Chapter 165


    Silvia was originally nning to head straight home, but Phillip called her and insisted shee


    over to the Military for dinner. Unable to refuse Phillip, she had no choice but to follow Erica and


    Ines home.


    At this moment, Phillip was busy in the kitchen. Silvia went in to help, and Ines, not wanting to sit


    idle, followed suit.


    Phillip was a bit surprised to see them both. "What are you two doing here? You''ve been out all day,


    take a break. I don''t need your help."


    "Grandpa, didn''t you want to see my cooking skills? I''m here to put on a show for you," Silvia said


    flirtatiously.


    Phillip raised an eyebrow, suddenly interested. He shooed everyone else out, leaving only Ines and


    Silvia. Ines didn''t know much, so she washed some vegetables and picked up a few cooking tips.


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    But Silvia was a natural. Her cooking skills were smooth and efficient. It was clear she wasn''t


    bluffing about her cooking skills.


    Phillip, watching her, couldn''t help but feel touched. "You''ve really grown up. Now I can rest easy


    knowing you can fend for yourself. When I first taught Ethan and Beasley to cook, they were so


    clumsy. But they gradually improved."


    Ines was taken aback. She didn''t realize their cooking skills were taught by Phillip. "Beasley and


    Ethan don''t have many chances to cook at home, so naturally, they''re a bitcking. But as for


    Beasley''s cooking, I don''t know. Ethan''s cooking, on the other hand, I do know. My sister and I both


    love his dishes," Silvia said with a smile, adding with a hint of nostalgia.


    " You are a greedy cat, you only know how to eat. No wonder you''ve gotten so good at cooking.


    Otherwise, you''d be the one going hungry," Phillip teased, tapping her on the head.


    Silvia''s casual words and actions made Ines feel ufortable. She had always thought she was


    the luckiest woman, but Ethan had cooked for other women before, and she wasn''t the only one.


    Phillip was so wrapped up in his conversation with Silvia, he forgot Ines was in the kitchen. It wasn''t


    until Ines spoke up that he realized his conversation with Silvia might be making her ufortable,


    but he didn''t know how to exin.


    Seeing Phillip casually mention Beasley, Ines knew he had alreadye to terms with it. She


    decided not to hold back anymore, and turned to Phillip, "Grandpa, can I ask you something?"


    Phillip hesitated, feeling a sense of foreboding, but still smiled warmly, "What is it, Izzy?"


    "Grandpa, did Beasley have any enemies?"


    Phillip looked ufortable, "Why would you ask that, Izzy?"


    "It''s about my car ident. Ethan said there''s a mysterious force preventing him from finding out


    the truth. These people might be rted to Beasley''s death. Beasley''s car ident probably wasn''t


    as simple as an ident."


    Phillip was silent for a while before he said, "There''s a possibility. Beasley''s quick promotion


    affected a lot of people''s interests, but it wouldn''t count as a big grudge. I''ve looked into your car


    ident, Izzy, it really was just an ident. You and Ethan should stop obsessing over it."


    "I can''t give up, grandpa. The truth is really important to me. Some people have decided I''m the


    culprit. Sometimes I feel suffocated, and it hurts to think about it," Ines voiced her feelings, making


    herself look as pitiful as possible, while watching Phillip''s reaction.


    As expected, this worked on Phillip. He raised his voice, "Nonsense, how could you be such a


    person? Whoever dares to gossip about you behind your back, tell me and I''ll teach them a lesson."


    Ines looked intently at Phillip, her eyes pleading, "I know you fully believe in me. But the only thing


    that can stop the rumors is the truth. If too many people say it, you can''t teach them all a lesson."


    "It''s not that I know something and don''t want to tell you. I''ve been retired for years, so I don''t know


    much. I really didn''t find anything," Phillip said.


    Ines saw that Phillip didn''t really want to talk about this, so she didn''t press further. She and Silvia


    then served the dishes they prepared.


    Phillip watched Ines'' back, mumbling to himself, "This little girl has be smart, trying to trick me.


    Good thing I reacted quickly."


    In the living room, Ines pulled Silvia aside and quietly asked, "From your professional perspective,


    do you think grandpa''s reaction was normal?"


    Silvia thought for a while, seemingly pondering, then said, "Izzy, I was facing away from grandpa, so


    I didn''t see his facial expression clearly. But I did notice his hand twitch slightly. He didn''t seem to


    want to answer your question. It felt like he was dodging it."


    "So you think grandpa is hiding something from me too?"


    ""ording to my observation, it is like this."


    "Thank you, Silvia."


    "Don''t worry about it. But it won''t work if you try this method again. Grandpa is a smart man and he


    probably knows you were testing him. He''ll keep whatever he doesn''t want you to know a secret."


    Ines looked a bit embarrassed, "You noticed?"


    Silviaughed, "I am a psychology major, if I couldn''t even see that, how could I do business in the


    future?"


    "That''s true."


    "Did you ever have a car ident?" Silvia asked nervously.


    Ines nodded, not hiding it, but not nning to go into detail, "Yes, it was the same one as


    Beasley''s."


    Silvia seemed relieved, "I''m d you''re okay."


    The Meyer family originally nned to have Silvia chill out at their ce, but Silvia was hell-bent on


    going home. She said her house cleaning wasn''t finished yet and she needed to get back to it. The


    Meyer family didn''t push her anymore.