Chapter 4991
Aitana laughed softly. “That’s how people are. If you have too many grandsons, you want granddaughters. If you have too many granddaughters, you want grandsons. People always want what they don’t have—they want life to go perfectly their way.”
She smiled faintly, but there was a touch of melancholy in her eyes. In reality, nothing in this world is ever perfect. Life always carries its share of regrets.
Alex nodded. “That’s true. But now that my eldest brother and sister-in-law have a daughter, Grandma finally has a great-granddaughter. She’s so happy now. Before that, whenever she saw someone else’s little girl, she’d joke about wanting to take her home.”
He chuckled at the memory.
“Especially Ben’s daughter—Avah. Every time Grandma visited FC Manor, she’d try to ‘kidnap’ her back to Wildridge Manor. It drove Old Madam Johnson crazy. She used to scold Grandma for trying to steal her granddaughter.”
A soft sigh escaped Alex’s lips. “After Grandma Johnson passed away, my grandma stopped visiting FC Manor. I think it just reminded her too much of everything—and everyone—she’s lost.”
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