Brittany was well aware of her father's plans for the evening.

"Dad, will you be back tonight?"

"Not tonight," Yuri shook his head. "I promised your mother I'd spend the holiday with her."

With that, he turned, waved goodbye, and got into his car.

Standing nearby, Derek was momentarily taken aback. "What does that mean?"

"Grandpa went to the house he shared with Grandma before she passed," Daniel chimed in, beating everyone to the punch. "Grandpa visits often, says Grandma is still waiting for him there." Derek wasn't quite ready to see this side of Yuri, and it took him a moment to adjust.

"Let's go, bro."

Brittany climbed into Derek's car, and after Derek helped Daniel into the back seat, he took the driver's seat himself. "Grandma has been missing you a lot lately." Hearing this made Brittany's heart sink a bit.

Even though she lived in Craneville, she seldom visited the Bishop family estate, spending even less time with the matriarch, Katelin Bishop.

"It's my fault, I've neglected spending time with Grandma."

Most of her energy had been consumed by work and taking care of Daniel, and recently, the stress of an arranged marriage had left her with no time to think about Katelin. "Grandma knows you've been working hard."

already overwhelmed. He wasn't there to

but I'll try to spend more time with Grandma from

"Okay."

the drive was

gradually gave way to the quiet, until they finally entered an

a large,

Daniel bolted out and made a beeline for the living room, followed by

his great-grandmother, and he missed her terribly. He nestled into her embrace, causing her to laugh heartily. Brittany and Derek entered

"Grandma."

"Grandma."

unable to lift Daniel, took his hand and then turned to

a while since

"Going well."

guilt. "Grandma, I've been neglectful,

young people to be focused on their careers," Katelin interrupted, waving away the concern.

father, too, expecting you to take over the

frustrated, believing her granddaughter should be cherished rather than burdened with the family business. Brittany had lost a noticeable amount of weight in just a

for Daniel and brewed a pot of hot tea for Brittany. "Now that you're healthy and your career is on track, it's time to think about personal matters." "Grandma,

Derek interjected.

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