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.

he did feel a pang of loss, like his precious little girl was

Emily’s side much longer. As for the Bennett family, hose brainless

truly trustworthy, someone without messy ties or drama, then he could leave this world

for dinner, he’d made sure to thoroughly look into

was nothing particularly remarkable about him, but he was decent,

with the inheritance he would leave her, she’d be set for life, no worries about money or anything else. But all

liked each other before. The reason they broke up was that Sofia

to Emily’s name,

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

and his influence wasn’t what it used to be. If people were deliberately keeping

Emily quickly reassured him, “I’m fine, Grandpa. I’m just hungry. When

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

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

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