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Chapter 73

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    Andrew’s earlier words contained too much information, making Victoria


    feel inexplicably uneasy upon hearing it. Did Mr. Campbell discover


    something from my eating habits?


    When he saw her bewildered expression and her fidgeting hands, he


    chuckled. “You had a change in taste all of a sudden, so I made some


    adjustments ording to your preferences. Is there a problem, Mrs.


    Cadogan?”


    A change in taste… It may raise suspicion if anyone hears this. At this


    thought, she pressed her lips together and looked at Andrew with a


    serious expression as she whispered, “Are you sure my tastebuds have


    changed, Mr. Campbell? I just had a few extra pastries in the morning,


    that’s all.”


    Hearing that, he became puzzled and rubbed the back of his head. Well,


    she has a point. She only ate a few extra pastries, so why do I think her


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    tastebuds have changed?


    The moment he realized this, he felt a little embarrassed. “I’m sorry, Mrs.


    Cadogan. I must’ve been overthinking things.”


    “It’s okay, Mr. Campbell. It shows that you’re attentive. I’ve been eating too


    much greasy food recently, and I want to change my tastebuds. Besides,


    now that Grandma has returned to recuperate and will undergo surgery


    With each sentence, he found her words to be quite reasonable. “No


    problem, Mrs. Cadogan. I will try to make the food lighter from now on.


    Indeed, you’re a thoughtful one.”


    Victoria responded with only a smile and remained silent, hiding her real


    intentions.


    “By the way, would you like some snacks after lunch? I’ve specially made


    some fruit pudding for you.”


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    Fruit pudding… I don’t think I’ve tried them before…


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    However, before she could think about it, she babbled, “Sure.” By the time


    her brain caught up, she saw Andrew smiling and nodding before walking


    away.


    Speechless, she looked down at her small belly and secretly thought, You-


    little glutton! I’m not the one who wants to eat that! She med the baby


    inside her belly, feeling no guilt whatsoever.


    Suddenly, her phone vibrated, and she lowered her head to take a look.


    ric sent a text that read, ‘Out.‘


    Seeing that, she didn’t know what to say. I know you’re out, but I was


    asking where you had taken Grandma.


    After being rendered speechless for some time, she had no choice but to


    send another message. ‘Where?‘


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    This time, he replied rtively quickly. ‘Will be backter.’


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    Again, he didn’t answer her question directly. It seems that he doesn’t


    want to tell me where he is. Perhaps he’s with udia. Come to think of it,


    it makes sense that he wouldn’t want me to know if he is with her.


    At this thought, a hint of mockery shed across her eyes.


    ‘I don’t care where you are, but you took Grandma with you. You know her


    I


    condition, so be sure to bring her home earlier. She needs her rest. After


    sending the message, Victoria put her phone away and focused on her


    meal.


    In truth, she didn’t need to worry so much. ric was filial, and Griselda


    was his biological grandmother–naturally, he wouldn’t do anything


    harmful to her. Even if there was a need to worry, it wasn’t her ce to do


    1. SO.


    After she finished her meal, she went upstairs with nothing to do, and


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    ric didn’t reply to her texts anymore.


    During breakfast the next day, Victoria proposed the idea of inviting


    udia over since she had promised udia to do so.


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    ric was drinking his coffee expressionlessly when he heard her words,


    and his gaze involuntarily fell on her face as he furrowed his brows. Didn’t


    Victoria im that my rtionship with udia seemed ambiguous


    yesterday? Why is she inviting udia over now?


    Quickly, a thought appeared in his mind. She’s probably being stubborn


    and trying to provoke me. We argued and gave each other the cold


    shoulder over this issue yesterday, so she probably wants to retaliate


    using the same matter. With this in mind, he calmly asked, “Why do you


    want to invite her here?”


    Victoria didn’t expect him to oppose the idea, so she was somewhat


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    surprised. After all, this would benefit him since he would end up with


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    udia after their divorce. By then, udia would have developed a good


    rtionship with Griselda, and he would face less scolding.


    “She gets along well with Grandma and knows how to make her happy, so


    I thought it would be nice to give her a call and invite her over.”


    Hearing that, he pressed his lips together and said icily, “How can you just


    invite her like that? Do you think she doesn’t have a job?”


    This morning, Griselda woke up and sensed that something seemed off


    between the two. However, it was normal for young couples to argue,


    which was a sign of a good rtionship. Therefore, she didn’t pay much


    attention to it.


    Now, hearing them discuss this, she smiled and chimed in, “He’s right,


    Victoria. She probably has work to do, and she already spent the whole


    day with me yesterday. It might not be appropriate to ask her toe


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    again today.” With that, she reached out and patted Victoria’s hand. “It’s


    okay, Victoria.”


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    Victoria had already promised udia yesterday and followed through,


    but ric was the one opposing the idea. Well, I’m not the one breaking


    the promise, then.


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    With this in mind, she scanned ric before nodding at Griselda. “Okay,


    then. Let’s not bother her. I just think she likes Grandma, and I thought she


    wouldn’t refuse if we invited her over.”


    At her words, Griselda smiled and didn’t say anything further.


    After that, everyone continued their breakfast, but ric’s expression was


    still grim. Ever since Victoria suggested calling udia over, the


    atmosphere around him had been icy. This blood–curdling atmosphere


    persisted until the end of breakfast when Griselda suggested that Hector


    take her for a walk.


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    Hector agreed and was about to approach when Victoria interrupted,


    saying, “Let me do it.” The moment she ced her hand on the wheelchair,


    ric grabbed her wrist tightly.


    “Mr. Bowen, take Grandma for a walk, but be back within 15 minutes.”


    When Hector saw their sped wrists, he immediately nodded. “Yes, sir.”


    With that, he sensibly pushed Griselda’s wheelchair and left.


    With Griselda’s presence just now, Victoria endured the pain of ric’s grip


    on her wrist without reacting. It was only when Hector pushed Griselda out


    that she forcefully freed herself from his grasp. “What’s up with you again?”


    At this moment, his gaze coldly swept across the hall, where the maids


    were present. Then, he pressed his lips together before whispering, “Let’s


    talk upstairs.”


    However, she ignored him and said calmly, “I think we’ve already made


    ourselves clear yesterday. What else is there to say?”


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    With a calm expression, he stared at her with his dark eyes. “Either you


    walk, or I will carry you.”


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    Hearing that, she was taken aback.


    “You have three seconds to think about it.”


    “Wait, you-”


    “One.”


    She looked at him, not knowing what to say. Why has he be so


    childish?


    “Two.”


    “ric are you—”


    Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g


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    The next second, he took a step forward and carried her in his arms.
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