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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.

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

naive.

deeply regretted leaving her family for

say, "Grandpa,

You were stubborn, choosing him over 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 things for yourself

settled into his arms as she did when she was a little

won't make the

reassured her. "The most important thing is you're

"Grandpa, what would you like for lunch? Shall

want steak," Waldo

thought of cooking it yourself?" Carl's glare was ice-cold as he taunted, "You're nearly forty, Waldo, and still without a wife. It's embarrassing how you just live

Corrine, Carl suggested, "What if we prepare your favorite fried

lunch instead?"

hit Waldo, making him

the men from the Ford family made sure Corrine's plate

looking too