Chapter 714

Two old ladies were standing on either side of the door, craning their necks and pressing their ears against the door.

If it wasn’t for Cornelia’s gentle door opening, they’d have surely lost balance and taken a tumble. At their age, a bad fall could be fatal. The mere thought of it sent chills down Cornelia’s

spine.

But the grannies acted like nothing happened, “Nelly, you and Marc haven’t gone to bed yet? We made some juice, wanna come downstairs and have a drink? Or should we send some up?”

They were eager to see their grandchild, Cornelia could understand. They could make a fuss all they wanted, but she couldn’t allow them to do anything risky.

She couldn’t bear the pain of losing a loved one again.

She sternly said, “Grannies, what on earth are you doing? At your age, can’t you be more careful? If you fall and get hurt, what am I supposed to do?”

shrunk back a bit, “Nelly,

also lowered her

thought about what would’ve happened if I’d swung the door open and

in the

in the wrong,

stern, they said, “We won’t upset

softened immediately, “Alright, I’ll let it slide. this

nodded, “There won’t be a

me escort you downstairs to

they had mobility issues. Cornelia held

Cornelia’s arm, pleading, “Nelly, don’t be

hate you for this. The

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