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Chapter 41 Do I Need To Explain How To Handle...

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 over any hurdle, a

naive.

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

did when she was a little girl. "Grandpa, I

make the same

"The most important thing is you're

what would you like for

want steak," Waldo chimed

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

his tone as he addressed Corrine, Carl suggested,

lunch instead?"

him feel

the lunch table, the men from the Ford family made sure

looking

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