NovelEnglishChapter 108
“Well, since you put it that way...” Felix continued, sounding eager, “I guess | really will make a move on Mrs.
Park He caught himself. “I mean, Audrey.”
“That's fine,” William laughed. “You're reliable. I'd feel at ease if Audrey was with you. But these things depend
on chemistry. Don’t force it.”
His voice softened. “But if you two do end up together, I'll personally be there to give you my blessing at the
wedding!
“For your blessing, I'll have to try my best...”
Before | could process this, Blake shoved the door open hard enough to bang against the wall. He stood there,
fury radiating from his tall fras he glared at Felix.
“Should | also offer my congratulations?” His voice was ice.
Blake's POV
The shock on Felix’s face was obvious. His smile froze as he glanced awkwardly betweenand Audrey.
“Blake, I... I was just joking,” he stammered.
Grandfather snorted, looking at me. “If you don’t treasure Audrey, someone else will! You're divorcing her - why
do you care who pursues her?”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe turned to Felix, his expression softening. “I like Felix. He's just back from Europe and hasn't built his career
yet, but at least his personal life is clean - unlike speople who worship the woman who abandoned them!”
The sold argument. The saccusations against Laurel.
“Grandfather, you misunderstand Laurel,” | tried to keep my voice even. “She - ”
“I don’t want to hear that name!” He cutoff. “Don’t mention her to me!”
| closed my mouth. Out of respect, | stopped arguing. But frustration burned under my skin.
The room fell silent.
After a moment, Grandfather sighed and looked at Audrey. “When | first encouraged you to marry into our family,
it was because | genuinely liked you and wanted you to becpart of us.”
His voice carried regret. “I never thought.. But Felix is a good kid too. If you could be with him...”
“William.” Audrey's soft voice stopped him.
She moved past me, her shoulder brushing mine. Her face softened into a smile | rarely saw directed at me
anymore.
“What are you saying?” she asked gently. “I don’t need a partner to live. Please don't try to arrange things for
me.”
She handed breakfast to Grandfather and Felix, then set up the small table on the bed.
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Besides, even if | get divorced and am no longer a Parker, Ill still be your granddaughter. Her hands worked
arranging containers of congee, dumplings, and fruit. “And Ill still visit you like before
“Good, good,” Grandfather laughed, patting her hand. “Then | won't meddle. But you must keep your word get
chét divorce, visit your grandfather often!”
“Of course,” she promised, her voice warm. ‘Even before | was married, | always cto see you...
| stood in the doorway, watching her coax Grandfather to eat. The light in his eyes, the ease in his shoulders
transformation | rarely achieved.
The sight stirred something uncomfortable in me. These past months, because of Laurel, Grandfather and | had
been at odds. Yet Audrey, without effort, could pull him from anger to laughter.
What did she have that made him so fond of her? When had she learned to handle him with such ease? Had she
always been this way, and I'd simply never noticed?
My phone vibrated. Laurel's nlit up the screen. | glanced at Audrey, focused on helping Grandfather eat, her
slender fingers adjusting his napkin, her voice gentle as she urged him to try the dumplings.
The phone kept vibrating. After a moment of hesitation, | answered.
“Yes, I'm coming,” | said flatly, my eyes still on Audrey.
| turned and walked out, carrying the image of Audrey’s gentle smile with me.
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