Chapter 579 Meddlesome Grandpa


    One night, Cecelia called Niles on hisndline. She got through very quickly. "I called your brother, but


    he''s not picking up. Since you''re in town, could you go check on him?" she asked.


    "Um... good evening, Mrs. Li," said a woman''s voice on the other end.


    Cecelia was confused. She checked the number. She dialed it right.


    "Oh, that''s right. You''re... ir?" Cecelia asked with uncertainty.


    "Yes, Mrs. Li. It''s me. I stay—" ir was going to tell her why she was in Niles'' apartment. She didn''t


    want her to think it was a love nest or something.


    But Cecelia interrupted her. She said excitedly, "Mrs. Li? Why so formal? Just call me ''Mom.'' I didn''t


    interrupt anything, did I?"


    ''Mom?'' ir was shocked, realizing Cecelia had really gotten it wrong. "No, I—" She wanted to exin


    that she and Niles weren''t a couple.


    "That''s good. I''m just calling to check on you. Don''t stay up toote. Tell Niles I''ll be in town to see you


    when I can. Good night." Cecelia hung up before ir could say a word.


    ir was left speechless. Cecelia jumped out of bed and rushed into the study where her husband


    was.


    "Good news! Good news! We''re going to be inws!" she eximed, beaming.


    Baldwin took off his sses and looked at her in bewilderment.


    "What''s going on?" "ir and your son are living together!" She grinned from ear to ear.


    "Really? Which son?"


    "Niles, of course. He''s smooth, unlike Wesley. That boy wouldn''t know love if it bit him." Cecelia


    recalled the pic Niles sent her when he was in Ennd. A selfie of him and ir. They made a cute


    couple.


    She had a sneaking suspicion Niles was there for pleasure, rather than business.


    Just then, a figure with a cane made his way to the doorway. "Cecelia, are you sure?"


    Cecelia turned around. Keith stood there, staring at them. He probably heard everything.


    Cecelia walked over to him with a big smile. "Yeah, Dad. I just called Niles, and ir answered. They''re


    either living together or on a date. Why else would she be there at this hour?"


    Keith furrowed his brows. ''ir and Niles?'' "That''s not right," he muttered as he turned to leave.


    Back in his bedroom, Keith couldn''t stop thinking about it. He tried closing his eyes, but sleep wouldn''t


    By then, Wesley had just finished his work. Surprised to receive a call from his grandpa in the dead of


    the night, he asked, "Grandpa, why are you still up? Something happen?"


    "Is ir living in Niles'' apartment?" Keith asked, cutting straight to the point.


    ''Damn Niles and his big mouth!'' Wesley thought. "Yeah. She has just broken up with her fiance and


    needed a ce to stay."


    Niles spent most of his time out of the country. Now that ir had moved in, he wouldn''t be using his


    ce even if he was back home. So Wesley didn''t think he needed to exin anything.


    But that was exactly why his family had gotten things so twisted.


    Keith hung up after hearing Wesley''s reply. That night, he didn''t sleep a wink.


    He had never seen Wesley with anyone but Megan. Now that he had a thing for ir, how could she


    be with Niles?


    Not that he was biased in favor of Wesley. Well, maybe a little—when it came to rtionships. Wesley


    wasn''t as romantic as Niles. So Keith was worried about him finding a wife.


    He could tell that Wesley liked ir. But he couldn''t figure out why she was with Niles. He felt bad for


    his older grandson.


    Early the next morning, Keith called Wesley again. "Wesley, I have got the cure for your blues. The


    granddaughter of a friend of mine has justpleted her studies abroad. I''ve seen her picture.


    Beautiful. She has huge... eyes. I think you''ll like her. Why note back home and meet her? A


    restaurant would be a better ce than the army base."


    While the old man rattled on, Wesley had a bad feeling about this.


    This was the first time his family had tried to fix him up. Some of hisrades-in-arms had been on


    blind dates. They had told him that once there was a first time, there would be a second. Their family


    wouldn''t stop setting him up until he settled down.


    "Grandpa, you know how busy I am. I have a few more years before I will even consider getting


    married. If a great-grandson is what you want, fix Niles up."


    "It''s not him I''m worried about. You''ve been single too long. Time to find someone to take care of you.


    Come home. I can call your uncle Adalson to ask a leave for you."


    Wesley felt a headacheing on. "Grandpa, you told me that a man should be ambitious and driven,


    not confused by love."


    "That''s true. I told you that when you were a teen. How old are you now? 26! And still single. It''s time to


    get a girlfriend."


    Wesley felt his grandpa was bossy. He seemed to have an answer for everything, and had to be right.


    "I''m too busy to go home. It''ll have to wait. I need to get back to work, Grandpa. Take care of yourself.


    Bye."


    "Hey! Don''t hang up! I''m not done. Wesley!" Keith called anxiously.


    "Dad, he hung up," Cecelia suddenly said. She was also on the line, which exined the click he heard


    earlier. Keith looked at the receiver. When he realized what was going on, he scolded, "Cecelia, you''ve


    been eavesdropping again!"


    "Of course. Dad, I''m on your side. I was trying to help. Wesley needs to find a nice girl and settle


    down." Cecelia bit into an apple, still holding the phone, not embarrassed at all.


    Keith snorted. "Help? Okay. You can start by bringing me the files of all the girls who want to marry into


    this family, so that I can set up introductions."


    "There are too many of them. The list alone might take me two weeks or more. Why don''t we think of


    something else?"


    "You''re just beingzy. Never mind. I''ll ask my son." Cecelia, his daughter-inw, was 50 years old, but


    still acted like a child sometimes. It was not a bad thing. She was happy. What was the point of living if


    you weren''t happy?