Ready to Rule: The Real Heiress Strikes Back novel Chapter 275

Chris just stared, lost for words.

Grandpa Samuel didn’t care one bit if Chris felt a little wounded. In his world, being single meant you basically didn’t count. He kept scrolling through the photo on his phone, each glance making him happier and happier. He really wanted to share this good news with someone who would get it, but his wife wasn’t around anymore. If she were, she’d be just as thrilled to see their oldest grandson finally paired up.

So, with a sigh, he did the next best thing. He sent the photo to his old friend, adding, “Carson, I finally have a granddaughter-in-law, hahaha!”

Aiden had taken the shot at just the right moment. The streetlights looked soft and dreamy. Underneath, a young couple stood hugging, faces turned just enough to catch their profiles. The whole scene felt straight out of a storybook.

Samuel had always worried that his grandson was too stiff, too cold, never the type to charm a girl or make her smile. Now, looking at this, maybe things weren’t so hopeless after all.

What Samuel didn’t know was that as soon as Carson got the photo, a certain group chat basically exploded.

Lydia had just sat down with everyone for dinner when her phone started ringing nonstop, like it had caught some kind of virus. The whole table looked her way. She smiled, switched the phone to silent, and checked her messages. It was blowing up in her “Retirement Crew” group chat.

Carson tagged everyone: [Guys, check this out. Is that our Lydia?]

The picture of the hug popped up, and the group chat went wild.

Charles said, [Oh my goodness! Is that really our Lydia?]

Kevin replied, [I put on my reading glasses and checked at least ten times. That has to be her!]

Finn chimed in, [Who’s this punk trying to steal our flower? I’ll deal with him myself!]

Asher added, [Wait, why does that guy look so familiar?]

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