Once a Doormat, Now Untouchable

Chapter 657

The news that Theodore had been shipped off overnight to a project in Leonarus reached Julian the next day.

The source was Theodore's own son.

Julian raised a brow. "When does that project end?"

"The year after next," Raymond answered on the phone without hesitation. No reluctance colored his tone, only a faint hint of gossiping amusement. "From what I heard, less than an hour after my grandfather got back to Seraph Villa last night, my dad was already on a private jet."

Julian let out a low, knowing chuckle. "Your grandfather really is capable of cutting off his own kin."

Raymond said plainly, "That's not cutting off kin. He's just heartbroken for his granddaughter.

"Right after Grandpa got back yesterday, James said something to him. I don't know what, but it made him so angry he ended up in the hospital. Grandma said he was lying in bed crying.

"You know what he's like. The man's tougher than steel. Back in the day, he took a bullet and had it dug out without making a sound..."

was going, ‘Pass along

surprised him. On one side stood the son Albus had raised with care and expectation. On the other stood a granddaughter he had only met a handful

why he had never mentioned it to Sydney. He did not want her

for what?" Raymond brushed

we do is what we should do. My family

take her to the hospital

him off immediately. "My grandma and my mom both said the same thing. Don't let her

to see Sydney, but a hospital was not a good place,

visits,

easily. "Then you, as

the file in his hand and walked

passed by the

her. "Polly, where's

dried fruit

pear paste to soothe the

years, she went to her mentor's home to make them with Eliana. This year, she had not planned to. But she mentioned it casually over lunch. Not long after, Agatha dragged her into

the time, Sydney only gave instructions