Chapter 182

"Grandpa, Grandma, you're used to the old house-the helpers there, the food, everything. Broderick and I are swamped most days at Starcrest. We might not be the best hosts for you two right now." Matilda looked over, sharp as a hawk. See? Told you. This girl-no real kindness at all. Definitely not the good-wife type. She wouldn't even let the two of them crash here for a few days. Acting like she already owns the place. Leslie could only sigh inside. Seriously, was this woman always this short-fused? She hadn't even finished talking yet. "Grandpa, I was actually thinking... Broderick, Sienna, and I could come stay at the old house for a few days. Would you two be okay with that?" Matilda's eyes widened like saucers. Honestly, ever since her son and daughter-in-law passed away, the three kids hadn't really spent much time at the old place. Broderick had rejected the whole living-under-one-roof idea from day one, choosing to move into Starcrest with his younger siblings. All these years,