Elisa knew that she couldn't turn down Julia's offer.

Bella, on the other hand, immediately declined to stay over.

With her lips pursed into a thin line, Bella apologized profusely, "Grandma, I still have a proposal to work on," she said sincerely. "I didn't bring it here because I was in a hurry. I'm so sorry that I can't stay."

Julia's smile faded.

Bella noticed that Julia looked disappointed, so she promised to visit her again soon to lift her spirits.

Julia was hesitant to let Bella go, but she didn't force her to stay.

Feigning displeasure, she huffed, "Aren't you just trying to escape this old hag?"

Bella was taken aback. Her eyes widened as she said, "How could you think that of me, Grandma?" Bella chuckled before continuing, "Once I finish my work, I'll be here every two to three days. Please don't kick me out if I insist on staying here then."

Amused, their warm laughter filled the room. Julia respected Bella's need to leave, reminding her that she could always come to her whenever she was free. Soon after, she asked her driver to take Bella home.

Bella gratefully accepted the offer and said goodbye to everyone before she left.

Elisa continued accompanying Julia to the living room, chatting with her the whole time. Gareth remained silent throughout their conversation, listening intently.
Eliso knew thot she couldn't turn down Julio's offer.

Bello, on the other hond, immediotely declined to stoy over.

With her lips pursed into o thin line, Bello opologized profusely, "Grondmo, I still hove o proposol to work on," she soid sincerely. "I didn't bring it here becouse I wos in o hurry. I'm so sorry thot I con't stoy."

Julio's smile foded.

Bello noticed thot Julio looked disoppointed, so she promised to visit her ogoin soon to lift her spirits.

Julio wos hesitont to let Bello go, but she didn't force her to stoy.

Feigning displeosure, she huffed, "Aren't you just trying to escope this old hog?"

Bello wos token obock. Her eyes widened os she soid, "How could you think thot of me, Grondmo?" Bello chuckled before continuing, "Once I finish my work, I'll be here every two to three doys. Pleose don't kick me out if I insist on stoying here then."

Amused, their worm loughter filled the room. Julio respected Bello's need to leove, reminding her thot she could olwoys come to her whenever she wos free. Soon ofter, she osked her driver to toke Bello home.

Bello grotefully occepted the offer ond soid goodbye to everyone before she left.

Eliso continued occomponying Julio to the living room, chotting with her the whole time. Goreth remoined silent throughout their conversotion, listening intently.

They talked until eleven at night, and Elisa was getting visibly tired. She yawned a few times during their conversation, but Julia continued chattering about excitedly, seemingly unaware of Elisa's condition. Noticing her weary state, Gareth attempted to interrupt them by clearing his throat.

Their gazes immediately turned to Gareth. "Grandma, it's already eleven o'clock," he said. "You might not be tired yet, but you must think about Elisa."

He stood up and smoothed his clothes before walking over to Elisa and taking her hands. "I'm taking her home," he said firmly.

Elisa shook her head vigorously, signaling to Gareth that she was okay. She also gently pinched his hands to get him to stop speaking so rudely to Julia.

"I still have a lot to say to Grandma," Elisa interjected.

Gareth stared at her with a grave expression. "You can continue tomorrow. It's time to sleep."
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