Chapter 1024
At the dinner table, Charles and Alexander started drinking whiskey.
Elizabeth quietly ate Ravioli Italiani.
She hadn't had homemade Ravioli Italiani in three years, and it was delicious.
Elizabeth looked at her grandparents, a constant smile on her face. She was very happy, happier than any other day.
If only her parents were here too.
As Elizabeth was thinking, her phone rang.
It was Declan.
Elizabeth pressed to answer, but she didn't speak. Instead, she pointed the camera at Charles.
This year, Charles had no one to drink with, so he asked Alexander to join him.
Declan was enjoying the sun and wind. When he saw Alexander, his eyes widened, and he put down his juice immediately.
"Who is that? Am I seeing things?" Declan sat up straight, his voice full of disbelief.
Elizabeth raised an eyebrow and pointed the camera at her grandparents.
Declan shouted again, "Elizabeth! You!"
"You brought Alexander to Willowbrook Estate!" Declan was furious. Rose leaned in and asked, "What? Alexander is at Willowbrook Estate? Did Mom agree?"
Elizabeth turned the camera to her own face.
The video call wasn't loud, and with the TV on and Charles and Alexander drinking, no one noticed the conversation on the phone.
Elizabeth looked at Declan, raising an eyebrow, with a hint of provocation.
Declan squinted, "Wait till I get back and deal with you."
"Who told you to take Mom away?"
"What's the deal with bringing Alexander over? No wonder my Mom suddenly displayed Lanny's painting today. I've been looking for that painting for over two years and couldn't find it. Alexander gave it to her, didn't he?"
Elizabeth shrugged, "Yes."
Declan couldn't find it in two years, so it must have been Alexander.
Who else but Alexander could have done it?
"That's it, it looks like our family is going to be slowly won over by Alexander. And the first person to be won over is you!" Declan pointed at Elizabeth on the phone.
Elizabeth smiled, "Dad, I haven't been won over yet."
She was still observing, very clear-headed.
But, Celine was probably going to be won over by that painting.
"I think you're close," Declan said. "How can you be so spineless!"
Alright, now she was the spineless one.
"Elizabeth, what if you get hurt again?" Declan felt exhausted just thinking about it.
If a woman got hurt by the same person twice, could she still live normally?
He couldn't even imagine what would happen if Elizabeth wanted to commit suicide.
Elizabeth rubbed her forehead.
"Dad, what do you want me to do?"
Declan didn't say anything.
Rose took the phone.
She looked at Elizabeth on the screen, her voice gentle, "Sweetie, don't love him anymore, give him up, okay?"
Elizabeth stared at Rose.
Rose would never harm her.
Elizabeth looked at Alexander.
Alexander was still dealing with Charles's drinking.
But he was really trying to win her back.
"Elizabeth, if you really can't forget Alexander, Mom will introduce you to a better man. Once you have a new man in your life, you won't like him anymore."
"Okay?"
Rose didn't want Elizabeth to get hurt again.
Elizabeth pressed her lips together, not answering, but lowered her head.
She admitted she wasn't firm in choosing Alexander.
As she said, she was very clear-headed.
Her clarity was mixed with indecision.
"Have fun, Mom and Dad," Elizabeth said and hung up the video call.
After hanging up, Elizabeth put her phone on the table.
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