The late winter sunlight was warm and balmy. Adina wore a knit skirt as a base before she put on a rice
white overcoat.She dressed warmly and smartly.
The only problem was that her cheeks had two patches of gauze that marred her beauty.
Duke stopped the car at the entrance of the Jones family’s mansion, and softly said, “Call me when it's
about to end, so I can come to fetch you in advance."
“Bye-bye, Daddy!"
“See you later, Daddy!”
"You have to remember to come fetch us, okay?"
After the four children had bid their goodbyes to Duke, they took Adina's hand and walked into the
mansion.
The Jones family's mansion was decorated with antiques and was built like a traditional house with a
courtyard .
The winter sun shone down and made the whole mansion appear quite tranquil.
There were already servants awaiting them beside the entrance.
They respectfully welcomed the adult and four children inside.
"Addy!”
As soon as Dillon heard the servants giving their regards, he
immediately rushed out from inside the mansion.He was giddy with excitement.
While he kept his hands clasped tightly together, he was obviously very nervous.
“Mr.Jones,” Adina greeted him with a smile, then let the children call out, “Greet Grandpa Dillon.”
“Grandpa Dillon, how do you do?” George greeted stiffly.
"Grandpa Dillon, why did you invite us over for lunch?” Harold asked curiously.
Alden held up a box in his hand and passed it to Dillon.“ This is a gift Mommy prepared.Please accept
it, Grandpa Dillon.”
Melody took a rifle through her pockets and finally fished out a pink lollipop.
“Last time, Grandpa Dillon gave me a lollipop.
This time, it's my turn to give you one! It's super sweet!” Touched, Dillon accepted the lollipop.
“Thank you.” He tucked the lollipop into his pocket.
He then gave the children some envelopes.
They were gifts of money.The children did not take the envelopes immediately.
Instead, they looked at Adina first.
Adina coolly said, “This is Grandpa Dillon’s greeting gift.You can take it.”
George went first.
At this, the other children also accepted their gifts.Not a second later, they all passed their envelopes to
Adina.
“Mommy, help us keep them.” Adina took the envelopes.
With a few pinches, she could feel how much money was actually in the envelopes…
There might even be a card.
Without batting an eye, she kept all the envelopes in her purse.
With a smile, she said, “Thank you, Mr.Jones.”
A little unsure of what to do, Dillon chuckled and said, “ Why don’t we go inside first? Lunch is ready.I
wasn't sure what the children like to eat, so I let the cook prepare a random assortment.I hope they're
all to your liking.”
As soon as they walked in, Adina saw that the long rectangular dining table was fully laden with all
kinds of dishes.
There were a lot of western dishes, steaks, pasta, and desserts, and more than that were the French
cuisines, which included specialty dishes from the regions of Lyon, Toulouse , and Marseille .
Even if ten more people joined in, it still would not be enough to finish all this food.
Adina calmly asked, “Will there be others joining us for lunch?”
“No, it’s just the six of us.” Dillon chuckled and said, “Sit down and eat.We can chat while we eat.”
Honestly, Dillon was not even sure what to talk about once everyone had sat down to eat.He had a
million things he wanted to say, but once he opened his mouth, he did not know what to say, so he just
smiled stiffly.
“What do you usually do, Mr.Jones?” Adina asked once she had eaten until she was partially full.
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