Lucas kept quiet and frowned.

Realizing that Barbara couldn't see the photo on the phone clearly, he decided to call Aveline directly.

"Hello?"

The call was quickly answered, and a soft, gentle voice came through.

"I'm sending someone to bring you to the nursing home," Lucas said. "Grandma isn't in a good state."

Aveline was taken aback and asked, "What happened?"

"You'll know when you get here," Lucas replied curtly before hanging up.

Barbara was still anxiously asking for her granddaughter-in-law. Lucas reassured her, "I've sent someone to bring her over. She'll be here soon. Why don't you rest for a bit?"

But Barbara looked like she was about to cry, seemingly blaming Lucas for losing such a big granddaughter-in-law.

Lucas was speechless.

Forty minutes later, there was a knock on the door.

out, and Aveline pushed the door open, her

Grandma?" she asked

pointed towards the door. "Grandma,

Barbara muttered as she turned her head to look

saw Aveline, she paused for a moment, then turned back and slapped Lucas on the shoulder. "You're lying to me! You're lying again! This is not my granddaughter-in-law. Where did you take her? Bring my granddaughter-in-law

knitted tightly. He had

frowning and asking, "What's wrong

anyone anymore, Lucas replied. "She

outside. She

and met

and insisted she

this, Aveline pressed

Barbara had stubbornly insisted that she

granddaughter-in-law before, itl.net

or liking

sadness and disappointment flickered across her

softly, "Grandma, it's me, Ave. Do you

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