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Chapter:59: Grandpa's Gift:

Author: Rave queen
last update Last Updated: 2022-06-14 06:23:22
Afternoon came and her schedule was full, but Grandpa Max arranged a

lunch with her at their family house.She wasn't ready to go over to the family house. However, grandpa Max assured her that there wasn't anyone else at home aside from him.

Miranda didn't want to be involved with

Lucas's grandfather after their bitter separation.She thought that it would be better if she cut her ties completely with the Grant family.

The old man was just making everything

difficult for her to move on by constantly

reaching out to her while she was abroad.

But as much as she wanted to stop her

communication with his grandfather, she

had no choice. Maxwell Grant was the only one in their family who treated her nicely before. She couldn't just put his name under the people that she completely blacklisted.

Grandpa Max's cervical spine wasn't

in excellent condition. As a result, the old

man turned on the air conditioner nonstop in summer, so he wouldn't risk standing up and complaining about the heat. M
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