Chapter 810

Isaac breezed past Manuel without so much as a glance and made a beeline for Brittany, taking her hand gently. “When did you get here?”

“Just this afternoon. I was helping Grandma with the pruning in the garden.”

Brittany set down the shears; she had been toiling away in the garden all afternoon and was beat.

Isaac reached for a napkin and tenderly wiped the sweat from her brow. After finishing, he escorted her toward the dining room.

Manuel, bristling with indignation, couldn’t believe Isaac hadn’t even greeted him.

“Isaac!” Manuel’s voice boomed with fury. “I’m your father. How did your mother raise you? Have you forgotten even the simplest greeting?”

Isaac paused mid-stride, then turned around coolly. “Why don’t you go ask her yourself?”

“You’re cursing me…” Manuel was seething, unable to fathom how he’d ended up with -such a wayward son.

“I mean, you’re the one who asked,” Isaac retorted, and with that, he proceeded into the dining room with Brittany in tow.

Leda couldn’t believe how cold the Salter family was toward Manuel, not even Grace showed a shred of warmth!

The family settled at the table.

Grace signaled for Emily to fetch a velvet box and handed it to Brittany. “Bri, this is a Salter family heirloom. You and Zac are about to tie the knot, and I want you to have this.”

clenched in her lap.

the box, her gaze soft and sincere. “Grandma, I promise Zac and I

sighed with relief, her face

seeing the family heirloom brought out, couldn’t stay seated. “Mom, Leda is your daughter-in-law too. She deserves the heirloom!”

through a proper wedding,” Grace replied evenly. “If you and Leda wanted to get married, that was your

voice filled with indignation. “Mom, you’re being incredibly

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“If

unfair, you’re welcome to cut ties with

aware that Manuel couldn’t be relied upon. She observed Manuel with a detached gaze and remarked, “Throughout all these years, you only cared about Leda and Marcel. Have you ever shown me any

Manuel was speechless.

just accept Leda,

your company.

his appetite

his place was a delight,

family took

I’m getting married soon. I hope you can

the idea of

things are

I’ll be there,” she said

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