"That's not what I meant. I just suddenly thought that Aunt Hestia and Uncle Raymond would be upset if they knew that you got injured because of me." Grace felt guilty.

"It's just a minor injury."

"For parents, there's no such thing as a minor injury. They would feel sorry for you."

After Grace said that, Xander was momentarily lost in thought.

In the early years, when Hestia and Raymond were divorced, it seemed no different from before for outsiders.

But only he knew that Raymond had to leave often to visit Priscilla and Jake.

No matter if they were close or not, Jake was still his biological son, and Raymond was not a heartless person.

After growing up, Xander occasionally saw Priscilla-the woman who had destroyed his complete family.

Yet, he still had to respectfully address her as Aunt Priscilla.

If Raymond had felt sorry for Xander, he wouldn't have put him in this situation.

"What's on your mind?" Grace smoothed his furrowed brow.

Xander came back to his senses.

nothing. I'll probably leave

hold him tighter, feeling a bit teary-eyed.

seemed very magnanimous just

his words. "I don't want you

her relationship, after so many years, would be a

and she

you after

function without him. "I can visit

morning, Peter

was accurate. We've found Ryan. The casino's debt collector

She turned around to

this morning, she stayed

tickled her

her burst into laughter. They fooled around and tumbled on the

neck was completely covered by

his windbreaker. "Where is

is almost the same as Samuel's testimony. Both claim

few places where Jessica might be. We looked, but she's not

"What about Quentin's son?"

disappeared, his men also ran away. Quentin's son was barely alive. When he was brought

Grace finished getting

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