During the meal, Silas Hawthorne gentlemanly placed a White Jade Ball on Mrs. Jennings’s plate.
"Mrs. Jennings, try this."
Mrs. Jennings’s eyes curved into a smile as she praised, "Good, little Silas is indeed filial."
Alaric Faulkner’s face sank as he also placed a piece of Jade Melon on top of the ball.
"Grandmother, try this."
The title he used was already closer than Silas Hawthorne’s!
"Thank you, little Alaric, very thoughtful." Mrs. Jennings continued to smile and express her gratitude.
Eleanor Sterling shot a glance at Alaric Faulkner, silently muttering to herself: Childish!
Even arguing over something .
At the table, Alaric Faulkner thoughtfully served Mrs. Jennings vegetables, carefully attending to her.
This time, Mrs. Jennings was completely won over by Alaric Faulkner, and her anger over him and Eleanor Sterling having a child began to fade.
Alaric Faulkner was handsome, backed by the Faulkner Family, the top echelon of Aethelgard, and naturally carried an aura in his speech.
His willingness to drop his aloof demeanor naturally easily charmed Mrs. Jennings.
Eleanor Sterling completely gave in.
Oh well, since it’s come to this, let Alaric Faulkner take the lead; she wouldn’t interfere anymore.
She thought the worst decision she made was having Alaric Faulkner placate Mrs. Jennings as her boyfriend, jumping from one pitfall to another.
Even finding someone else would have been better.
But thinking about it, apart from Alaric Faulkner, there was indeed no one else who could handle the Hawthorne Family.
Alas, she could only accept it.
Mrs. Jennings held Eleanor Sterling’s hand, "Eleanor, I’m planning to tell your grandfather about your situation and officially bring you back into the family. Do you have any objections?"
Eleanor Sterling looked at Mrs. Jennings in surprise.
"Grandmother, I... I... won’t grandfather be angry?"
She was still somewhat worried that Mr. Jennings would be furious about her situation, after all, he had driven her mother out of the house back in the day, severing all ties.
Their relationship should have been as tense as fire and water.
Mrs. Jennings snorted, saying, "That old fellow is just cold on the outside and soft on the inside.
He talked about expelling Jeanette, but after she left, he was sleepless for nights and later even sent people to look for her."
In the end, it was because Jeanette Jennings was lost without a trace and Mr. Jennings’s mood became depressed, that he fell ill and has been recuperating in the hospital ever since.
Hearing Mrs. Jennings say this, Eleanor Sterling felt slightly relieved.
However, she still lacked confidence, "Grandmother, let’s take it slow. Maybe grandfather can’t accept so much at once."
Eleanor was referring to her having an unwed child, Estelle Sterling.
Mrs. Jennings looked lovingly at Eleanor Sterling, "Of course, Eleanor, don’t worry. I will persuade your grandfather to officially bring you back into the family."
She snorted lightly, her cold gaze sweeping over Alaric Faulkner and Silas Hawthorne.
She said meaningfully, "Lest anyone thinks you have no one to support you and bully you. My granddaughter from the Jennings Family cannot be bullied."
Both Alaric Faulkner and Silas Hawthorne fell silent.
It was clear that Mrs. Jennings was warning them, giving them a taste of her authority right in front of them.
Eleanor Sterling felt deeply touched; her grandmother was really too good to her.
She was so loving and caring towards her.
Had she known this earlier, she would have sought out the Jennings Family sooner and not let her grandmother worry for so long.
"Thank you, Grandmother."
Mrs. Jennings patted Eleanor Sterling’s head, "No need to thank me; this is as it should be."
Without Jeanette, thankfully there was still a granddaughter, and all the love she had for Jeanette naturally transferred to Eleanor Sterling.
"Then I won’t say thank you." Eleanor Sterling smiled with upturned lips.
Estelle Sterling and Caleb Faulkner blinked their eyes, curiously asking, "Great-grandmother, are you and Mommy talking about our great-grandfather?"
Mrs. Jennings turned to look at the two children, her eyes once again softening. This update is available on NoveI(F)ire.net
"Yes, I’ll take you to meet him next time. I’m sure he will be very happy."
"Great, we want to meet great-grandfather."
Mrs. Jennings continuously nodded in agreement, "Alright, alright, great-grandmother will take you."