Chapter 32: Granduncle Visits

Adrian felt embarrassed to bring up what happened back then as he stood at the door with a red face.

Seeing this, Layne snorted and said to Cheyenne, He’s too ashamed to tell the truth!”

The atmosphere between the two men became tense with a tendency towards violence.

Of course, it was only one–sided dislike from her grandfather towards her granduncle.

People began walking down the alley outside as they looked at the nice car parked in front of the Edwards mansion.

The onlookere cast envious and curious glances.

Cheyenne disliked being stared at by those onlookers, so she said to her grandfather, “Since Grand uncle has come, let’s go inside to talk. Grandfather, please don’t be angry.”

“Come on, Layne, I promise I’m here to talk about business this time!”

Reluctantly, Layne nodded in agreement.

Not three of them sat around a square table. Grandfather stared at Granduncle with his big eyes while the latter wore a sycophantic smile.

Cheyenne shifted her gaze between the two before deciding to quietly drink her tea.

“Adrian, tell us why you returned home.”

family is here. Naturally I want to return home!” Adrian spoke with genuine emotion as tears glistened

an

you been doing over the past twenty years?” Layne asked,

I was kicked out of our home, I went to Spacoar with a

to Metshire for

that once we left, it would

left, his niece

eye, Selah had passed away and

even more

had been kicked

Why?

she couldn’t show her emotions in front of him and quickly picked

took a sip and suppressed her

“I see,” Layne replied.

sounded ordinary but filled with hardships. However, Layne felt that

have

car parked outside just now should

coming here today?” Layne asked

and took

card had a black background with gold trim, and a delicate peony pattern outlined in gold. The white letters were sharp and elegant, spelling out a name – Kai

the Todd family and the father

not inferior to Layne’s, but they

her to go see the young master of the Todd family at an auction last time. She used her acting skills to bluff her

to the Edwards mansion, naturally because he

simple as he seemed on the surface – a failed businessman who had

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