"Ah," Alder Locke responded and looked around casually. Apart from the old man’s chair, there was only one bed in the room. He took a seat at the foot of the bed and heard the old man sigh, saying, "Titus’s mother passed away early and she didn’t grow up by my side. I wonder if she would blame me now seeing me ."
"Grandpa Samuel, no matter what you are Titus’s biological grandfather, and everything you do is for her good. Maybe she can’t understand it now, but when things settle down she will understand your hardships."
"Alas, whether she understands or not, I will never let her be with that man. Not to mention their relationship, just his attitude towards Titus before... I won’t agree. If there hadn’t been an accident, it must have been Nora’s spirit protecting her daughter. What if she really lost her life!"
At this, Samuel Zane sighed again, "Just thinking about it scares me. Titus, this child, really takes after her mother’s stubbornness, headstrong and never turning back until she hits a wall."
Alder Locke stood up, came behind Samuel Zane, and placed his hands on the old man’s shoulders, patiently comforting, "Grandpa Samuel, stop sighing. Now that Titus has come back home, once we are married, I promise to take good care of her and not let her suffer any grievances."
"Ah, good boy, I trust you," Samuel Zane patted the back of Alder Locke’s hand, glanced at the photo in Samuel Zane’s hands, and Alder Locke shifted his gaze, probing cautiously.
"Grandpa Samuel, do you think... Nathan Moore will just give up on Titus that easily?"
"Humph! Even if he doesn’t give up, what can he do!" Samuel Zane snorted coldly, put the photo back in the drawer, and slammed it shut, "Now that Titus is here with me, as long as I don’t agree, she can’t go back."
"What if... that man chases after her?" As Alder Locke said these words, the corners of his mouth lifted with a clear hint of malice, since she could use him, he couldn’t be blamed for being unkind, and after all, love is selfish, and he’s no saint. Thıs content belongs to 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮※𝓷𝓮𝓽
"What? Did you meet him today?" Samuel Zane suddenly turned around, his eyes alert as he looked at Alder Locke, who smiled lightly and said, "Grandpa Samuel, don’t get so agitated, it’s bad for your health at your age to be too excited."
Alder Locke’s considerate and sensible care once again brought a sigh from Samuel Zane, who then turned back to look forward, "Ah, such a good boy, why doesn’t Titus like him."
"Don’t worry, Grandpa. Titus and I haven’t had much interaction, but over time, she’ll come to see my good qualities," Alder Locke continued to patiently reassure, seeing that the old man’s emotions had stabilized, and then went back to the previous topic.
"Grandpa Samuel, what if that man comes to Capital City to secretly take Titus back?"
"Don’t worry, he won’t be able to take her!" Samuel Zane said decisively, while Alder Locke laughed somewhat disagreeably.
"Grandpa Samuel, Titus is not a child anymore, you can’t just tie her to your side forever. What if she finds an excuse to secretly meet that man without you knowing?"
"Humph, I’ll have Zhang follow her every step closely, to see how she could secretly meet that man!" Samuel Zane said angrily, a triumphant emotion flashed through Alder Locke’s eyes, knowing that with Zhang closely following, Titus would not be able to secretly meet that man in the future.
While feeling smug, Samuel Zane suddenly turned around, his hands resting on the armrests of the chair, his eyes sharply perceptive.
"Alder, tell Grandpa the truth, did Titus secretly meet with that boy today!"
Facing the old man’s piercing gaze, Alder Locke’s eyes flickered evasively, his expression troubled, "Grandpa Samuel, please don’t make it hard for me. I’m a man, how could I gossip like a woman."