Chapter 271

With so many people watching—kids included—and two older gentlemen right there, Grace Hughes was completely flustered and quickly shoved Charles away. "Come on, behave! Get away from me." "Alright, alright, I'll back off. Just don't cry anymore, okay? The doctor warned us—if you keep crying like this, your eyes might get worse and you could actually lose your sight." Charles was clearly both worried and heartbroken. Grace's eye condition had been an issue for a while. Years ago, she cried so much that it damaged her eyes, and since then, the doctors had stressed that tears could make it worse, maybe even lead to blindness. Claire caught that and bounced over, trying to lighten the mood. "Mom, Dad's right! Today's supposed to be a happy day. No tears allowed! I just got back—are you seriously not even going to look at how amazing I look?" She leaned into her mom playfully, her tone full of charm. Grace instantly smiled, the gloom lifting. "Alright, alright, happy day it is. Go help your