Dean jumped in, siding with his grandson, “Balfour, you’re spot on! Xenia, you scared off my savior here, aren’t you going to apologize to her?”

Xenia was a proud woman. There was no way she’d apologize to a young girl like Ellinor.

But Dean had spoken. She had to listen, right?

With all her extensive knowledge and experience, she knew she needed to suck it up sometimes to get things done. She’d wait for the right moment to deal with Ellinor.

So, Xenia forced a smile and said politely, “Ms. Mendoza, I apologize. I didn’t realize your importance earlier and was disrespectful.”

Ellinor smiled back, “It’s okay. I know it wasn’t intentional. No one told you I was the guest today.”

Xenia’s smile froze. What was this girl implying?

Was she hinting that Xenia wasn’t important enough to be informed about the guest?

up her sleeve. Xenia couldn’t

any double meaning in Ellinor’s words. If there was,

relieved to see Ellinor’s expression lighten up.

walked to a chair, pulled it out like a gentleman,

Xenia and her daughter, Ellinor didn’t refuse Balfour’s kind gesture and naturally

Alyssa, which was usually

fuming when she saw Ellinor take her spot. She nearly lost control

Ellinor to sit next to Grandma.

Balfour pulled out

her fork, “Ellinor, are you hungry? Eat up!”

Grandma Alyssa. But there’s so much

kindly said, “Dean and I didn’t know what you liked, so we asked

in, “Yes, Ellinor, don’t be shy! Eat whatever you like, and

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