Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 293 His Grandmother

Upon noticing my stunned expression, Eric probably thought that I was against

the idea as he hurriedly explained, "You see, Flint Group's anniversary banquet is quite a big deal. If I intend to introduce you then, I should at least inform my elders about it beforehand.

"I mean, Grandma has been dying to meet you for quite some time now. I can assure you that she's a very lovely woman."

I quickly snapped out of it and said with a smile, "It's not that I'm unwilling to go. I just suddenly realized that I've never taken the time to visit your family. I feel kind of ashamed about it."

Eric chuckled softly, shaking his head as he said, "It's no big deal. They won't hold it against you. You should just let me know when you're free, and I'll give them a heads-up."

I took a quick look at my schedule and said, "I've got the next two weeks open, so whenever works for me."

Having said that, I turned my gaze toward Eric and asked, "Can you tell me a bit about your family? I'd like to get to know them a bit before meeting them."

I had already learned a bit about Eric's family. His parents passed away early in his life. He was then raised by his grandmother, so he had a very good relationship with her.

His grandmother aside, his other family members consisted of his second uncle's family that consisted of his uncle, his wife, and his son, who was of similar age as him.

eldest grandson in the family, had been groomed with an elite education ever since his formative years. After

thought that the Flints were a harmonious family. However, through Eric's

limits to how much she could do. Hence, Uncle Brian and Aunt Karen would, at times, extend

at him expectantly and

ruefully and continued, "They only treated me well when Grandma was around. They would mock me and call me a harbinger of misfortune once Grandma left for her treatments. If my cousin did something wrong, Aunt Karen would invariably pin the blame on me. Thankfully, Grandma always believed in me

have time, but Uncle Brian's family is there almost daily, always finding ways to make snide remarks about me It always upsets Grandma, which inevitably affects her health. I have no choice but to limit my visits

my glistening eyes. He lightly flicked my forehead to rouse me from my reverie and asked with a

my head and replied, "It's not that I feel sorry for

that with his sharp tongue, Eric could easily put his Uncle Brian's family in their place. Yet for his grandmother's sake, he restrained

eyes flashed with surprise, which soon gave

he abruptly smiled and gently ruffled my hair. He murmured, "You know, my grandma has been talking about you and

hair after Eric messed it up and looked

What exactly have you been saying

to my question. He merely smiled and

and

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