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Chapter 1109
Margaret was sitting on the sofa and drinking tea when Lily came downstairs.
Lily noted that Margaret seemed a little tired but did not harbor an air of menace. Margaret probably
was not here for a fight. "Grandma," Lily called out as she walked over to Margaret.
"Slow down. You're pregnant now. Don't rush when walking, and be careful. Don't jump around like
before," Margaret said when she saw Lily’s belly.
"I know. Why are you here today?" Lily nodded at Margaret’s show of concern and smiled.
Margaret put down the teacup and looked around. "Is Alex not home?"
"He's usually at the company at this time and isn't back yet. You should know that, right Grandma?” Lily
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtreplied. Her words implied that Margaret should know this and have a purpose in coming at this hour.
Margaret coughed dryly to cover up her embarrassment when Lily had exposed her intention. She then
picked up the teacup once again and took a sip. "Yeah, he should still be at the company at this hour.
He's just like his grandfather. Hugo was also very diligent and was always a busy man."
There was a hint of sadness in Margaret's eyes. She was thinking of the past and her late husband.
Lily could grasp what Margaret wanted to convey and kept silent.
"Oh my, why am I talking about this?" Margaret returned to her senses after a brief moment of silence.
She waved away her thoughts as she smiled at Lily sitting opposite her. "Lily, come sit here." She
patted the seat next to her.
Lily did not know how to respond. She was not used to being treated so intimately all of a sudden.
However, she did not refuse as she felt that Margaret was doing this out of kindness.
She got up and sat next to Margaret. Unexpectedly, Margaret reached out to take her hands and
placed them on her lap. "I’m sorry, my child."
"What is it, Grandma?" Lily got caught off guard by this sudden change and wondered what Margaret
was trying to do.
"You two know the reason I came last time, right?" Margaret said with a chuckle.
Lily nodded. "We do. You came to send us a gift. You also bought us a lot of things."
That was half the truth. Lily pretended not to know what happened later and did not mention it. She
could not figure out Margaret's true intentions, so she feigned ignorance.
"Haha..." Margaret laughed, but her throat was a little dry. She was the one who took the initiative to
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmbring up this, but she was still a little embarrassed.
"Okay, there's no need to feign ignorance. I'm sure you know the reason for my previous visit. That's
right. I was covering for Ralph. You lost something previously, right?" she asked straightforwardly.
"Umm..." Lily stammered as she did not know how to reply.
This old lady did not play by the book. She used to beat around the bush, but now she was throwing a
straight ball. Had she figured things out, or was this a new strategy?
After some thought, Lily nodded. "Yes, we lost something, but it’s not important. I think it was just a
coincidence. It shouldn't have anything to do with your visit, Grandma."
These were just cover-up words to make matters appear less ugly.
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