Lord Wade nodded with a satisfied smile. “That’s good. Since you’re going to Uncle sun’s house anyway, I think you should stay for lunch tomorrow. Then, in the evening, bring Stefanie sun over so we can all have dinner together. Honestly, I haven’t seen her in so long—I miss her as an elder.”


    charlie Wade understood that this was all a matter of proper etiquette. Regardless of his rtionship with Stefanie sun, it was only natural for her to return to Eastcliff and visit the old man.


    So, he agreed and said, “Once I see Stefanie sun, I’ll let you know. I’lle visit you tomorrow.”


    “Alright!” Lord Wade said happily, smiling. “Let’s not go out to eat tomorrow—we’ll have a family dinner at home. Since Stefanie sun ising, why not invite your Uncle sun and Aunt Angie as well?”


    charlie Wade grew anxious. “Grandpa, what are you trying to do?”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Lord Wade chuckled. “Nothing at all. It’s just that I haven’t had dinner with the three of them in a long time. As their elder, it’s perfectly reasonable for them to visit me as a family.”


    charlie Wade sighed in resignation. “It’s up to you. If you’re inviting Uncle sun and his family, though, it’d be more appropriate for you to call him directly. I won’t y messenger.”


    “Fair enough!” Lord Wade readily agreed, then added with a smile, “After you pick up Stefanie sun tomorrow, go to her house to see your Uncle sun and Aunt Angie. I’ll call him at noon and invite them over for dinner. I’m sure he won’t refuse.”


    “Alright.”


    charlie Wade knew he had little say in the matter, and arguing wouldn’t change anything, so he simply kept quiet.


    Lord Wade then said, “charlie, I’m thinking of inviting your aunt as well. What do you think? That way, it would be the three members of the Sun family and three generations of our own—it seems fitting.”


    charlie Wade’s aunt, Cynthia Wade, had been excused from guarding the ancestral mausoleum at Ye Ling Mountain because she was tasked with taking care of the old man. The other members of the Wade family were still unable to leave the mountain.<fna498> Readplete version only at Find[?]ovel</fna498>


    charlie Wade had no particr resentment toward Cynthia Wade. The old man had always doted on her, and charlie Wade was well aware of it.


    It seemed that the old man also wanted to ease the tension between charlie Wade and his aunt.


    So, charlie Wade nodded and said, “You handle everything.”


    “Alright, alright,” Lord Wade replied with a smile. “Then it’s settled. I’ll make the arrangements tomorrow. charlie, go get some rest—you have to leave early to pick up Stefanie sun from the airport, don’t you?”


    charlie Wade, feeling a bit exhausted, said, “I’ll sit in my father’s study for a while first.”


    After standing up and bidding farewell to the old man, charlie Wade made his way to his father’s study.


    Everything remained just as it had been years ago. Every piece of decor brought back memories of his childhood.


    At times, charlie Wade couldn’t help but feel that the old man was quite pitiful. His only son—brilliant and full of promise—had died young. The remaining members of the Wade family were all disappointments, unworthy of mention.


    Perhaps that was why the old man had preserved this room exactly as it was.


    He often sat here alone for hours, lost in silence, reminiscing about the son who had once made him so proud.


    Seated at his father’s desk, charlie Wade found himself consumed by a single question: If his father were still alive, what decision would he want him to make?


    Would he expect him to remain loyal to his marriage, to obey the wishes of his parents, or to prioritize the family above all else?


    In the end, thest two choices seemed to be one and the same.