Chapter 1082

[The past]

Mary woke up after a long nap. Peter had been right-the lavender oil had really relaxed her.

Maybe it was the move, maybe it was having Grandma Catherine and Peter around, or maybe it was just that she knew she had to be strong so she could recover quickly and see her grandfather again—but whatever it was, she had slept like an angel.

"Mary... Can I come in?" came Peter's voice from the door.

"Of course! Come in!"

"How did the most beautiful woman in this house wake up?"

"Peter, come in, son, come in. Mary must be hungry..." said Grandma Catherine from behind him.

"Oh, Grandma! Don't be jealous, Mary is only the second most beautiful woman in this house!" she teased, placing a tray with a delicious breakfast on Mary's bed.

"Wow, that smells amazing! It's my favorite," the girl said, eyes wide.

"I told you I was going to take care of you and help you recover, didn't I? And that starts with a full belly and a happy heart."

"Peter got up early and made your breakfast. The ungrateful boy wouldn't let me touch a thing until he brought it up here. Now we can all have breakfast together."

of coffee and

a mother- in-law. The atmosphere was cheerful. They burst into laughter talking about the adventures they'd had

had a way of making Grandma and Mary laugh. There was no doubt that he and Maximus were

grandson calling,"

Keep eating your breakfast. Peter, make sure this girl eats everything

when she answered the phone, the smile faded from her

often? I thought that stubborn heart of yours would've started worrying about your wife by

"Are you with Mary?"

her with Peter. He's making sure she

boil. Jealousy flared up inside him. He felt like that was

think was that Peter was trying to win over their grandmother and steal Mary's love-especially now,

looked into it, Grandma..."

my boy! You mean you didn't

sure," he replied, with a hint of regret in his

do, son? What's done is done. Now we're just

just want you to know

what you have to do but I'll respect Mary's decision. And if she chooses to stay away

her."

already spoken to the family lawyer about the possibility of an amicable

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