Chapter 2126

Dean scoffed, “No matter how good something is, you just can’t have it every day. Besides, the meatloaf is too heavy. Ivy, don’t just listen to everything your grandma says. You know, a classic breakfast of milk and cereals is more like it. If you’re hankering for a Mediterranean breakfast, just tell the housekeeper to whip something up for you.”

Ivy nodded vigorously, “Don’t worry, Grandpa. You and Grandma have been so kind to me already. I totally get it.”

The old lady was preoccupied with her own concerns, barely registering her husband’s teasing remarks.

Alyssa spoke up with a furrowed brow after Ivy polished off a plate of meat loaves, “What exactly happened yesterday? I tried asking Balfour, but he wouldn’t spill the beans. I know you’re all worried about us old-timers fretting over you.

But keeping us in the dark only makes us worry more. We can’t enjoy our meals or get a good night’s sleep, just fretting over you two.”

There was only care in the elderly woman’s voice, not a hint of blame. Ivy felt a wave of warmth wash over her.

It was a kind of warmth she had never felt from her own parents.

at her grandmother, “Grandma, if Balfour didn’t tell you,

you last night, you would have just

all have your own minds

at all, Grandma! You and Grandpa are still young at heart! If you went out among your peers, they wouldn’t believe you’re in your seventies. Sixties at most!”

speak your mind. Look how you’ve rattled Ivy; she can barely get her words out. Ivy, you just

If it’s all over, there’s even less

a pair who had weathered the storms of the business world, they cornered Ivy into speaking her mind, leaving her no choice

everything’s been dealt with, so you two mustn’t

wouldn’t have been so concerned about them worrying over

for certain that the old couple would.

before nodding, “Go ahead,

call for Balfour’s car. On my way back from buying books at the bookstore, I was snatched up by

in unison, completely blindsided by the peril she had faced the day before.

fine, not a hair out of place!” Ivy said, standing up and doing

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