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2024-12-04 12:58:40“Stop talking nonsense!”
Luca's expression darkened as he shouted at her in displeasure.
Beatriz was taken aback; she never expected Luca, who had always treated her with respect—even if he sometimes avoided her—would yell at her like this.
“Luca, you’re yelling at me?”
Feigning innocence, she clutched Ezra, looking like a pair of abandoned mother and child.
Grandpa looked on with concern; he could see that Luca’s intention was to reconcile with Vanessa. Yet here were Beatriz and Ezra, whom he had seen grow up, putting him in a difficult position.
But he couldn’t help siding with his eldest grandson, even as a sharp pang gripped his heart. Frustrated, he struck the hospital floor with his cane. “You reckless boy! I told you to treat Vanessa well, but you wouldn’t listen. Now you’ve got Beatriz, and you still won’t listen! What more do you want?”
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