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    “Look here, Balfour, how on earth am I causing trouble? I''m just looking out for Ivy! I wanted to


    check on her, but you and Dean kept interrupting me. Don''t you two worry about her fending for


    herself out there?”


    The very thought of Ivy alone, cooking her own meals, doing herundry just tugged at Alyssa’s


    heartstrings.


    “Ivy''s just moved out for a bit, not left us for good. Why have you all turned so cold? Balfour, you


    better tell me what happened today. Otherwise, how could you possibly refuse to let me see my


    own granddaughter-inw?”


    Alyssa’s intuition was always spot-on, and Balfour was at a loss for words. He had nned to have


    Ivy video call Alyssa, ideally from his own phone.


    That way, Alyssa would know he''d been to see her, but of course, life had to throw a wrench in the


    works just then.


    “Granny, there''s so much going on at the office every day. If I had to report every little thing to you,


    I''d work myself to the bone. You want to see Ivy? Just pick up the phone and call her, for heaven''s


    sake. With technology these days, it''s a piece of cake. Even if you''re not up to speed, Grandpa can


    help you out, can''t he?”


    “Tsk, are you ming me now? I just want you and Ivy to spend more quality time together, to hurry


    up and give us a grandchild, that''s all. Not that we''re fixated on a boy a granddaughter would be


    just as wonderful. Dean and I would be over the moon either way.”


    Both Alyssa and Dean were getting on in years, and with only Balfour to carry on the family name,


    they were eager to see him settle down,


    He''d taken care of the business side of things early on, but starting a family was dragging


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    Before Ivy came into the picture, Balfour seemed to have zero interest in women, to the point where


    the elders wondered if he was even into girls at all.


    But with Ivy, everything clicked back into ce.


    Finally having a granddaughter-inw, the old couple cherished her dearly.


    “Granny, you''re getting ahead of yourself. We''re young, and we''re not thinking about kids. just yet.”


    After a few more words of caution, Alyssa suddenly sprang up from the couch


    Dean said, “At your age, could you maybe not jump up like that? Scared the living daylights out of


    me — thought something had happened.”


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    But Alyssa wasn''t having any of it.


    “I can''t settle down until I see for myself. I''m heading over to Ivy''s dorm right now.”


    Dean watched his whirlwind of a wife, not entirely in agreement.


    “If they both don''t want you there, isn''t it a bit intrusive to just show up? Ivy moved out because of


    Ms. Lewis staying with us, right? The whole situation’s murky — it''s got to be weighing on her. If you


    show up now, with Ms. Lewis still at our ce, it''s bound to upset Ivy.”


    Alyssa knew he was speaking sense, but Balfour''s evasiveness only fueled her suspicions about


    today’s events.


    If she didn''t get to the bottom of it, her mind wouldn''t rest easy all night.


    Ivy never expected a visitor sote at night and asked cautiously, “Who''s there?”


    “Ivy, it''s Alyssa, dear!”


    Hearing Alyssa’s voice, Ivy couldn''t help but burst into tears.


    Back when she was living with the Howards, no matter what happened, Alyss always there for her —


    unconditionally on her side, just like her own grandmothe


    It moved her deeply and was something she cherished profoundly.


    "Grandma, what brings you here at this hour?”


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