Chapter: 20

“I’m sorry, Grandpa. But I really need to leave now. There’s something I must attend to immediately. Don’t worry. I’ll visit you again whenever I’m free. Bye.” Chelsea then rushed out of the house without a backward glance.

As soon as the door was shut, Ethan hit Edmund’s knee with his crutch.

He roared angrily. “Chelsea cut all ties with this family because of your bad behavior. However, I managed to keep in contact with her while she was abroad for your sake. I purposely summoned you here because she said that she was coming to visit me. I did that so you two can meet and maybe patch things up. But you made her leave in a hurry. I’ve had it up to here with you! Listen, and Listen good. No matter how everyone tries to paint Diane as a good woman, I’ll never accept her as my granddaughter-in-law. Chelsea is the best! She’s the only woman for you. You’d better try to win her heart back now that she’s back in the country!”

After giving Edmund a piece of his mind, Ethan slowly walked away with the aid of his crutch. He was fed up with his grandson’s nonchalance.

Edmund held his knee and gritted his teeth in pain. However, the pain was nothing compared to the shock he felt after hearing his grandfather’s words. It dawned on him that Chelsea didn’t come here to get close to him. Instead, his grandfather had arranged the meeting

His eyes fell on the gift box that was on the table. He realized that he was wrong all along.

the shop earlier today wasn’t for Orlando. He had only insulted her because he thought it was for her new man. Now that he realized who the

he had misunderstood Chelsea twice. After beating himself up for a

order an Uber on her phone. But there weren’t any rides around this place, taxis neither. It was

back and forth on the sidewalk for some minutes. Afterward, he walked up to her and said,

four years that they had known each other, Edmund never took the initiative to show Chelsea an atom of kindness. This

had conflicts. She tried to make peace with him even though

was to give her the silent treatment. Sometimes, he would refuse to

person, Chelsea couldn’t stand the suffocating atmosphere. She always had to let go of her dignity and plead

gesture, but it

as if he was a plague. She wanted to

Edmund called her name anxiously and

her frown, he continued, “I’m sorry for speaking to

came here to see him and for insulting her

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