Chapter 417

Margaret said, "You kept it a secret from me up until now." "Actually, there's something else I've kept from you, Granny, but I don't dare say it. I'm afraid you'd be upset if I did." Valeria didn't mention that Wendy was married to Alexander. She hugged Margaret, burying her face into Margaret's shoulder. The jut of her bones pressed painfully against Valeria's cheek. "You little rascal. You really know how to hide things." Margaret reached out and tapped Valeria on the forehead. Valeria commented, "Granny, I'll take good care of myself, so you take good care of yourself, too." Margaret's two greatest concerns in life were, first, that Valeria would have a happy family and someone she could rely on, never being mistreated. The second was her daughter, who had left home so many years ago… "Riri, did you ever see Grace while you were in Slate City?" Margaret was old and had never learned to use a smartphone. She only knew how to make and receive calls. Even video calls had to be s