Chapter 169

Leroy feigned confusion, his face showing a puzzled expression. "Even now, you're still pretending not to know? If I hadn't brought it up, would you and Lettie have kept this from me forever? I'm not some old-fashioned relic. I know young people are bound to have misunderstandings." Heidi sighed again after speaking. "Some things need to be said outright. You can't keep avoiding them like this." Leroy froze for a moment, his body tensing. His expression became increasingly awkward. Heidi must have misunderstood something. "Grandma, Lettie and I… we're not…" Leroy opened his mouth to explain, but before he could say anything, Heidi grabbed his hand. "I already know. It's obvious that you two just fought. Lettie does have quite a temper, but ultimately, it stems from her past illness. If it weren't for you, she wouldn't have recovered so quickly." Heidi spoke earnestly, but Leroy's thoughts grew more and more tangled. Three years. Even a block of stone would have softened, yet S