Chapter 810

Isaac breezed past Manuel without so much as a glance and made a beeline for Brittany, taking her hand gently. “When did you get here?”

“Just this afternoon. I was helping Grandma with the pruning in the garden.”

Brittany set down the shears; she had been toiling away in the garden all afternoon and was beat.

Isaac reached for a napkin and tenderly wiped the sweat from her brow. After finishing, he escorted her toward the dining room.

Manuel, bristling with indignation, couldn’t believe Isaac hadn’t even greeted him.

“Isaac!” Manuel’s voice boomed with fury. “I’m your father. How did your mother raise you? Have you forgotten even the simplest greeting?”

Isaac paused mid-stride, then turned around coolly. “Why don’t you go ask her yourself?”

“You’re cursing me…” Manuel was seething, unable to fathom how he’d ended up with -such a wayward son.

“I mean, you’re the one who asked,” Isaac retorted, and with that, he proceeded into the dining room with Brittany in tow.

Leda couldn’t believe how cold the Salter family was toward Manuel, not even Grace showed a shred of warmth!

at the

Emily to fetch a velvet box and handed it to Brittany. “Bri, this is a Salter family heirloom. You and Zac are about to tie the knot,

in

gaze soft and sincere. “Grandma, I promise Zac and I will

her face alight with satisfaction.

seeing the family heirloom brought out, couldn’t stay seated. “Mom, Leda is your daughter-in-law too. She deserves the heirloom!”

the wife who joins the family through a proper wedding,” Grace replied evenly. “If you and Leda

stood up abruptly, his voice filled with

you think I’m unfair, you’re welcome to cut ties with me,” Grace shot back, her gaze icy.

was well aware that Manuel couldn’t be relied upon. She observed Manuel with a detached gaze and remarked, “Throughout all these years, you only cared about Leda

Manuel was speechless.

accept Leda, I’ll move back

cut him off firmly. “I won’t accept Leda, and I don’t need your company. I

lost his appetite

seeing Manuel put in his place was a delight, and she even took an

meal, Manuel’s family took

departing, Marcel turned to Grace. “Mom, I’m getting married soon. I hope

and the idea of attending his wedding didn’t appeal to her

things are better

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