Chapter 254

Chapter 254

Just a moment ago, they’d tried everything to get Charles to talk, but he didn’t say a single word to any of them. When Emily was here, he turned into a total chatterbox, going on and on without stopping.

‘Seriously, how could anyone be this much of a double-standard grandpa?’ they all thought.

Emily couldn’t care less about the glares around her. She just kept chatting away with Charles, as if no one else even existed.

Only then did she realize what this so-called “family dinner” was about. It was actually the big day Xavier was supposed to show up as Emily’s future husband and meet her parents.

What a joke!’ Emily scoffed inwardly. She clenched her hand so tightly her nails dug into her palm, forcing herself not to let any trace of anger or disappointment show on her face.

But Charles still caught the hint of tension on her face and asked, puzzled, “Emily, what’s up?” He couldn’t help feeling his heart sink.

feel a pang of loss, like his precious little girl was being taken away. But more than anything, he was

own health was failing, and he wouldn’t be able to stay by Emily’s side much longer. As for the Bennett family, hose brainless fools had stopped

messy ties or drama,

agreeing to come back to the Bennett residence for dinner, he’d made sure

and easygoing. There was nothing particularly remarkable about him, but he was decent, humble, and had

set for life, no worries about money or anything else. But all of this was only possible

was that Emily and Xavier had genuinely liked each other before. The reason they broke up was that Sofia thought Emily wasn’t worthy of her son anymore, since she

he transferred all his assets to Emily’s

that moment, seeing the look on Emily’s face, he couldn’t help but worry that something had

wasn’t what it used to be. If people were deliberately keeping things from him,

in Charles’s expression, Emily quickly reassured him,

arms like when she was a kid,

her future ever since Bob passed away. That was why he let the Bennett family talk him into leaving

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