Revenge is best served cold

Chapter 294 Grandma's Wish

Upon arriving at Flint Manor, Grandma Flint's expression brightened with delight. She then took my hand and held it tightly, saying, "You know, Ric often told me about your beauty, and he even showed me photos of you! But you're even more beautiful than the photos he showed me!"

I smiled bashfully and asked, "Eric actually told you that I was beautiful?"

Grandma Flint nodded firmly, saying, "Oh, absolutely! He's spoken highly of you to me more than once."

I looked over at Eric after hearing that. He didn't reciprocate my gaze, though. He instead turned his head away, hiding his facial expression.

Upon seeing his reaction, Grandma Flint laughed heartily and said, "Oh, look at him! Ric is actually blushing!"

I could see from a distance that Eric's ears had flushed to an intense crimson, nearly resembling the hue of blood.

Eric, appearing seemingly flustered, glanced around and asked, "Where's Uncle Brian and the others?"

said, "Who knows what they're plotting this time? I've already told them countless times that Jae would be coming tonight,

visage flushed, and her breathing grew rapid. I quickly patted her hand and rubbed her back, saying softly, "It's alright, Grandma Flint. You shouldn't get

apologetic as she said, "They're trying to make things hard for you, Jae. If they act out later, don't hold back on my account. I won't hold

was then that shrill laughter rang out from the doorway. I turned and spotted three people standing there, engaged in lively conversation. They were, as I surmised, Eric's second uncle, Brian, his second aunt, Karen, and his cousin, Joshua. It was obvious that the

spotting me, Karen walked over and exclaimed, "I'm so sorry for being late! You see, something unexpectedly came up,

guilt in her

so let's start dinner," Eric stated calmly. Karen merely forced

meal at the dining table, Brian laid down his cutlery and turned his attention to me. His expression was one of sharp scrutiny. He asked in a low voice, "I heard you've been

silence. I firmly grasped Eric's hand, met Brian's gaze, and nodded, saying, "Yes, I was

all," Brian responded reflexively, his countenance shifting

and scolded, "How can you speak to

then turned to Eric and added, "Is this the type of ill-mannered young woman you've chosen as your

an expression of innocence, stating, "I don't think I've