Chapter 2022

Heather exploded, “What? Your father begged her? Your father is her uncle—her elder!”

Eloise let out a drawn-out sigh.

“Grandma, these days, seniority means nothing. You’re her grandmother, and she still treats you like thin air,”

she said, half-whining, half-provoking.

The single sentence left the old lady utterly speechless.

Eloise studied her grandmother’s face, thinking the old woman would rush off to give Cecilia trouble. To her surprise, Heather simply fell into a brooding silence.

“Grandma, you’re not really going to let Cecilia walk away unscathed, are you?” she probed.