The Returned Heiress Who Never Fit In

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.

be able to stay by Emily’s side much longer. As

messy ties

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

only child, gentle and easygoing. There was nothing particularly remarkable about him, but

set for life, no worries about money or anything else. But all of this was only possible if Emily agreed on her own

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 was no longer the Bennett family’s

was an easy problem to solve. As long as he transferred all his assets to Emily’s name, she’d end up with far more than just the title of the

Emily’s face,

to be. If people were deliberately keeping things from him, there was always a chance

Emily quickly reassured him,

Charles’s arms like when she was a kid, act all cute, and cry

knew how much he’d been worrying about her future ever since Bob passed away. That was why he

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