Chapter 787

He picked up his phone, thought for a moment, and decided to call Holden.

But Holden didn’t pick up.

lan took a deep breath, went quiet for half a minute, then said to Jeff, “Call the people at Raymond Mansion and tell them I’m coming over for dinner tonight.” Jeff immediately went off to do just that.

Seven o’clock in the evening.

lan arrived at Raymond Mansion on the dot.

Holden was playing chess alone on the sofa, with many pieces already on the board, indicating the game was nearing its end.

He saw Holden about to move a piece back and couldn’t help but say, “Once a move is made, there’s no taking it back.”

Unexpectedly, Holden looked up at him.

“Yeah, once a move is made, there’s no taking it back. So why are you here tonight?”

He could see right through lan’s intentions.

?

All because he thought Maja would listen to Holden, so he came to seek Holden’s help.

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lan lowered his eyelashes and placed his gift on the table.

“Grandpa, this is the painting you’ve always wanted. I had it bought at a high price from abroad.”

Holden raised an eyebrow and took a look.

to sell it.

that he had quite a bit of wealth abroad,

mention Maja. Instead, he cheerfully called for

nice of you to come back

back, he

had come back from abroad early just to play

to meet Maja and even saying countless times he didn’t like her, even

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back then, only for

Too late.

a bowl of soup to

least you

Holden was about to drink the soup, lan began

care of you in the hospital

him the photos, saying Maja was especially cute, diligent, and

had been so repulsed by this woman at the time that

the photos then, he wouldn’t have found out that Penny was his wife until

regretted it deeply

mean that.”

had the butler find the photos.

placed in front

she first started college, with a high ponytail,

she was wearing a simple

and felt as if his heart

minute, hearing Holden say, “Maja is very kind. If she hadn’t saved me, I would have died then. She took me to the hospital and took care of me, even asking for leave in front of me. I was thinking then, How nice it would be if this girl was my granddaughter–in–law, beautiful

felt a pang in his heart, holding the photo tightly but afraid he might crumple it with his strength, so he slowly let

to the butler and asked, “Do you have

butler didn’t know what he needed scissors for

of Holden, lan cut the photo directly, even cutting off his own grandpa

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