Lydia couldn't help but tease, "I'm just curious. When did you buy a house there? And when did you start cooking? It looks so delicious.

"Come on, spill the beans. Do you have any secrets you're keeping from us?"

Grace blushed at those words, and her words became somewhat incoherent. "What secret? I just... I just shared bits of my life. I didn't expect it to attract so much attention." Lydia clearly didn't believe her and said doubtfully, "Really? Gracie, are you hiding a man in Summitview Manor?"

That was such a ridiculous statement.

"Absolutely not!" Grace blurted out.

She looked up at Xander in the dining room, and her heart started pounding again.

She quickly held a hand up to her chest, as if to hide her inner turmoil. Then, she said, "I have something else to do. Let's talk later."

With that, Grace hung up the phone.

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