To Be Yours Again by Taylor

Chapter 1041 Sounds Fun

Meanwhile, Alec’s home was much quieter than Evan's. He had made several dishes, and though they weren't as fancy, it was still nutritious and homey enough for the three of them-grandparent, grandson, and butler.

"Come join us, Mr. Duncan," Alec called to Warren, who was standing in the doorway.

Warren used to be dismissed during the holidays in order to join his family to have New Year's dinner, but ever since Old Mr. Faust's condition worsened, they could no longer afford to leave the old man alone at home.

To Alec, Warren was part of their family. The man had taken care of him since he was a boy, after all. In fact, it wouldn't be too strange to treat the man as a second grandfather.

Warren fidgeted awkwardly. "I'm afraid that might be..."

"Eat with us, Warren. You've always been family, now is no different," Old Mr. Faust spoke up.

refuse now. He sat down with Alec and the old man while Alec gave them each a cup of warm tea instead of wine. "Here, let's put our

men shared a gaze and smiled, putting their

Clusia as families and friends dined together on New

recalled what Alec had told her in the garden. After a moment's hesitation, she said, "Alec actually invited us over to

her brothers, then at Evan, whose opinion she was

her a smile.

it, too," Gilbert

Janet and I," Zack piped up. It was obvious Alec was

I'll let him know

sad. If it weren't for his injury

kept those

Zack were about to wash the dishes when Janet came over. "Why don't you leave the cleaning up to Zack and me, Jenny? Go and take