Hearing him say that, Carla nodded her head, feeling quite contented.
"I think that's a great idea. And in doing so, they won't feel so helpless and alone. I feel sorry for those poor children!" Carla remarked.
She had no idea what happened to them after she saved them. The two kids were being raised solely by their mother. Their father had become so addicted to gambling that no one had any clue as to where he could be found after getting divorced with his wife.
For that reason, when their mother passed away, the two of them no longer had anyone else to turn to.
"Come over here, Sally. Let me introduce you to your father's grandfather whom you're going to call great-grandfather. Go on and say hello to great-grandfather," Carla said.
She held her in her arms as she explained who this person was to Sally.
Glancing at Terence, and then at Nicholas, Sally found the situation a bit confusing. Yesterday, she had just met her grandfather, and now she found out she had a great-grandfather who was, in turn, her daddy's grandfather...
After thinking about it for a while, she gave up trying to figure it out as she got distracted by the wheelchair Nicholas was sitting on.
"Great-grandfather, is it okay if I take a look at your wheelchair? It looks like fun. Why does it have wheels? Can they actually move?" Sally innocently asked.
"Ho-ho, yes, they can move indeed. Come, let great-grandfather show you how it works..."
As he grinned from ear to ear, Nicholas turned the wheels to move forward.
With curiosity written all over her face, Sally watched him and followed him around.
Caressing Carla's shoulder ever so slightly, Terence couldn't be any happier when he saw Grandpa Nicholas having the time of his life in this little family reunion. It seemed that Nicholas had been feeling blue all this time, so he truly enjoyed having Sally around to play with him, much like a little kid.
"You're so awesome, great-grandpa!" Sally cheered him on as he moved around.
"By the way, great-grandpa, my uncle visited us yesterday. I really like him a lot because he is also so awesome just like you. And he also knows Taekwondo and plays basketball!"
Sally commented as Nicholas held her. Naturally, kids felt much closer to their relatives compared to other people.
"Wow, that sounds great! You know what, not to brag or anything, but when I was young, I was quite brilliant as well. I served in the army and laid waste to a lot of enemies in the battlefield," Nicholas told Sally about his past, watching the lovely little girl with a big smile on his face.
The best thing he ever could have wished for had finally been fulfilled.
However, there was just one other thing he really wanted...
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