Chapter 0401

“Grandpa? Grandpa? Where are you?”

“Ethan, I’m in the study in a meeting, but tell me, what’s going on? With your insistence, it must be important.”

“I have the gift for my friend’s family. I’m going to drop it off now…”

“Ethan, it doesn’t work like that. We said you should save for a gift, but before I let you go, I need to meet the family you’re visiting.”

Ethan showed a certain degree of concern. His brow furrowed, and he said:

“No, Grandpa, you promised, and now you have to keep your word. I already have the gift, look.” The boy showed him the box filled with strange chocolate chip cookies.

“Team, give me a few minutes. Feel free to go eat or something. We’ll take a 30–minute break, I need to check on something personal,” Peter said through his computer.

him. This was the

I told you that you needed a gift, but I don’t even know your friend’s name. I don’t know his family, I don’t know anything about

told me he’s in bed, which means he’s

at him for a few seconds,

your coat. We leave in 5 minutes, not a minute later. Whether you’re ready or not, we’re going to your friend’s house. I’ll return home to finish my meeting, I’ll see where your friend lives, and then I’ll come back. Later, I’ll pick you up. You know your dad is traveling, and Theodore went out to run an errand for me, so if my meeting takes longer, I’ll have to send the driver.”

I’m going, I’m going…”

Ethan ran out of the study, grabbed the first thing he found to wear, and took his box of cookies. By the time the man was coming down the stairs from the second floor,

close, I’ve already checked the way for

appearance was youthful. But his heart was that of a

leaving? Would you like me to

to drive myself to clear my

As

his little seat in the back of the truck, secured him, and then climbed in to head straight

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