Confronted with Vivica\u2019s accusations, Neville shot back, \u201cHow dare you point your finger at me? If your family hadn\u2019t caused constant chaos over that adopted daughter of yours, Honora, would Dad have been under so much stress?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDad, don\u2019t waste your breath on her. She\u2019s too foolish to reason with,\u201d Larissa said calmly, before turning to Vivica with a half\u2013smile. \u201cDon\u2019t worry, Vivica. Neither my father nor I will upset my grandfather. We\u2019ll just focus on making the rest of your lives a living hell.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Did Larissa just call her foolish?! Vivica was about to erupt when Leopold interjected, \u201cThat\u2019s enough, Mom. Can you please just say a little less?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hearing the impatience in her son\u2019s voice, Vivica fell silent for his sake. But seeing her own daughter act so disrespectfully infuriated her. She walked away, deciding it was better not to look at them. Leopold turned to Larissa with a bitter smile. \u201cLarissa, that\u2019s just how Mom is. Don\u2019t take it to heart.\u201d \u201cAren\u2019t you just like her?\u201d Larissa replied. \u201cFinley takes after his father, and you take after your mother. It\u2019s clear you\u2019re all related.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Leopold was speechless. Unwilling to subject himself to any more of her scorn, he gave another pained smile and retreated to where his mother was waiting.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Paxton clapped his older son on the shoulder. \u201cWhatever you want to say, wait until your grandfather is here. There\u2019s no point in trying to talk to her now.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand,\u201d Finley said, pulling his gaze away from Larissa and following his father toward Vivica and Leopold.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the situation. And Dad expects us to reconcile? Is that even possible?\u201d Neville was so exasperated he almost laughed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sapphira sighed. \u201cNeville, Vivica has a point. Your father\u2019s health really is fragile. Let\u2019s try not to say anything to upset him tonight.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course I don\u2019t want to upset him,\u201d Neville replied with a helpless sigh. \u201cBut does that mean we have to let Larissa suffer for it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Larissa smiled. \u201cDad, I\u2019m the head of the Judson family now. You don\u2019t have to worry about me being taken advantage of. As long as my grandfather\u2019s request tonight isn\u2019t too outrageous, I\u2019ll do my best to humor him until he passes.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll see,\u201d Neville said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Twenty minutes later, a crowd of travelers began to emerge from the arrivals gate. Among them were Kiernan and his butler, Jett.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Paxton\u2019s sharp eyes spotted his father immediately. He hurried over with his wife and sons, a wide smile plastered on his face. \u201cDad!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGrandpa,\u201d Finley and Leopold echoed obediently.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kiernan looked at Paxton and noted that he seemed to have aged significantly since their last\u00a0<\/p>\n
19:58\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 545\u00a0<\/p>\n
meeting, the lines on his face deeper than before. It appeared life outside the Judson family had not been kind to him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kiernan sighed internally.\u00a0<\/p>\n
His gaze then fell on his grandson Finley. Leopold had told him the boy was living in a state of constant torment, and indeed, he looked utterly drained.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kiernan\u2019s heart ached, and he sighed once more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, he showed little emotion to Paxton\u2019s family, instead walking silently over to Neville\u2019s side.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDad,\u201d Neville and Sapphira said in unison.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Kiernan smiled and nodded, his eyes finally settling on his granddaughter. He watched her expression carefully, trying to gauge her reaction to Paxton\u2019s family being there.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sensing his gaze, Larissa offered a sweet smile. \u201cGrandpa.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Seeing her smile, a weight lifted from Kiernan\u2019s shoulders. His granddaughter didn\u2019t seem to be showing any overt hostility or disgust toward Paxton\u2019s family, which brought him a great sense of relief.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 546\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 546\u00a0<\/p>\n
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