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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.

held a firm belief that love would triumph

naive.

regretted leaving her family for a love that was

say, "Grandpa, I'm sorry. You

worthy of you. You were stubborn, choosing him over your own family. It turns out, my concerns were valid. Not one of them is

his arms as she did when she was

I won't make the same errors

reassured her. "The most important thing

"Grandpa, what would you like for lunch? Shall I

want steak," Waldo chimed in without

he taunted, "You're nearly forty, Waldo, and still without a wife. It's embarrassing how

Carl suggested, "What if we prepare

lunch instead?"

nostalgia hit Waldo, making him

from the Ford family made sure Corrine's plate was never

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