Chapter 587: Have You Been Doing Well?

Dressed in a gown, Elena looked stunning and remarkably youthful. When she entered and saw Elliot, she was instantly reminded of Nathaniel’s childhood.

“Eli, I’m your grandma,” she said, bending to embrace him.

Elliot evaded her. “Ma’am, I believe you’ve mistaken me for someone else. I’m not your grandson.”

Elena choked back a sob. It was her first time being a grandmother, and she felt unsure. Immediately, she had her subordinates place the gifts before him.

“Eli, I bought these for you.”

Another one buying him gifts… Elliot looked up to see rows of bodyguards, each holding the latest video games, action figures, and high-end model kits. They were clearly expensive. This woman is quite wealthy and generous—much more so than Paula, he thought, adopting a more benevolent expression.

“I’m sorry, Ma’am. Mommy said I can’t accept things from strangers.”

Stranger… Elena was hurt.

“Eli, I’m not a stranger. You’ll understand in time. Just take the gifts.” She was upset he didn’t call her “grandma,” but as her grandson, she couldn’t bring herself to be angry.

Elliot yawned. “No, no, I really don’t know you. You’ve mistaken me. I need to rest now. Bye.”

Elena choked back another sob. Why isn’t he reacting to the gifts? Don’t all children love this kind of thing? She was at a loss, unsure how to coax him.

The child before her was the spitting image of a young Nathaniel.

“What will it take for you to believe I’m your grandma?”

Elliot said earnestly, “I won’t believe you because I already have a grandma.”

Elena was bewildered. Who else would claim to be Nathaniel’s mother? She supposed he might be referring to Cecilia’s mother.

“Eli, I am your grandma, and your mother is my daughter-in-law.” She wasn’t sure if he understood the term.

“Really?” Elliot asked, blinking.

“Yes.”

“But if you’re my grandma, why have I never seen you before?”

Elena’s eyes filled with affection. “That’s because I wasn’t aware of your existence,” she said, reaching for his hand. Again, Elliot dodged her. Her hand froze mid-air.

“Eli, could you spare a moment to chat?”

“Okay.”

Elliot decided to gauge her intentions. Elena asked where he lived.

“I lived in a rented house with Mommy.”

Rented house… Elena believed renters led miserable lives. She felt even more heartbroken for Elliot.

“How have you spent these past years?”

After a moment’s thought, Elliot smoothly lied, “When Mommy worked, I stayed home with Grandma.” In fact, this was Jonathan’s life.

“Which grandma?”

Elena found this odd. Cecilia’s mother was out of the question; she knew how abhorrently Paula had treated her. She wouldn’t have helped Cecilia care for the child.

“Grandma Martha.”

After inquiring, Elena discovered “Grandma Martha” was Cecilia’s former nanny. Cecilia seems to have a poor grasp of propriety. She even allowed Eli to call the nanny “grandma.”

“Have you been doing well?”

“Of course. I was having a great time, much more than I am here. Could you please ask Mr. Rainsworth to release me? No matter the ransom, my daddy will pay it.”