Marco shot a frosty look at the other two, warning, “Stay away from
Loraine!” He was the first to exit the parking Lot.
Grady clenched the steering wheel, whispering to himself, “Giving up isn’t in my nature...”
As Cayson'’s car passed Grady’s, he announced in a soft yet determined voice, “We'll see. I'm not giving up on
Lorrie either.”
Grinding his teeth, Grady slowly started his car and drove away.
His mother had insisted he attend the banquet to mend fences with
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Loraine, but he was genuinely glad to see her and extend an invitation to his exhibition.
When Grady chome, a sweet voice welcomed him from the entrance.
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“Grady!”
A beautiful girl ran up to him, casually putting her hands on his arm and shaking it.
“Grady, why are you so late?”
His smile faded instantly. He extricated his arm and responded coldly,
“Kassidy, why are you still here?”
Kassidy, a distant relative of his mother’s, had moved into his hunder the pretense of attending the
exhibition. Her incessant pestering had begun to wear on Grady
Kassidy pouted and stamped her foot, acting like a spoiled brat.
“Grady, do you findannoying? Your mother asked you to take good care of me!”
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Kassidy had completely obliterated Grady’s good mood from his encounter with Loraine.
Florence's request had been a simple pleasantry, but Kassidy had taken it quite literally.
Barely keeping his impatience in check, he muttered, “Kassidy, | have to prepare for the exhibition. | don’t have
the tto entertain you.”
Tears welled up in Kassidy’s eyes. She dashed into the living room towards Florence, who was seated on the
sofa.
“Auntie, Grady doesn’t want to talk to me...”
To her surprise, Florence didn’t indulge her theatrics. Instead, she stood up and eagerly asked Grady, “Did
Loraine accept our invitation?”