Chapter 146

Their eyes met, and Claire wanted to vanish on the spot. God knows if her little stunt of being juggled around by that jerk got seen by Jasper and Old Mr. Blackwell. Honestly, even if they didn't catch that moment, the current look she had was embarrassing enough. "Mr. Cooper, this is…?" It was Old Mr. Blackwell who reacted first — unlike Jasper who stood there floored, he was just a little surprised. Jasper blinked back to reality at the sound of his name and immediately chimed in, eyes fixed on Claire, "Yeah, Claire, what's going on here?" Claire's urge to disappear grew even stronger. She quickly turned her head away and gave Nelson's fingers a good squeeze, pinching him hard. Nelson felt the faint sting, but just lowered his gaze to her and smirked subtly. "Grandpa Blackwell," he greeted, before turning to explain, "This is my wife. She banged up her ankle a bit while we were horsing around. I'm taking her to the hospital for a tetanus shot. She got shy and didn't want me carrying