Swapping a Broken Heart for a New Start novel Chapter 911

Lillian might have hesitated if anyone else had asked, but she trusted her daddy's words implicitly. Without a second thought, her small, sweet voice piped up, "Hello, Great-Grandpa Williams. I'm Lillian."

It was a simple greeting, nothing extraordinary. Yet for the old man, it was like a tidal wave crashing through his heart, stirring up a storm of emotion. Heaven knew how long he had dreamed of becoming a great-grandfather.

Audrey, the family's biological granddaughter, was unable to have children due to her health, a reality the family had long accepted. But a man like the elder Mr. Williams couldn't bear the thought of his family line ending. That was why he had placed all his hopes on his eldest grandson, Dennis, even pressuring him into an engagement.

But for years, the boy had been abroad, and when he finally returned, he claimed to have health problems of his own. After their last conversation, the old man had been despondent for days. Was the Williams family truly destined to have no heirs?

But now, Lillian's simple "Great-Grandpa Williams" filled a void in his heart, causing a flood of grandfatherly affection to overflow. In that instant, all thoughts of bloodlines and lineage were washed away. He didn't care about any of that anymore. From this day forward, this child was his grandson's daughter, the great-granddaughter of the Williams family.

The elder Mr. Williams immediately swept the little girl into his arms. She felt so small and soft, like a little ball of sweet rice dough. Her features were as exquisitely crafted as a porcelain doll's. Just as everyone had said, she was utterly captivating.

Perhaps because she spent so much time with Dennis, Lillian had absorbed some of his calm, unflappable demeanor. For a fleeting moment, the elder Mr. Williams felt a sense of déjà vu, as if he were seeing his own grandson as a child.

The more he looked at her, the more he adored her. All pretense of his stern, patriarchal identity vanished. He quickly waved Audrey over. "Hurry, bring me my gift!"

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