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.”

want to return home!” Adrian spoke with genuine emotion as tears glistened in his eyes. At

an ordinary

been doing over the past twenty years?”

of our home, I went to Spacoar

on, the boss needed to go to Metshire for business and I

that once we left, it would be twenty–five

when he left, his niece

Selah had passed away and her

was even more

kicked out of his

Why?

in front of him and quickly

took a sip

“I see,” Layne replied.

but filled with hardships. However, Layne felt

have

just now

what’s your purpose for coming here today?”

formalities and took out a

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

of the Todd family and the father of Major–General

Layne’s, but they were in different fields and

suddenly remembered when Granduncle asked her to go see the young master of the Todd family at an auction last time. She

to the Edwards mansion, naturally because

fact, Layne was not as simple as he seemed on the

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