Chapter 197

Maxwell stared at Kimberly, unable to believe how formal she was toward him when she used to treat him like her own grandfather.

He couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

He knew Kimberly had brought up the topic of his return as soon as he spoke simply because she was set on chasing him back to Norham.

Kimberly fixed her bright, sparkling eyes straight at Maxwell’s.

“Grandpa, why did you suddenly come to Dellmoor without giving me a heads-up? I heard from John that you were stopped outside. Then again, you shouldn’t blame them. The security at the Larson residence has always been stringent. They’re just protecting me and the three kids,” she said.

Her gaze was unwavering, showing no attempt of dodging as she spoke.

Maxwell recalled how Kimberly possessed a weak aura and seemed a little anxiety- ridden when she was still Katherine.

Although she often visited the Levine manor to chat and play chess with him, she was rather quiet most of the time. She barely talked much and seldom initiated a conversation with him.

Even so, Maxwell was still on her side.

In Maxwell’s memory, Kimberly had never grumbled about Christopher’s faults to him.

He found that very rare and thus favored her so much.

He believed the Levine family would be harmonious with Kimberly as Christopher’s

wife.

nothing

that thought, Maxwell sighed

a smart child, Maxwell did not bother

if you and Christopher aren’t on good terms. To

That made Kimberly confused.

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a look of curiosity, and a

to Maxwell and

weird as it was within his expectations to

He nodded calmly.

it, too. Christopher’s father has always been a headache for our family. Heather was such a good wife, yet he chose to abandon her. The worst thing is that

happened a long

fragments of what happened but was unsure

didn’t expect that someone like Maxwell, who was so concerned about his dignity, would take

recount of the emotional entanglement of the previous

complicated story that involved

at an important stage of growing up. Having his father’s company was very important. Besides, Heather was such a well-educated and sensible woman. Lilian and I adored her very much. It was a pity that my stubborn son insisted on divorcing her and

Maxwell.

if they cloped. Eventually, they really ran away together. Yandel and I used to be friends. He talked to me about their affairs, hoping that there may be a turnaround. Nonetheless, I refused, and things ended unhappily between us.” He paused a little. “Seraphina was adopted by your grandfather and also entrusted by an old friend. Your grandmother has four sons but no daughters, so naturally, your family held Seraphina as the apple of their eyes. Her sudden departure left your grandmother missing her so much that her health took a turn for the worse. Not long after, she was diagnosed with a serious disease and passed away. Since then, Yandel sévered all ties with us. My attitude initially wasn’t good either. I accused them of failing to discipline their daughter,

beyond her imagination that things would turn

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against me getting along with the Levine family. Come to think of it, he was probably very helpless when he looked for me back then since I was

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