Let Me Stay The Night

As the group entered the mansion, the butler and housekeepers helped unload gifts from the trunk of the car.

Once inside the living room, Lucas and Camila sat closely next to Christina, sneakily sizing up Timothy and behaving less lively than usual.

Timothy smiled gently and instructed the housekeeper to serve the beverages and snacks he had prepared in advance, all of which were Christina’s and the kids’ favorites.

“Have a taste. If you like the food, I can have the kitchen prepare them for you the next time you come over.”

Lucas and Camila stared longingly at the exquisite snacks on the table, but they didn’t dare to reach out for them, fearing that Timothy might scold them.

Noticing the unease between Timothy and the children, she swiftly stepped in to smooth things over. “Nathaniel is swamped with work and couldn’t spare the time to visit. During our vacation abroad recently. Lucas and Camila picked out a present for you.”

She patted her kids’ heads and said, “Go get the gift and show it to your granddad.”

Timothy couldn’t contain his joy as an exuberant smile spread across his face. “You should enjoy yourselves while on holiday instead of worrying about an old man like me.”

“After your health improves, we can all go together next time,” Christina chirped.

Lucas and Camila rarely ever refused Christina’s requests. They found the gift for Timothy from the pile of presents, and Lucas was tasked with the responsibility of handing it to Timothy. The boy uttered meekly, “Granddad, this is your present. Open it and see if you like it.”

“Of course, I like it. I love anything that you two gift me,” Timothy responded with a delighted grin, happily stretching out his hand to receive the present. He unfastened the ribbon outside the box, opened” it, and saw the set of emerald tea set.

Its exquisiteness was comparable to a valuable collectible.

result, he left the tea set collection he had spent most of

of prayer beads, but Lucas and Camila mentioned

called over his butler, and reminded sternly, “Take this tea set to

the tea

the act of gift-giving serving as an icebreaker, the relationship between Timothy and the two children noticeably warmed. They no longer resisted getting close to him, even starting to

enjoyable meal together. Afterward, Lucas and Camila played in the courtyard while Christina chatted with Timothy on the balcony.

on fire. Have they

problem has been resolved. You don’t have to worry,” Christina replied with a smile. “Has anyone from the Gibson family

some branches of the family remained intact.

ago, members of one of the Gibson family’s branches somehow learned about Timothy’s whereabouts and came to Jadeborough to stir a ruckus.

would be more equitable. They also requested Timothy to pay the interest on a loan they had given him fifteen years ago.

the debt from fifteen years ago, Timothy simply had his butler chase them

Jadeborough, they resorted to a devious scheme. They set up speakers outside the mansion and hung banners to defame Timothy as a

to take a loss and leave dejectedly after being taken to the police station. Still, Christina couldn’t be certain if they would go behind her back and come looking for trouble with

idea.” Timothy scoffed. “I guess someone can’t stand me living well, and since they couldn’t lay a finger on me, they wanted to

who Timothy

had received any news from Yerek

and Mrs. Lazuli’s relationship isn’t as good as before, but they interact frequently. There’s no way they would easily give up on the forces backing Barnaby,” Christina meticulously

to fail without a monetary source to fund him. Barnaby