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A weird man called Grant
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Uncle?
Cecilia frowned when she heard it. Even in her previous memories, she can't recognize this nonsense.
But, his face indeed have a similiar figure with Armano.
However, my father is more handsome than this man!"I'm so disapointed of you, little niece. You didn't remember me. It is me, the one and only, Uncle Grant. So, how is your father?"
"I have no uncle… Sir."
Grant Lancia's jaw dropped. "What? 'Sir'? Hey, I'm much younger than your father. Call me brother!"
Cecilia gulped. "Br, brother? But we are not sibling."
"Why don't you just nod and be an obidient girl? Ah, shoot. That's not I want to asked you," His eyes glinted and he cleared the throat, "Can you fill me in about what are you and your father doing recently? Why did you bother the Scorpion?"
"Scorpion?" She look confused when heard it. He can'
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