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lockest as skinny as always doing through chemotherapy wasn’t easy, and he had to wear a knitted hatto cover his bad
He was backing in the sunlight on the balcony when Drehm arrived.
She coulhat help but real at the used to look like when he started chemotherapy. Lost in thought for a moment, the swiftly handed over the two gifts to him, “Happy birthday, Uncle Lenny! Here are the gifts from Lucas and me.”
She got him a limited edition book on the topic of physics that took her a long time to fit
Leonard used to be a physics professor and was incredibly influential in the academic world, with countless students under his mentorship
He had dedicated his whole life to physics. He might have been as highly acclaimed as Professor Graham Hill today if it wasn’t for his current health condition As for the gift that she got on behalf of Loras, it was a fountain pen from a kamry brand.
Casting over in thousand dollars, it felt like a practical gift for Leonard that was also in line with Lucas’s spending behavior
Is Mr. Grant busy Leonard asked as he gladly accepted the pits.
Evelyn naturalle followed up with a ready response. “Yes. It’s the end of the year, so he’s quite busy.”
She knew that since they were already getting a divorce, convincing him to come along with her to explain things to her uncle and grandmother wouldn’t be
He didn’t love her anymore and would only think it was a waste of time to deal with her family
an easy task.
“Did you come alone? Debocah came out of the kitchen, glanced toward the door, and shook her head in disappointment before placing a plate of honey–braised spare ribs on the table. “Oh well, bet ‘emake this a simple family meal, then.”
4 wave of polt suddenly washed over Evelyn.
last lide was in shambles recently, prompting them to worry about her as well
What made her feel even worse was that neither of them had ever been respected by Lucas
Even when they decided to get a divorce, he couldn’t bother to at least give her senoot family members an explanation.
As for why she hadn’t told them about the divoror yet, it was because the couldn’t come up with a reason to reassure and comfort them.
Lucas‘ atlair had been with the daughter of a woman who had once plagiarized Naomi’s thesis and even slandered her, accusing her of having an affair with someone else.
If they found out about this, they would be extremely furious.
She needed Lucas to take the initiative to resolve this matter—and that was what troubled her the most
“Mr. Grant is managing so many companies at once, so it’s normal to be this busy, especially when the year is nearing the end So it’s fine if he can’t make it.” Leonard patted her shoulder, trying to comfort her.
Deborah handed Evelyn a bowl of freshly made chicken soup. “You’re the one staying with Lucas. Don’t worry about your uncle and me.
“Our family doesn’t really care about formalities. As long as he treats you well, everything the shouldn’t matter too much.”
Leonard frowned as he looked at Evelyn, growing a little concerned. “You don’t look too good recently, are you feeling sick? Have you been to the doctor?”
He felt something was off about her.
She had never been une for wearing makeup, but lately, she had been laying it on thick to make herself look more presentable.
She didn’t seem too different on the surface, but it was dear that she had lost weight.
