Love At The Right Price

Chapter 14 You May Not Have a Granddaughter-In-Law

few glances at Frank at the dining table. She swiftly ladled a few chunks of meat into his bowl, saying, “Why don’t you try this?”Elle was very pleased with how Shirley had taken the initiative. She said affably, “You should eat more, too. I’ve specially ordered the cook to prepare quite a number of dishes.”Shirley smiled somewhat bashfully. “I’m trying to lose weight, Old Mrs. Holt.”Frank didn’t say a word. However, as he looked at Shirley’s affectedly coy demeanor, Tamara’s figure popped up in his mind for some reason. The young lady seemed to be more to his liking, being a woman of action who was never shy of expressing her love or hatred toward anyone. Especially the text message she sent me just now. My employer seems to be mistrustful of me, eh? Pushing aside the bowl that Shirley had just filled, he said in a deep and attractive voice, “Grandma, I’m full.”“You’ve had enough already? You’ve hardly touched the food.”When Frank heard Elle’s question, his hooded eyes flickered toward Shirley, whose face blanched all of a sudden, and his lips curled into a smirk. “I just had a hot pot meal with my son and his mother before coming here, so I’m not hungry at the moment.”What?! In an instant, Shirley was stunned, and her sweet and good-looking face turned pale one moment and livid the next. Now the meal that she had been looking forward to for a long time seemed more like a sort of humiliation.On the other hand, Elle was flabbergasted as she took in the news that her grandson had just sprung on her. Did he just say that I have a great-grandson? In an instant, she was so overjoyed that she totally forgot about Shirley. She asked anxiously, “You’re not lying to me, are you? Where’s my great-grandson?”“Timmy’s with his mom. I didn’t come home last night because I was with him,” Frank replied impassively. At the thought of his son, a hint of joy appeared in his eyes. Then, as his gaze fell upon Shirley, he brusquely showed her the door, saying in a cold voice, “Miss Goldie, my son’s mother doesn’t allow me to speak to other women, or else she’ll get angry. Please go back.”Shirley was invited by Elle, after all, so the latter glared at Frank with displeasure. “How could you speak like that?!”Still, compared with her great-grandson, Shirley was nothing to Elle.