Chapter 56


    Chapter 56


    A faint sense of guilt lingered in Malcolm’s heart. He was unwilling to continue the conversation with


    Emmanuel, coupled with an


    uncontroble restlessness.


    ric was happy to see Malcolm when he returned.


    “Malcolm is back?” he asked.


    Malcolm nodded and replied, “Most of the matters in Quilton have been sorted out.”


    ric then turned to look at Emmanuel. His gaze darkened a little.


    “Manny is here too?” he asked.


    “I have just returned from overseas. I’m here to visit you,” Emmanuel replied.


    Emmanuel smiled and took out a finely wrapped gift box as he said, “The weather has turned cold.


    Mother made this knee warmer herself. She asked me to bring it for you, Granddad.”


    ric frowned slightly at the thought of Lori’s tearful temper, but he didn’t show excessive coldness.


    He then reached out his hand and


    epted the gift.


    “How’s her healthtely?” he asked.


    “She is doing well. She asked me to convey her regards to you, Granddad,” Emmanuel replied.


    “Thank you,” ric replied. He let out a sigh and said nothing more.


    Emmanuel maintained a gentle demeanor even though he received a cold reception. He shifted his


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    gaze to the nearby chessboard and smiled.


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    “I had nothing to do just now and took a look at your chessboard, Granddad. I find your chess skills


    remarkable…” he said.


    Emmanuel then pointed out some exquisite moves.


    ric was surprised and asked, “You know how to y chess?”


    “I became friends with someone abroad who knows a lot about chess. I learned a little from him. I


    managed to win a few times while ying with him. I wonder how I’d do against you, Granddad,”


    Emmanuel said, seemingly fascinated.


    ric liked to y chess, so he couldn’t help saying, “Come, y a few rounds with me, and we’ll see.”


    Malcolm knew that Emmanuel was trying to please ric and could vaguely guess his intentions. His


    gazended briefly on the gift box before slightly looking away.


    Emmanuel’s chess skills were decent. He won one out of three games against ric.


    “Granddad’s maneuvers held such subtlety and depth. I truly admire your remarkable strategies,”


    Emmanuel remarked.


    ric was in a good mood. He could tell Emmanuel was good at chess, yet he gracefully lost three


    games while barely securing one.


    ‘Emmanuel is a capable and shrewdd, but it’s a pity… ric thought to himself.


    ric seemed to recall something, his gaze darkened for a moment, and then he smiled again and


    said, “It’s gettingte. You should stay for dinner, Manny.”


    Emmanuel was also pleased. “Sure, Granddad,” he replied.


    In response to ric’s order, the kitchen quickly prepared a sumptuous.


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    dinner, and soon everyone was at the table.


    Tabitha was weak, so shegged behind and arrived at the tablest.


    The dining table was rectangr. Emmanuel sat to ric’s left, and the seat to ric’s right was empty.


    Malcolm sat in the second seat on the right.


    Tabitha considered sitting at Emmanuel’s side, but ric said, “Tabby,e sit beside me.”


    Tabitha had no choice but to bite the bullet. She walked over and sat


    down.


    She didn’t know if it was intentional or not, but her seat was small. She moved closer to Malcolm’s side


    for fear of bumping into ric.


    Tabitha ate like she was on pins and needles throughout the meal.


    Suddenly, Malcolm’s elbow identally touched her arm.


    Tabitha immediately moved aside.


    Malcolm paused for a moment. He recalled the scene earlier when Pipsqueak had called him a bad


    guy, leaving a subtle uneasiness in his


    heart.


    Tabitha believed that she was pregnant with his child, yet he had repeatedly denied it. His behavior was


    truly despicable.


    Malcolm could understand why she would hold a grudge..


    So he took his fork and put a piece of fish fillet into Tabitha’s bowl.


    ric looked over in surprise and showed a satisfied expression. “Eat more meat, Tabby. You’re too


    thin,” hemented.


    The strong smell of fish made Tabitha ufortable. However, she didn’t


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    want to embarrass Malcolm in front of ric and the others.


    She thanked him calmly, “Thank you.”


    Her gratitude seemed to encourage Malcolm even more. Tabitha rarely ate meat, either. He was


    concerned about her health, so he asionally served her some meat.


    While ric’s expression became increasingly gentle, Tabitha’s expression grew darker.


    She wondered, ‘Is Malcolm doing this on purpose?”


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