Harry nodded. "It would definitely be grand of course. This was one of the prehistoric castles from the past. After the war ended, this place was granted to Old Mr. Fuller as a reward for the sacrifices he made for the country. Subsequently, the Fullers invested a lot of money into refurbishing the place. They gradually did some renovations to the original building and finally, we have the Fuller Residence you see today."
"Oh, so it used to be a prehistoric castle. No wonder it's massive. The other prehistoric castles in the country have all been confiscated by the government and forcefully demolished. It's quite rare to see this. It would be great if we had a prehistoric castle in the family, huh?" Grayson scanned the surroundings with an envious look in his eyes.
Yet, Harry remained silent. He was, too, tempted to own a prehistoric castle, but they were neither influential nor rich enough to afford that.
It was fine though, because once Lynette joined the Fuller Family and after the demise of Old Mrs. Fuller, Lynette would then become the lady of the mansion. By then, he might be able to move into this place and there would be no difference whether he owned the place or not. As for Jean, Harry conveniently disregarded her.
The father and son duo chatted with each other and arrived at the main living room quite soon after that.
As soon as they walked through the doors, Harry and Grayson noticed that Rose was sipping tea while sitting in the middle of the room.
Hearing the incoming footsteps, she put down her teacup and lifted her head to take a look at the father and son duo brought in by the security guard.
"Old Mrs. Fuller, here they are." The security guard led the duo into the living room and stopped in front of Rose before gesturing to the two men behind him as he reported back to her.
Rose put down her teacup and nodded. "Alright, back to your station. I'll get you if there is anything important."
"Sure, Old Mrs. Fuller." The security guard bowed and turned around to leave.
As such, there were only Rose, Mary, Harry, and Grayson left in the room.
Rose took a look at Harry and Grayson before giving instructions to Mary, who was behind her, by gesturing with her lips. "Mary, pour them some tea."
"Sure, Old Mrs. Fuller." Mary stood up and affirmed before heading toward the father and son duo. After showing the two of them to their seats, she poured them some tea.
Meanwhile, Rose pretended to be clueless about Harry and Grayson's purpose of visit. Hence, she asked, "What brings you here at this time of the night?"
Harry took the cup of tea poured by Mary and he smiled while saying, "I'm so sorry, Rosy. It's late at night, yet I'm here to intrude on your rest time. I had no choice, though. I—"
At that point, Rose's expression darkened and she immediately interrupted his words, "What did you just call me?" There was an unmistakable tone of anger in her voice.
Stunned, Harry clearly did not comprehend why she had suddenly flared up at him. He thought about it and did not find that there was anything wrong with his words. However, Rose was not the only one with a thunderous expression as even Mary had a darkened look on her face; she clearly looked upset.
As soon as Harry and Grayson saw that, their hearts skipped a beat.
Grayson instantly turned to look at Harry questioningly. Dad, what did you just say? Why are they so upset?
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