NovelEnglishDebbie’s hand.
Ignoring the broken teacup, he took Debbie to a distinguished old Lady with silver hair.
“Grandma, I’m back with Megan and Debbie. This is
Debbie Nelson, my wife,” he said to the old lady. Then turning to
Debbie, he said, “Deb, greet Grandma.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThe grandma wore a long gacashmere sweater, top-notch pearls around her neck and her wrists. She had been gazing at Debbie, stone-faced, since she walked in.
Just sitting there quietly was enough for her to intimidate everyone.
Both her stern face and sharp eyes were telling Debbie, “Don’t mess with me!”
Debbie had to keep herself calm by all means. She took her hand out of
Carlos’ hold and smiled at the old woman.
“Good evening, Grandma. I’m
Debbie. Nice to meet you.”
Valerie Castillo only smiled at her perfunctorily and said nothing. But when she saw the two people behind Debbie, she blossomed.
“My dear grandson and little Megan, lethave a look at you. How have you been?”
She smiled, she cared, she stroked their faces affectionately. It seemed all of a sudden she had turned from the icy cold witch into a cordial, loving grandma. It struck Debbie that the Hilton family didn’t care
for her. Neither the dad nor the grandma.
It sucked.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmThe old lady’s smiles lightened the atmosphere in the living room.
Megan ran to Valerie and hugged her tightly.
“Grandma, I missed you so much! I’ve been thinking about coming to visit you all along, but Uncle
Carlos had been busy, so we weren’t able to cuntil today.” It was the Lunar New Year’s Eve in China.
Gradually, everybody lightened up. Lewis, the chatterbox, began,
“Megan, Grandma has missed you and Carlos. She just couldn’t stop talking about you. Grandma, now that they are here, can we eat? I’m starving.”
Valerie nodded, holding Megan’s hand.
“Carlos, Megan, after a long flight, you must be hungry and tired. Let’s go eat,” she said.
Carlos didn’t respond. He pulled Debbie, who had been slighted and embarrassed, close to his side. His eyes swept over the others in the room.
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