NovelEnglishChapter 172 Still A Part of The Family Gareth, “..." Elisa heard what was said when she walked over. She coughed and sat down.
Julia chuckled, “Gareth, just because the both of you are divorced does not mean that you are allowed to treat Elisa badly. Elisa is practically my own granddaughter! And | love her as such! You need to be good to her! Now go and pick out some designs and have them tailor made for her!” “Grandma...” Gareth frowned.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe was obviously frustrated.
Monica's expression darkened. Before she could say something, Elisa interjected, “Grandma, | have more than enough clothes. | don’t need more.” Julia smiled warmly at Elisa, “My sweet child, of course | know you have more than enough clothes, but he can buy you much better ones!” She then turned to Gareth and scolded him, “Don’t argue with me! You must select at least fifty pieces of on trend quality clothing for me to review! Otherwise, you'll have to answer to me!” Gareth's expression darkened like a storm cloud.
Elisa's expression changed too. They spoke at the same time.
“Grandma.” “Grandma.” They exchanged glances and quickly looked away.
The elderly woman was excited exclaimed, “It's my birthday! And therefore, my word is law! Are you going to buy them or not?!” “Fine!” Gareth was irritated.
Julia chuckled. She smiled happily at Elisa, “Are you going to accept them or not?!” Elisa wanted to say no but her refusal disappeared when she saw how excited Julia was. “Fine.” “D*mn right!” Julia went back to eating her noodles. She devoured every single piece and rubbed her belly. “You old fart, why did you give me so much food? You know | don't eat as much as | used to. I'm about to burst!” She sighed exasperatedly.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmDarren frowned, “You didn’t have to finish it all!” “I wouldn't have finished it if you hadn't cooked it yourself!” Julia complained.
Darren suddenly didn’t know how to respond to that. Finally, he sighed, “I'll cook more often in the future, so don’t push yourself next time, okay?” “Fine! You said it, not me! You must keep your promise! Elisa and Gareth too!” Julia smiled wide.
Darren, “..." “Fine! Fine! We'll do as you say.” This is the happiest birthday Julia had had in recent years.
She couldn't help but blurt out, “This is the happiest birthday I've had in ten years! And it's all thanks to you, Elisa!” Julia held onto Elisa’s hand tightly, but Elisa shook her head vehemently. “Grandma, I..." “Don't worry about it. Grandma understands.” Elisa, “...” What did Grandma understand? Why didn’t she understand? This dinner was extremely successful! Elisa had to stay back with the rest of the Wickams when the banquet ended. Julia had ordered her to help send the guests off as part of the family.
Elisa was both exasperated and yet touched. By ordering her to do this, Julia was telling everyone that even though they were divorced, she was still an important part of the Wickam family.
The guests left in confusion. Elisa had done two major things that affected the Wickam family. How was it that they have seemed to set aside their differences and made up? Previous Chapter Next Chapter mmMwWLIII0fifl0&1 mmMwWLIII0fifl0&1 mmMwWLII0fiflO& 1 mmMwWLIII0fifl0&1 mmMwWL1i10fif10&1 mmMwWLIiI0fiflO&1
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