Chapter113
“Mygranddaughter–inw!”
BarbaraseemedtorememberAveline,reachingouttoherjoyfullyWheredidyougo?Didyounotwanttoywithmeanymore?”
Avelinewalkedoverandtookherhand.“No,weagreedbefore.Iwouldhide,andyouwouldteach himalesson.”
Barbarawasmomentarilyconfused butthennodded.“Yes,yesLucasbulliedyou,soItaughthimalesson.”
Lucas’sdarkgazefixedonAveline.“DidyoeheretintoGrandma?
Avelineraisedaneyebrow.“So,whatifIdid?
Lucas‘expressiondarkenedfurther.
Barbaradidn’thesitatetosmackhimagain.“Ijusttoldyou,andyou’vealreadyforgotten?Whyareyouringatyourwife?”
Lucasfellsilent.
AvelurnedtoBarbara.“Grandma,you’resogoodtome.
Barbarughedcheerfully.“Ilikeyou,soofcourseI’mgoodtoyouTrythis,ourhousekeepermadethesenewsnacks.They’redelicious
ShepickedupapieceandheldittoAveline’slips.
Avelinepausedforamoment,ncingatSophia.Asexpected,Sophia’sfacehadpaled.
Avelineeptedthesnack.“Thankyou,Grandma.”
“Eat,eat!Ifyoulikeit,I’llhavehermakemoreforyou.Don’tworry,I’llmakesureshegetsaraiseforit!”
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BarbaralookedatAvelineproudly.
Avelinefeltamixofemotionsasshetookabiteofthesnackandnodded.“Itisreallygood.”
BarbaraturnedtoSophiawithasmile.“Mygranddaughter–inwlikesittoo.You’llhavetomaketheseoften.”
Sophiacouldbarelymaintainhersmile.“Ofcourse,Iwill.”
Howinfuriating!Shehad workedhardtopleaseBarbarawithhersnacks,onlytobetreatedlikeaservant!
“Grandma,she’snotaservant,”Lucassaid.
Barbarablinked.“Thenwhoisshe?”
AvelinealsolookedatLucas,hereyesclearbucedwithsubtle
sarcasm.
HowshouldheintroduceSophia’sidentity?
Ifhehadknownitwouletothis,whyhadhedraggedhisfeetaboutdivorcingAveline?Iftheyhaddivorcedsooner,Sophia’s.positionwouldhavebeenlegitimatebynow.
Avelhought,“Lucas,theawkwardsituationMissWinterisinnow,isallyourdoing.”
Lucasseemedtounderstandherthoughts.Hisvoicewaslowandcalmashesaid,“Grandma,she’smyfriend.Youdon’tremember,buttwoyearsago,shesavedmylife.Ifitweren’tforher,Imightnotbehere.”
Barbaralookedenlightened.“Oh,right,shesavedyou.So,shebecameaservantinourhouseafterthat?”
BothLucasandSophiawerespeechless.
EvenAveline’slipstwitchedslightly.
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BarbaratookSophia’shand.“You’reakindgirl.Yousavedhim,and.I’mverygrateful.Don’tworry,I’llmakesurehegivesyouaraise.”
Sophiakeptquietforawhilebeforeshepulledherhandback,
forcingasmile.“I…Isuddenlydon’tfeelwell.Ineedtogototherestroom.”
Lucasfrowned.“Areyouokay?Doyouneedtogotothehospital?”
Sophiashookherhead.“Noneed.”Còntens bel0ngs to N?(v)elDr/a/ma.Org
Shequicklywalkedtowardstherestroom.
BarbaracontinuedtoinsistthatLucasgiveSophiaaraise.Lucas‘eyeswerefixedonAveline.
“Ifyouhaveaproblemwithme,takeitupwithme.WhyinvolveGrandma?”
Avelinemethisgazewithcalmdefiance.“MaybebecauseIknewitwouldgetyourattention<b>.</b>”
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