“Oh, you’re at home,” Gloria was surprised when she saw Jared and Nicole walking down the flight of stairs with the kids.

She waved to the kids and said, “Come to Grandma!”

“Grandma!” Nolan and Lana responded, and sprinted toward Gloria.

Nicole and Jared soon caught up and sat down on the couch next to Gloria.

“Dad? Mom? Did you guys visit Grandpa?”

“Yes, we just came back from his place. Your grandfather wanted to have dinner with us, but we’ve declined his invitation. We wanted to come back and have dinner with you,” Daniel explained.

“Is Grandpa alright?” Nicole asked with concern.

‘He’s fine. But it’s taking quite some time for him to let go of things,” Daniel sighed.

This was inevitable. Fortunately for them, Benjamin’s current condition was relatively stable, which was a relief to them.

with time,” Nicole reassured, knowing her

his best to remain composed

disappointed, all these

called out, startled to see everyone

Gloria said. “Come on

had

noise. He was afraid of drawing attention to himself and being interrogated about the news. To his surprise, however, no one asked him about it. This perplexed him, and the silence

him completely puzzled by the lack of curiosity from his family. He was unnerved by their treatment of him even after he had returned to his room for

which startled him, as he knew there was no escaping the conversation

as he began to

Nicole, who caught him by surprise. “Why are

you want here?” Nicole retorted, rolling her

was Mom,”

Stanley was visibly relaxed now, Nicole mockingly asked, “Feeling guilty

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