Chapter 372
The next day was Saturday, so Avery brought the twins to visit her grandfather after having breakfast.
Cayden initially nned on going with them, but he received an urgent call while they were en route
and had to make a detour back to the office.
Nheless, he was determined to have lunch with them at noon.
In the face of his apology, Avery brushed it off considerately. After all, the man was the CEO of a
multinationalpany, so the burden on his shoulders was exceedingly heavy.
In fact, she felt really bad for him. At the very least, I''ve got two days off a week. But when he gets
busy, he works day and night like a beaver without any time to rest.
Cayden instructed his driver, Leif, to send Avery and the two children over.
The residential area where ke lived was located at West Chimera Lake Scenic Area. It was adjacent
to a mountain andke, so the air there was refreshing and the environment lush. The hustle and
bustle of the city were far away, but there were all sorts of facilities nearby, including arge hospital,
nursing home, park, chain supermarket, and so on.
Back when Cayden chose a ce for ke, he took into ount the essibility of basic necessities
while satisfying thetter''s desire for serenity.
As soon as Avery and the twins got out of the car, they were greeted by the sight of a group of elderly
people gathered at the open space in the park by the entrance of the residential area, dancing leisurely.
Among them was ke.
He seemed to be in the pink of health. Alina was also there. She supported him and spoke to him from
time to time.
Inadvertently lifting her head, she spotted Avery.
Thetter carried a lot of presents while holding the hands of a pair of stunningly beautiful twins,
dressed casually with her hair pulled back in a ponytail. Without any makeup, she looked pure and
stood out among the crowd.
“Grandpa. Aunt Alina.”
With her children by her side, Avery fixated her eyes on the hale and hearty ke and the slightly pale
Alina, her voice a tad low.
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Tugging on ke''s sleeve, Alina murmured, “Ery and her kids are here to visit you, Dad.”
“My granddaughter is here? You haven''t been here to visit me in a long time! Quick,e and let me
see whether you''ve lost weight.” ke beckoned at Avery in delight. He wore a smile on his face, his
eyes brimming with love and affection.
Avery walked over with the twins.
At the sight of ke''s gray hair, her eyes stung. “I''m sorry, Grandpa. I''ve been rather busy these days,
so I couldn''t take the time toe and visit you. In the future, I''ll try my best toe every week.”
“What a silly girl! I know you''re busy with work, and life isn''t easy for you out there. If you''re really too
busy that you can''te over, just give me a call. I''m content with just that.”
However, ke''s words made Avery feel all the more difited.
I swear I''lle and visit him often in the future so that he isn''t too lonely.
“Zach, Rory,e here. They are your great-grandad and your grand-aunt. Be good and greet them.”
Avery stroked the twins'' heads.
“Great-grandad, Grand-aunt. Good morning.” The siblings then introduced themselves in unison.
At the same time, they even mischievously blew a flying kiss at ke and Alina.
“How obedient!” ke took a great liking to the beautiful and sensible twins.
As a matter of fact, he had learned about Avery''s circumstances from his daughter.
The fact that his granddaughter chose to be a surrogate in order to save his son''s life had him feeling
both guilty and touched.
Seeing the twins, who were smart and quick-witted, he grinned widely since he loved children in the
first ce.
He sat on the bench and put on his sses. Cradling the twins'' faces in his age-wizened hands, he
studied them carefully. “How simr! You''re both simply too good-looking, a carbon copy of my
granddaughter when she was young!”
“Did Mommy look like us when she was young, Great-grandad?” Zachary inquired adorably.
“Yup. Your mommy was as pretty as a picture when she was young, just like you both. Wherever she
went, everyoneplimented her. At that time, she had two pigtails and behaved like an angel. Other
kids always cried, but she never made a fuss. Instead, she started helping me with chores at a tender
age. In the blink of an eye, she already has children your age.”
ke reminisced about Avery''s childhood while gazing at the two children''s faces that resembled his
granddaughter''s with an affectionate expression on his face.
“Let''s go home first, Grandpa.” Upon hearing her grandfather''s continual praises of her, Avery felt
somewhat uneasy.
A smile bloomed on Alina''s face as she looked at her niece. Supporting ke alongside Avery, she
headed toward the mansions in the residential area.
The elderly men and women exercising at the side called out to ke enthusiastically, “ke! Is this
your granddaughter, ke? Is she here to visit you?”
“Yes, this is my granddaughter, Avery. And these two kids are my great-grandchildren.”
“Whoa! Your granddaughter is really beautiful. This pair of twins is also as pretty as a picture. You''re
truly blessed, ke!”
A joyful smile split ke''s wrinkled face.
“The man who drove here earlier must have been your grandson-inw, right? Not only is he tall and
handsome, but he even drives a luxurious car. Why did he leave without visiting you?” an elderlydy
on friendly terms with ke asked curiously, eager for some gossip.
All those exercising by the entrance saw Avery and her children alighting from a fancy luxurious car
from afar.
The man who drove seemed to be a sessful man, and he even thoughtfully opened the door for her
and the children.
However, he left right after dropping them off, leaving everyone disappointed at not getting to see a
wealthy man closely.
All the elderly people living there were well off, but they fell shortpared to the owner of the car from
which Avery alighted.
“That wasn''t my husband, ma''am. He was the driver. My husband has some work at the office, so he
can''t make it. He''ll only be free toe over at noon,” Avery exined.
“Whoa! How much more handsome must your husband be when even the driver is so good-looking?
Seriously, you''re blessed, ke...”
Under everyone''s envious gazes, ke went back to his mansion in the residential area with Avery,
Alina, and the twins.
His was a two-story house with four bedrooms and a living room with a Chanaean-style design and
decor.
One bedroom was upied by ke and another by the housekeeper, while the remaining two
functioned as guest rooms.
Although the house was equipped with all sorts of furniture and electrical appliances, it appeared rather
bare, perhaps because few people lived there.
An old photo stood on the table in the middle of the living room. It was a picture of Avery and ke
many years ago.
Sorrow welled within Avery.
Grandpa is up in years, and elderly people actually love lively atmospheres and enjoy ying with their
grandchildren, yet he''s living here all alone. I suggested more than once that he shoulde and live
with us, but he always turned me down, iming that he was stuck in his ways in his old age and
unused to the ways and practices of the younger generation. No matter what, he refused to move in
with us.