Grayson's eyes lacked emotion when he saw Caroline, treating her like a mere stranger.After a moment of silent observation, he weakly uttered, "Come here."Caroline placed Liora beside Tyler and approached the bed.Neil made way, holding Caroline's hand, and allowed her to take his spot.A long sigh escaped Grayson as Caroline sat down, and his listless eyes became blurry. "You've suffered a lot."However, Caroline, unmoved, replied, "Yes."Grayson confessed, "I'm old and tend to be stubborn and blinded. I guess you don't want to hear me repent, but I've got to say something to you. I am sorry."Caroline hung her head and whispered, "Okay, I'll take it."Grayson tilted his head, focusing his gaze on Caroline. After a while, he slowly broke into a smile. "Ellie's daughter looks so much like her."Then he glanced at the three children behind Caroline. "They are your kids."Caroline turned to the children, nodded at them, and signaled them to come over.The children rose from
Eleanor glanced around, sighing helplessly as she fixed her gaze on Liora."Why didn't you listen to me, dear?" she asked.Naively, Liora extended her hands toward Eleanor. "Are you my grandmother?"Eleanor nodded. "Yeah, dear. You're so pretty, and your brothers are so handsome. I love you guys so much.""Why did you come here out of the blue, Grandma?" Liora continued with her questions.Eleanor explained gently, "I'm here to take your great-grandfather away.""You're going to take him away?" Liora tilted her head. "Where is he going?""A place where he can meet up with your great-grandmother," Eleanor added."No!" Liora shook her head. "You're so pretty and gentle. I want you to stay, Grandma!""No, I can't, dear. We have our world, and we can't stay with you guys, or you guys will have to pay an unimaginable price.""A price?" Liora was puzzled. "What do you mean? Why can't they see you, Grandma?"Eleanor looked down. "It's because I don't belong to this world."Bending
"Anything else?" Axel asked. Liora sighed, hands on hips. "Grandma said my brothers are very handsome, and I'm very cute!"She didn't mention the 'passing over' Eleanor talked about.Even though she didn't understand it, she knew not to talk about it casually. Hence, she kept the promise with sealed lips.-On the way home, Liora gestured repeatedly at Caroline's face.Caroline asked, "What are you gesturing, Lia?"Liora replied, "This is how Grandma gestured earlier! She looked like she wanted to touch you but didn't."Caroline was stunned. "Did she really do that?""Yes! Grandma is really pretty, Mommy. Her hair was curly and almost reaching her waist. Her eyes looked exactly like yours! However, she cried red tears." Liora threw herself into Caroline's arms.Caroline was astounded by Liora's description and confused about the red tears."Did Grandma mention she will come visit us again?" Caroline asked.Liora shook her head and shut her eyes. "No, Mommy. I'm tired…"Ya
"Some things need clarification as soon as possible. Avoiding it won't be good for you or Paige," Evan advised."I know. I just don't know how to bring it up," Alex admitted."Start by addressing the issues around Azure and the baby to minimize biases against Paige," Evan suggested.Alex was stunned. "Are you saying I should tell my parents that Azure killed their grandchild? That won't work! In fact, my mother didn't even think Paige's baby was mine!"Evan sneered. "Is that the end of it if they say it's not yours? Alex, are you going to step up and act like a man?""How am I not doing it? I went to meet Azure, didn't I?""Have you? You claim you love Paige deeply, but you don't even have the courage to defend her."Alex was rendered speechless."Remember to come to the engagement party tomorrow," Evan reminded.Alex was stunned. "Which engagement party?""My engagement with Caroline," Evan clarified, walking over to the table and sitting down.Alex's eyes widened in shock.
Evan nodded and joined Caroline as they walked into the living room.Meanwhile, the three children descended the stairs, and Kenny ended his call.He told Caroline, "G, Evan was supposed to do this, yet I'm the one doing it now. Both of you are getting engaged, but I seem like the main character of this event."Caroline distributed forks to the children. "Who mentioned that the higher the quality of the wine, the better?"Kenny sniggered. "That was me!""Who suggested that I change the wine then?""That was me too.""Why bother with the snide comments if that's the case?"Kenny said, "I don't fancy the wine arranged by the hotel. Evan, can you put a bit of effort into this?"Evan darted him a look. "You're still here, helping yourself to the work, right?"Kenny said, "Fine then. I can never win an argument with you and your spouse.""Spouse…" Caroline blushed and grabbed a piece of apple, stuffing it into Kenny's mouth. "Keep quiet, will you!"Evan told Caroline, "I hope yo
The words 'Happy Engagement' showed up on the fireworks. The night sky lit up with colorful fireworks, casting a brilliant glow. Caroline's sleepy face displayed a hint of pleasant surprise amid the spectacle.Evan embraced Caroline from behind, gently asking, "Do you like it?"Resting in his arms, Caroline wore a concerned expression. "Don't you think this is disruptive?""I hadn't considered that aspect, but I just want everyone to know that today is our engagement day," Evan replied.Caroline wanted to express herself but was interrupted by her ringing phone. Startled, she took the call, unable to discern who was texting her at this late hour.Upon turning on her phone, she discovered her work's chat group, where her colleagues were congratulating her on the engagement.Caroline was perplexed as he had only shared the news with Josie, a tight-lipped confidante.Caroline: [Thank you, @everyone. However, how do you know about this?]Colleague 1: [Ms. Shenton, don't you know
Caroline sat up straight. "I can't go back to sleep."Evan leaned over and planted a kiss on Caroline's forehead. "I'm going out, but I'll be back."Caroline grabbed his hand, frowning. "What's going on? Can you just tell me?"Evan's gaze dimmed. "Casey is back. Reuben and the others found him.""Where?" Caroline asked.Evan narrowed his eyes. "It's highly likely he's on his way to my mother's cemetery!""Cemetery? What is he going to do there?" Caroline was stunned.Evan stood up. "If I'm not mistaken, he wants to do something to my mother's grave. It's the only thing he can use within his capability to vent his anger now.""That's insane! Go, quick! Get your bodyguard to send you there and be careful!" Caroline scolded.Evan said, "Sure, wait for my return."Caroline nodded solemnly.Evan left the bedroom.Caroline got out of bed feeling uneasy.Around 7:30 a.m., she opened her bedroom door and met Eira, who was about to knock.Eira said joyously, "Come downstairs for b
The three children observed him in silence—it was apparent that something was off about his appearance.Caroline asked, "Why are you up so early today?""I'm going to the company to send some engagement party favors for you," Kenny replied, sitting next to Caroline.Caroline was shocked. "When did you prepare this? I haven't had the time to get something yet.""I told you that I'm a representative of the bride's family. Don't worry about a menial task like this," Kenny assured her."Whoa! Uncle Kenny is so cool," Liora remarked, looking at Kenny with glistening eyes.Kenny adjusted his bow tie proudly. "I'm always cool."Liora rolled his eyes. "Mommy, how did you befriend a narcissistic friend like him?"-Meanwhile, Evan was talking to Reuben on the phone as he headed to the cemetery.Reuben reported, "Sir, we lost Mr. Casey after following him to the cemetery!"Evan's expression was solemn. "Are you sure that he is in the cemetery?""Yes! Julian and I saw him with our own