“But Great-grandpa! Isn’t it wrong to ignore my uncle?” Silas cried out helplessly.

Despite his objections, there was nothing he could do. Earle had always been an imposing man, and no one dared to disobey him.

After receiving strict orders from Earle, none of the bodyguards even thought of answering Maurice’s calls.

“Leave that ungrateful bastard alone. I don’t want to hear his name for the rest of the night. Anyway, you kids must be starving by now. Let’s go and have dinner together.”

Heeding Earle’s words, the group headed towards the nearest restaurant.

However, Aileen refused to obey and remained where she stood.

She hugged the big toy bear and shook her head. “Mr. Moran, I’m afraid Adrian and I can’t have dinner with you.”

“Oh, and why is that?”

Earle raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Aileen pointed at the darkening sky and said in a serious tone, “We have been gone from school for too long. Our mommy must be worried sick about us by now. We have to go home immediately.”

What a respectful and considerate child.

A rare smile slowly appeared on Earle’s face as he was touched by her words. To everyone’s astonishment, he handed the cane to the bodyguard next to him and hugged Aileen gently for the first time.

“You’re such a good girl. I agree. You should go home now.”

felt safe in Earle’s arms. The comfortable bond they shared made it seem like

her hand and wrapped her stubby fingers around Earle’s

“Goodbye, Mr. Moran.”

her sweet gesture that he almost cried

much of his beloved granddaughter,

finger like this whenever she said her goodbyes in a

immediately buried in grief. With a soft groan, he suddenly

became shocked and rushed to his side. “Mr. Moran! Are you

is hurt! Come quickly

motionless,

what’s wrong with him? Mr. Moran looks unwell. What

Aileen felt helpless and was about to

calm, Aileen. I’m here. Don’t

kept his emotions in check and assessed

was reaching into his pocket with his trembling hands as if he was

up the courage to slip

a bottle-shaped object. He took it out and realized it was a medicine bottle with the words “nitroglycerin spray” written

medicine with her just in

was suffering from a relapse of his past illness, so he kept

how to use it. Hoping

you

next second, Earle’s bodyguards rushed over

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