Chapter 63

He took a deep breath and had just opened his mouth when a sharp voice cut through the air. "Alexander, get over here!" Charles came striding in with a face like thunder, his cold, stern eyes immediately shutting Alexander up. At the sound of his grandfather's call, Alexander clamped his mouth shut and followed him out without another word. Once inside the study, Charles's expression was tight, barely holding back his anger. "What were you thinking, saying something like that to your grandmother?" Facing the old man's fury, Alexander kept his voice calm. "Grandpa, I just wanted to be honest with her. We can't keep hiding it forever." "You idiot! are you trying to drive your grandma to her grave?!" Charles fumed, grabbing his cane and whacking it hard across Alexander's side. Alexander didn't dodge, just took the hit and gritted through the pain. "Eira and I have moved on. I'm getting engaged to Sophia soon." At the mention of Sophia's name, Charles's anger spiked, and he gave him anoth