"You can't blame him for this; I was the one who asked him to bring me here," Gareth's lips tightened as he withdrew his gaze from Thomas.

He continued, "Grandma, do you really think it is worth going through all this trouble?" he said exasperatedly.

Julia's emotions surged as she exclaimed, "If you don't want me to go back and forth, then do as I say. Have you done it? If not, you have no right to complain about my efforts."

She glared at Gareth with her beady eyes as she reprimanded him.

Julia was exasperated with Gareth and had no intention of wasting time with Gareth.

She glanced around, not seeing Elisa anywhere, and promptly asked, "Where is Lis?"

Gareth quickly responded, "She's in the other room. I'll go get her."

Despite Gareth's frustration, Julia's presence gave him a reason to find Elisa.

Julia gave Thomas a knowing look as they arranged the full meals meticulously together.

arrived at the doorstep

her computer, ready to begin a task, when there was a knock on the

it was Gareth who had come to call her for

door open, only to be surprised by

as she stepped out

have dinner. You must be

briefly glanced at Gareth before

wordless connection,

maintained an aloof demeanor as

with

Julia as they made their way to the coffee table. "Go on, help yourself," Julia

coffee table. She then nodded, "Grandma, this is amazing. But wait, what are you doing

to remain indifferent through

remembered that she had explicitly requested

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