Chapter 21

Eira tucked herself behind Grandma with a pitiful look, sneaking a triumphant smile at Alexander. Alex frowned hard. What the hell was going on? How had she turned into someone completely different? Grandma glanced at her silent grandson and nudged Charles. "Look at what your grandson's done! Are you just gonna let him act like this?" Charles's expression darkened as he shot a brief look at Eira. Then, without another word, he strode over to Alex and thudded his hand on his back. His tone was firm. "You punk. Got nothing to say? Tell me, how did you mess with Eira?" Seeing that, Grandma gently patted Eira's hand and lowered her voice. "Don't worry, sweetheart. If he ever messes with you again, your grandpa and I won't let it slide." Eira's nose stung a little, and she mumbled, "Okay... Thank you, Grandma." Too bad, they wouldn't get another chance. Charles had already been fuming over the online drama, so he didn't hold back while lecturing his grandson. Eira was more than happy to wat