Chapter 283

Gavin and George Knight looked like they’d rather be anywhere else—super awkward and stiff. That just made me feel even more that Grandma was the only one who really, truly welcomed me without any hidden agenda. To her, I was her daughter's child, period. Whether I had the last name Knight or Johnson didn’t even matter—blood was thicker than names. I had a feeling that if I ever wanted something from the Knights financially, Grandma’d fight tooth and nail for me. But honestly, I didn’t care about the money. Not because I’m above it or anything. I get it—money matters. But what’s not mine isn’t mine, forcing it doesn’t do any good. No matter where I came from, I was raised by the Johnsons. I can’t just fake some deep emotional connection with the Knights now. If we started butting heads over money, even the tiny thread of blood tying us together could snap. I’d rather things stay as they are—we're family, we stay in touch, and have each other’s back when it counts. “Grandma, I really ap