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Gareth pursed his lips quietly.
But the look in his eyes had grown colder. Anyone who was with him could sense his lousy mood right
now.
Julia was even more worried now. “Elisa, you…”
She stopped halfway.
Elisa looked more relaxed now. She smiled and reassured Julia, “Grandma, you don’t have to worry
about me. Really.”
“Sigh. How can I not worry about you? Why don’t you come back, Elisa? Tell Vincent to send you back
here. I shall chase that rascal away from this place so we can talk. How does that sound?”
Elisa spoke gently, “Grandma, I’m really fine. Moreover, I still have some work to do. How about I go
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtvisit you some other day?”
Vincent knew that Elisa would not go back tonight. She was still overwhelmed with her feelings. So he
interrupted, “Grandma, I’m sending her back now. She’s going to see her best friend so she will feel
much better. You don’t have to worry; I’ll make sure she gets back safely.”
Elisa pursed her lips silently.
Finally, Julia took a deep sigh. She had not expected this to happen.
“Sigh… I would not have told him to prepare a surprise for you if I knew this would happen. This is all
my fault!”
Elisa quickly answered, “Don’t say that, Grandma. I’m fine. Don’t worry.”
“Fine… I won’t.” Julia was obviously throwing a tantrum now.
Elisa pursed her lips. She was suddenly at a loss for words.
Vincent knew that the conversation could not go on anymore. He chuckled, “Grandma, don’t worry. I
will take care of Elisa. Nothing will happen!”
Julia knew Elisa would not come back tonight either, so she relented. “Please take good care of Elisa,
Vince. Thank you so much.”
“Don’t mention it, Grandma. Don’t worry. She will be fine with me.”
“Alright, alright. Visit me when you have the time, Elisa. I’ll be waiting for you at home.”
The relaxed look on Elisa’s face turned complicated again. She hesitated before agreeing, “Okay.”
They exchanged a few more words before ending the call.
Vincent glanced at Elisa and sighed helplessly. “I know that you still don’t like Gareth. He was indeed a
jerk in the past. But he was still immature at that time! Haven’t you realized how much he had changed
now? Even though he still has a poor choice of words, he doesn’t mean what he says most of the time.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmElisa turned her head away towards the right. They had left Wickam Manor for some time and arrived
at the city’s busiest parts.
She felt calmer as she watched cars and people passing by.
Vincent continued speaking, “I know that you are unhappy now. But I still want to tell you this. I bumped
into Gareth on the way just now. His car was parked at the side of the road. It seemed like he was
waiting for someone. After I got into his car, I saw the gift he prepared for you on the co-drivers seat.”
Elisa froze.
She thought hard. Gareth had indeed gone out for quite some time. It was a reasonable assumption to
say that he had prepared this gift beforehand.
Had he known that Grandma would tell him to prepare a surprise for her?
Would Gareth have prepared it for her even if she hadn’t mentioned it when they were eating?
Or did he know that Grandma would tell him to prepare it for her after seeing her news on Twitter?
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