Seeing that his father kept avoiding the main issue, Alder Locke felt anxious and gave a light cough, looking around before asking, "Grandpa Zane, why don’t I see Titus?"
"Titus?" Samuel Zane was taken aback by the question but then sighed and said, "Titus doesn’t live here; she’s in T City."
Hearing that Titus Zane wasn’t in Capital City, Alder Locke was quite surprised, "Grandpa Zane, I heard... the Zane Family has collapsed, how can you rest easy letting her live there alone? A girl, all by herself, that’s very dangerous."
Max Locke, feeling helpless, lowered his voice to remind, "Alder!"
He had heard that the Zane Family refused to acknowledge the daughter’s situation. Now with his son speaking so bluntly, Max Locke wondered whether Grandpa Zane would be displeased.
"What’s wrong, Dad," Alder Locke looked towards his father, "Everything I said is the truth. Think about it, when the Zane Family was at its peak, they must have made many enemies. Now with no leader in the family, those people would definitely plot against Titus."
Just as Max Locke was about to scold his son for overstating dangers, Samuel Zane spoke up first.
"Alder is right, a girl, drifting outside, does face many dangers," looking forward, Samuel Zane’s gaze became distant, "It is time for the descendants of the Zane Family to return to their roots."
Hearing the old master say this, Alder Locke felt joyful inside.
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"Why? You really want her to return to the Zane Family?" Although Samuel Zane was old, his astuteness was no less than before. He turned his piercing eyes toward Alder Locke and looked at him with a half-smile.
Alder Locke scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed, and said with a smile, "Grandpa Zane, not hiding it from you, previously, when Titus was working in Banyan City, we met, and I even took her home to meet my parents..."
"Are you saying... you and Titus..." Samuel Zane couldn’t believe it, though it was true that the relations between the Locke and Zane families had been minimal since the Lockes left Capital City. But when Max Locke got married, it was Samuel’s son, George Lancaster, who personally flew to Banyan City to congratulate him—making Evander older by several years compared to Max Locke’s son.
"Yes, I really like Titus. That’s why I insisted on my father bringing me to Capital City, wanting to ask for her hand in marriage from you, Grandpa Zane."
Alder Locke admitted candidly.
Samuel Zane turned his glance back, propping his hands on his cane, murmuring to himself, "I see."
Then he turned his head towards the kitchen and called out, "Abigail, call Little Lee here!"
In T City, after dinner, Titus Zane was dragged by Nathan Moore to the supermarket.
Aunt Liu mentioned that there were not many groceries at home, so they needed to go to the supermarket for shopping, and thus Nathan Moore took Titus Zane along.
Seeing the young couple, the girl sitting in the shopping cart while the boy pushed it, Nathan Moore also suggested that Titus sit in it, but she flatly refused.
Being so grown up and sitting in a baby carriage, she thought it was embarrassing.
Titus Zane was selecting groceries on the shelf, Nathan Moore pushed the cart alongside her; whenever Titus picked an item, Nathan leaned in to help her check the date...
The two of them walked and stopped intermittently, unknowingly reaching the baby products area; just as Titus was about to turn back, Nathan Moore grabbed her arm.
"Let’s warm up in advance, to avoid confusion when the baby arrives," he said.
Both were not young anymore, and starting a family was a top priority in their life plans.
"No," although they were intimate every night, Titus was still shy, especially with Nathan mentioning it so bluntly. She shook off Nathan’s hand and was about to leave.
A familiar voice came from ahead, "Logan, are we still choosing this brand?"