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Waldo and Corrine shared a knowing glance before Waldo teased, "We'd be happy to stay, but it seems you'd

rather we didn't, eh?"

“You little rascal, always with a smart reply!” Carl said with a mix of annoyance and affection, lifting his cane as if to playfully threaten Waldo.

Rushing to intervene, Corrine clasped Carl's arm. “Grandpa, blame me, not him. Please calm down."

"I thought you'd erased us from your heart after being away for three years." Carl let out a heavy sigh, his head tipping to one side as he fought the tears threatening to escape.

Corrine, overcome by the weight of his words, found tears streaming down her face.

She recalled how fiercely Carl had objected when she chose to marry Bruce, pointing out Bruce's irresponsibility

and the clear differences between their families.

Corrine held a firm belief that love would triumph over any hurdle,

naive.

leaving her family for a love

she managed to say, "Grandpa, I'm sorry. You were right

your own family. It turns out, my concerns were valid. Not one of them is worth your time. You're just like your mother; sometimes you need to see

arms as she did when

make the same

"The most important thing is you're home

down, Corrine brightened and suggested, "Grandpa, what would you like for lunch? Shall

want steak," Waldo chimed in

ice-cold as he taunted, "You're nearly forty, Waldo, and still without

Carl suggested, "What if we prepare your

lunch instead?"

making him feel like an

from the Ford

you're looking

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