"Stephanie's background is pretty messy... If too many people found out, it wouldn't be good news for her! Just keep it to yourself. If it weren't for the unfair treatment she's suffered, she would have been the most privileged young lady in the whole of B City, born into a wealthy family! She deserves more respect than those three chicks outside!" Jaxon was dumbfounded and didn't know what to say.
After a while, he managed to speak: "You're so hell-bent on protecting Stephanie that you wouldn't even tell your own grandpa?" "Even if you knew now, it wouldn't make a difference... Once everything is settled, you'll know. Anyway, I've told you what I needed to." Jaxon laughed in disbelief.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"Do you think your old grandpa can't move around anymore, and I can't find out for myself?" "If you wish, you can try to dig it up." "Do you think there's anything that I can't uncover?" "There are sthings from way back when that even I can't confirm... How could you possibly find out?" "And how could you?" "Are you trying to pull the wool over my eyes?" "No need for that." "Even so, Stephanie seems rather rough around the edges, not really fitting for the lady of the Ingram family! Those three downstairs-why don't you give them a shot? If you really don't like them, I'll drop it. But what if you actually end up liking them? Wouldn't that make everyone happy?" Sebastian grimaced. "Are you really not going to let this go, grandpa?" "I'll let you go at midnight; how about that? If you're still not into any of them, then you can leave!" "No way... I promised Stephanie I'd be there for my birthday." "Sebastian... I'm begging you, alright? Pick one of them, try it out, If you don't like the one from the Klein family, and you don't fancy the one from the Peck family, how about the miss from the Snider She's got the svibe as your grandma when she was Can't you just pick a future wife that I approve of?" Continget e of?" If Zachary was still around, his only precious gem, how could she be inferior to Caroline Snider? It seemed like every tsomeone belittled that girl in front of him, he felt even more sorry for her.
His resentment towards Zachary grew stronger.
If he couldn't protect his own daughter, why did he bother having her in the first place? Sebastian took a deep breath. "I'll leave before eleven thirty!" "Fine then... But don't keep giving our guests the cold shoulder; getting to know them wouldn't hurt." Sebastian had no patience for those boring people.
After leaving his grandpa's study, he found a quiet place and called Stephanie. She picked up, but wouldn't speak to him.
Sebastian couldn't help but chuckle.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmIt looked like Stephanie was really pissed off.
m Checking his watch, it was already past nine. The dinner Judith prepared was probably colc cold by now. In the Ingram family's front hall, Camille and Ava were entertaininget the three invited guests, with Julia also lingering around.
Julia was sneakily sizing up the three young women, one by one. Finally, e her gaze landed on Angelina Peck.