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Chapter 46 - The Condition…

Penulis: Yuri Lee
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-Vincent-

I was expecting my grandmother to scold me.

I was expecting her to throw me out of the building.

I was expecting her to cut me off completely.

And I was prepared for it.

What I didn’t expect was to see her calm and quiet. I never knew her silence was more deafening than her scolding. But I knew my grandmother, if there was something she was good at, it would be her poker face.

She may look calm and collected, but I am not sure if that’s how she really feels.

So I stood my ground and waited.

We stared at each other for god knows how long, both of us are stubborn enough not to give in and I can see that it definitely runs in the blood.

A heavy sigh left my grandmother's lips as she looked away from me. My grandmother never backed down, even from me. However, I can’t remember when we had this kind of argument. Because we never had one. I was so busy with taking care of my own company and she was busy with taking care of her company. We were both so good at our work that our
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