PopularNovelChapter 253 Chapter 253 Xavier seemed to ignore the suspicion and wariness in Emily's eyes, grinning as he walked up. “Everyone's waiting. Let's go in." Emily frowned. "Xavier, what are you up to?" Her tone was guarded, with a clear warning hidden beneath it.
Xavier caught that, but he didn't look the least bit worried. He just shrugged. "Hey, it's got nothing to do with me. I was invited here, too." He looked all innocent on the surface, but there was a glint of amusement in his eyes.
Seeing that Lucas still hadn't arrived, Xavier leaned closer to Emily and whispered, "Since we go way back, I'll give you a heads-up.
"To Grandpa Charles, today is an important day. He's here to discuss a major happy event. So, even if he's not feeling well, he insisted on showing up." He used Charles as a veiled threat.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt38) Emily shot him a sharp look. "If you're trying to help the Bennett family, I'm not afraid to burn it all down." She could play that game, too.
As expected, Xavier's face darkened. He shot Emily a fierce glare, and there was a clear hint of wariness in his eyes.
"It has nothing to do withtoday. Even if I wasn't the one here, someone else would be in my place. You should be glad it's me. Otherwise, you'd have one more enemy at the dinner table," Xavier said.
He never warned Emily about what was happening, but he made it clear he wouldn't interfere. He was just there for the .
Emily was starting to put the pieces together. To everyone else, the only connection between her and Xavier was that he had once pursued her.
The Bennett family had gone to such lengths to bring her back, and Charles was taking it so seriously. There was only one possibility.
Thinking of that, Emily dug her nails hard into her palm, barely holding back the urge to turn around and leave. They knew Charles couldn't handle any stress, and yet they were deliberately pushing her. Emily took several deep breaths, forcing down her anger before she finally managed to step inside.
The living room was quiet and still. Charles sat right in the center, cane in hand, his face blank and his eyes closed, looking like he was just resting his eyes. On one side sat Gale and Emma, on the other were Andrew and Lydia.
The four of them kept exchanging glances, but no one said a word. Even the servants stood in the farthest corner with their heads down, and the whole room was silent.
It wasn't until the sound of the door opening broke the silence that everyone's eyes turned toward the entrance. Even Charles, who had been sitting with his eyes closed, opened them.
When he saw Emily, his face broke into a smile. He even pushed himself up with his cane. "Emily's back." Gale reached out to steady him, but Charles shook him off and instead grabbed Emily's hand as she rushed over.
He looked at her with all the warmth in the world. "Feels like ages since I last saw you. You've gotten even more beautiful, Emily." Emily couldn't help but laugh and cry at the stime. “Grandpa, I just saw you at the hospital two days ago, I'd gotten chubbier." and you said 1/2 4:10 pm Chapter 253
"You were way too skinny when you were abroad. Now that that you've finally filled out a bit, of course, you look so much healthier," Charles said with a smile. +38 The two of them joked and laughed together. The mood was so warm and loving as if they'd forgotten anyone else was even there.
Just then, as Lucas stepped through the door, he looked up and was caught off guard by the easy, genuine smile on Emily's face.
On the way back, it had just been the two of them, but Emily hadn't even looked him in the eye, let alone smiled at him like this.
She treated him worse than a random stranger on the street, The thought was like a pair of hands squeezing his heart, making every breath ache. The rest of them, who'd been completely ignored, didn't look too pleased. They all shot Emily dirty looks.
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