The Jilted Heiress' Return To The High Life

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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.

firm belief that love would triumph over any

naive.

family for

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

Bruce and his family weren't worthy of you. 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

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

I won't make the same

reassured her. "The most important

would you like for lunch? Shall I

want steak," Waldo chimed in without

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

tone as he addressed Corrine, Carl suggested, "What if we prepare

lunch instead?"

surge of nostalgia hit Waldo, making him feel like an outsider all over

the men from the Ford family made

looking