Chapter 246

The Fields' ancestral home was buzzing with activity. It was Adrian's birthday, and since he hadn't been home in years, the entire place had been lively since early morning. Even Charles woke up early and didn't stick to his usual habit of heading to the office first thing. The relationship between father and son might've been awkward, but that didn't cancel out his concern. And now that their precious daughter had come back too, there was no room for being sloppy. Claire hadn't been slacking either. She'd taken full responsibility for preparing Adrian's birthday meal, so she naturally couldn't sit idle. Besides, the house had a few special guests—well, technically three. After bringing Jasper and Old Mr. Blackwell back with Oliver yesterday, no one knew what Grace and Lauren had chatted about, but somehow Lauren ended up staying overnight at the old house. Honestly, Claire thought that knowing Lauren's usual way, she would've kept her distance the moment she saw Oliver again. But oddl