Chapter 567 Smart Grandfather
Keith shifted his sharp and observant eyes between his two grandsons. He could sense they were
hiding something. Squinting at them, he asked outright, "You know who she is?"
Niles shook his head, but on second thoughts, he nodded. "Not really, but Wesley does."
Wesley instantly cast him a warning nce. Niles flinched in fear and moved his eyes away, avoiding
any eye contact with his brother.
"Okay, that answers my question." Keith slowed his pace as he was deep in thought. ''So Wesley likes
her?'' That was something new to the old man. From what he knew, Wesley never showed any interest
in girls. Megan was the only girl around him.
Seeing his grandfather''s contemtive face, Wesley had no choice but to remind him, "Don''t read too
much into that, Grandpa. She''s engaged."
"Oh...yeah." Keith shook his head. "What a shame..."
''But wait. I noticed Wesley looking at her, and then looking away before their eyes could meet, '' the old
man suddenly realized.
Wesley thought his family would drop it, so he sighed with relief. However, his grandfather suddenly
questioned, "Do you like her? Did you try dating her? Or is it the other way round? She loved you but
you turned her down?"
Wesley''s heart skipped a beat. He felt like a secret was discovered out of the blue. Sometimes it wasn''t
a good thing to have a smart grandfather.
Wesley wanted to deny everything, but his grandfather added sternly, "Wesley, listen. Think it over
before you answer. I''ve told you many times. An honest man is a good man. Don''t lie to me."
Niles was trying his hardest to stifle hisughter. Nheless, still one or twoughs reached Wesley''s
ears. The officer red at the young doctor. He would remember that. Then he turned to the old man
again. "You''ve gotta be tired. That was a long flight. I''ll exin it to you after you get some rest."
"Alright." Keith knew he shouldn''t push Wesley too hard. Anyway, his grandson would have to confess
everything to him sooner orter.
On the other hand, ir had a hard time exining herself to Wesley''s mother. "Wesley...he... I''ve
admired him for a long time. But that''s all. It''s nothing. Besides, I''ve got a fiance and we''ll get married
after I graduate."
Although Cecelia liked ir, she knew she shouldn''t press the issue, since ir was already engaged.
You shouldn''t break up a couple. So she stopped asking about Wesley and ir. Before they got in
their cars, Wacian told the Li family, "Grandpa Keith, my grandpa knows you''re here, so we''re having a
dinner party. We''ve booked a room. How about we head to the restaurant now?"
Keith had nned to meet some old friends—Gilbert was one of those friends, so he was quick with a
"yes." Then they all got into their own cars and drove off, making for the restaurant.
ir sat in Wacian''s car. After a moment of silence, she requested, "Wacian, please drive me to
Joslyn''s house. I told her I''d be by when I was done here."
Wacian didn''t notice anything unusual about her. With his eyes on his phone, he replied casually,
"Why? Call Joslyn and take a rain check. We''re having dinner with the Li family. You shoulde."
"I''d rather not. I don''t know them very well. I just met them today." ir just wanted to avoid seeing
Wesley again. She felt so embarrassed.
Wacian thought for a second. "Well, okay. I think Wesley''s mom likes you, and she''d probably be happy
if you came. But... It''s up to you. Just tell the driver the address." If ir weren''t engaged, WacianText ? 2024 N?velDrama.Org.
would try and hook her and Niles up. He was around the same age. Moreover, Cecelia liked her. But he
remembered she was engaged, so he dumped the idea.
Finally, the driver dropped ir off near Joslyn''s house. She didn''t take her luggage out since she
would return to the Ji family''s houseter that night.
What ir didn''t tell Wacian was that Joslyn wasn''t home. She was in her hometown too and wouldn''t
be back until tomorrow. ir just randomly found an excuse to bow out of dinner with the Li family. She
looked up at the sky. It was nearing dusk. She then looked back at the traffic on the road. Wesley''s
huge, eye-catching vehicle still could be seen among the traffic. She grinned and walked along the
busy street.
She hadn''t been home in six months, so she wanted to walk the streets by herself.
Wesley saw ir get out of Wacian''s car from the rear-view mirror in his car. When he lost sight of her
in the crowd, he forgot about it.
His mother''s nagging rang in his ear again. "I''ll stay here for a few more days. I have a friend here. Her
daughter is the same age as you. Why don''t I call her up and you guys can go out? Who knows?
Maybe you can get married, and I don''t need to worry about it anymore."
Wesley was with his parents in his car, while Niles and Keith were in the car behind them.
"Don''t bother. I don''t have the time," Wesley refused bluntly.
Cecelia wasn''t surprised by his refusal. She had an obvious question in her mind. "Son, be honest. Are
you...gay?" Cecelia decided to ask it.
Wesley caught a glimpse of his mother''s worried face from the rear-view mirror. He replied calmly, "If
that will stop you from setting up any blind dates, then yeah, I am."
''What? He didn''t deny it?'' Cecelia was shocked by how much her son resisted seeing a girl. That was a
heavy blow to a mother.
Baldwin scolded his son, "Watch your mouth. Don''t scare your mom."
Wesley fixed his eyes on the road ahead of them, but ir''s smiling face popped up in his mind. He
thought of how she looked when she held the bouquet of flowers. "I''m not gay, Mom. But I don''t want to
go on any blind dates."
Cecelia rolled her eyes at him. "Your EQ is even lower than your brother''s. You frighten every girl away.
So if I don''t arrange a blind date for you, when do I get to be a grandma? When my hair is gray and my
teeth are gone?"
Wesley said slowly, "Then try it on Niles. Your youngest son will intern in a hospital here. He''s kind of
hard up, too. Besides, he''s as lightplexioned as you. He''ll give you a cute grandkid."
Niles resembled their father in appearance but had the sameplexion as their mother.
Wesley was on the opposite. He looked like their mother but his skin was as dark as their father''s. He
used to be light-skinned, but after military school, he had a permanent tan.
"Niles? Humph! Neither of you can make me happy. The Ji family has two sons as well. What a pity
that they don''t have a daughter. If they had a girl, our two families could be joined by marriage. I was so
happy to see ir just now. But she''s already engaged. Ugh! I''m sad." Leaning over Baldwin''s
shoulder, Cecelia put her hand on her chest to show her heartache.
Baldwin squeezed her hand andforted, "Honey, take it easy. Hartwell''s a few years older than
Wesley, but he''s not married yet, right? Young people think differently from us."
Cecelia sighed heavily. She finally dropped the issue. "What about our rooms tonight?"
"I''ll sleep in my dorm, you all can stay in my apartment." Wesley knew his mother didn''t like checking
into a hotel room, so he had it all nned out. His apartment had three bedrooms, so it was enough for
them.
"Okay." Cecelia nodded. She hated staying at a hotel. "But you don''t need to head back to your dorm.
You can share a room with Niles."
Wesley remembered how ugly Niles looked when he was asleep. A dash of disdain shed in his eyes.
He didn''t like the idea. But anyway, he nodded in agreement since it was only for a few days.
When they reached the restaurant, Gilbert, Adalson and Natalia were already there.
The two families hadn''t seen each other for a long time. They greeted and embraced each other
enthusiastically. After a few warm pleasantries, they all settled down at a table in the VIP room.
Adalson''s gaze swept over the guests. He asked Wacian, "Where''s ir?" His question attracted
everyone''s attention.
That was when Cecelia noticed ir''s absence.
Wacian exined, "We dropped her off halfway. She said she made ns with Joslyn and she''d head
backter."