back were going to stream down my face again. It wasn't entirely his fault. It was a marriage arranged by William, and he was only responsible for getting the marriage certificate. He didn't

a hint of guilt appeared on his face. "I'm

sorry, take Charlotte to the graveyard someday!" William

but

looked at me. "Shall we

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