From Ruin She Rose novel Chapter 254

Chapter 254

Chapter 254

Just a moment ago, they’d tried everything to get Charles to talk, but he didn’t say a single word to any of them. When Emily was here, he turned into a total chatterbox, going on and on without stopping.

‘Seriously, how could anyone be this much of a double-standard grandpa?’ they all thought.

Emily couldn’t care less about the glares around her. She just kept chatting away with Charles, as if no one else even existed.

Only then did she realize what this so-called “family dinner” was about. It was actually the big day Xavier was supposed to show up as Emily’s future husband and meet her parents.

What a joke!’ Emily scoffed inwardly. She clenched her hand so tightly her nails dug into her palm, forcing herself not to let any trace of anger or disappointment show on her face.

But Charles still caught the hint of tension on her face and asked, puzzled, “Emily, what’s up?” He couldn’t help feeling his heart sink.

When he found out Emily had a boyfriend, he did feel a pang of loss, like his precious little girl was being taken away. But more than anything, he was genuinely happy for her.

He knew his own health was failing, and he wouldn’t be able to stay by Emily’s side much longer. As for the Bennett family, hose brainless fools had stopped being any real support for her a long time ago.

If Emily could find someone truly trustworthy, someone without messy ties or drama, then he could leave this world with no regrets.

So, before agreeing to come back to the Bennett residence for dinner, he’d made sure to thoroughly look into Xavier’s background.

Xavier was an only child, gentle and easygoing. There was nothing particularly remarkable about him, but he was decent, humble, and had no drama in his life.

If Emily married him, and with the inheritance he would leave her, she’d be set for life, no worries about money or anything else. But all of this was only possible if Emily agreed on her own free will.

What he’d found out was that Emily and Xavier had genuinely liked each other before. The reason they broke up was that Sofia thought Emily wasn’t worthy of her son anymore, since she was no longer the Bennett family’s heiress.

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