Chapter 79
The smile in Grace’s eyes seemed to light up the room. Yanory shot to his feet in anger and walked right to her. “Who are you chatting with? You’re smiling so happily. Have you forgotten your identity?” He reached for Grace’s phone and attempted to snatch it away. Grace dodged him, and her expression became emotionless again.
“Mrs. Benderson, just look at how your son is acting. He’s emotionally unstable, and I don’t want my future husband to be like this. So, this engagement must be called off. I won’t be trapped for the meal today. I hope he and Alice are happy together.” Grace gripped her phone as she spoke.
Yancey suddenly pushed her shoulder down. “Grace, look me in the eyes and say that again!” The force of his grip hurt her shoulder, a clear indication of how much force he was putting into it.
Grace frowned and shoved him away. “Yancey, why don’t you take a look at your dear Alice’s expression?” That seemed to strike a nerve within Yancey as he turned to look at Alice. Alice was standing nearby with a few cups in her hands. There was a dark expression on her face, but she forced herself to smile when she felt Yancey’s gaze on her. “Yancey, don’t worry about me, I’ll support you no matter what you choose.”
Yancey’s expression soured as he took a few steps back. At that moment, Lily took a deep breath. “Yancey, what exactly do you want? Are you choosing Grace or Alice?”
Her tone was sharp. The first reason was because Yancey seemed to like both of them, and the second was because of Grace’s attitude today. There was a flicker of darkness in her eyes. Yancey was the son she cherished and had raised with great care. There was no way she would let Yancey suffer in matters of the heart.
A few days ago, Yancey would have chosen Alice without any hesitation. Yet right now, looking at Grace’s expression, which seemed to be one of relief, he felt strangely uncomfortable. “I…” Yancey was suddenly at a loss for words.
As the standoff continued, a voice was heard from the doorway. “Lily, Yancey, what’s going on?” Hendricks was dressed up nicely today, but the moment his gaze landed on Grace, he couldn’t look away. Grace was truly stunning. Her looks were impossible for any man to ignore.
Lily loved to dote on her brother. The moment she saw Hendricks, she hurriedly got up. “Hendrick, what brings you here?” Her face lit up with delight as she hurried over to welcome him. “Come in and sit down.” Then, she quickly turned to Grace and Yancey. “Grace, Yancey, let’s discuss this later. Let’s eat for now!”
Grace merely smiled. “Mrs. Henderson, I don’t want to delay this any longer. Let’s settle things today.” Lily’s expression immediately soured. Grace had repeatedly embarrassed her today.
Hendricks tugged at Lily’s sleeve. “Lily, what’s going on? Are they fighting?” Lily didn’t want to drag Hendricks into this and held back her anger. “It’s past a minor lovers’ quarrel. It’s nothing serious.”
Hendricks hurriedly whispered into her ear, “Lily, Grace seems to be going out of control. It’s like she’s possessed or something. I don’t think you can keep her in check anymore. Just look at Yancey’s eyes; I think he might really be falling for her. He’ll definitely suffer in the future.”
Hendricks added, “Why don’t you match her with me? If she can’t be your daughter-in-law, then she can at least be your sister-in-law. I can handle her.”
Lily had already lost her patience with Grace today, and she really didn’t want to disappoint her younger brother. Since Hendricks said he was interested in Grace, she made her decision in an instant. “I…”
“I like her a lot. Yancey doesn’t even want her anyway, so why don’t you let me have her?” Hendricks said.
Lily replied, “Alright, I’ll talk to Grace later.”