Titus' fingers trembled in excitement when he saw Sonia walking over to her. His gaze burned with passion as he stared at her.
His daughter was finally willing to move closer to him.
"Sonny," Titus called out in a warm tone.
She avoided his excited gaze and grabbed his phone. The first photo she saw on the phone screen was of an expressionless old woman.
While Pauline's face was blank, she did not look cold and callous at all. Instead, Sonia could see a glimmer of warmth in Pauline's eyes.
Was this Pauline Gray, Sonia's grandmother?
The woman in the photo seemed to be over 70 years old and was seated on a wooden armchair.
She sat up straight and proper, exuding a graceful air that instantly told the viewer that this was a woman born and bred in a rich and powerful family. Despite her age, Pauline did not seem frail at all.
Sonia could even vaguely see just how beautiful Pauline was when she was younger.
"She's gorgeous." Toby had shuffled over to stand behind her and look at the photo over her shoulder.
For some reason, his comment made her heart swell with pride. Of course, she was gorgeous; Pauline was her grandmother.
However, she soon realized that although the woman was supposed to be her grandmother, she did not have any recollections of the woman. The realization rendered her speechless.
"Yes, she is," she calmly responded.
"The two of you do look alike." Toby glanced down at the photo once more before looking up at Sonia's face. "I now know what you might look like when you're older."
She held a hand up to her face. "You said I resemble her. Naturally, that means I'll look like her when I'm old, right?"
"Yes. You're both equally beautiful," Toby replied with a chuckle.
Her cheeks blushed red. She angrily shot him a look before turning her attention back to the photo and rubbing a thumb over it.
The more she looked at it, the closer she felt to the woman. It might be the draw of their blood.
Titus stared at the two of them in admiration.
Toby seemed to love Sonia so much that Titus did not need to worry about anyone bullying Sonia after his death.
Toby would love her and protect her for the rest of their lives.
"I also have a photo of your grandfather. If you're interested, I can show them to you," Titus abruptly said.
Sonia was stunned by his offer.
Titus even had a photo of her grandfather.
She had some ideas about what her grandmother was like after listening to Toby and Titus speak of Pauline. However, she knew nothing of her grandfather.
Seeing that, Titus said, "He passed away years ago. I was around ten years old back then. Despite the decades that had passed, I kept the photos back then. If not for them, I would have forgotten him by now. That's why I can't tell you what kind of man he was. After all, he died quite young and I did not know much about him. The only thing I knew was that he was someone who treated the younger generations well."
"Aww… Did he?" she mumbled under her breath as her fingers began to tap and slide until she found a somewhat blurred photo.
On it was a man dressed in an outfit typical of the 1960s.
He seemed rather young in his twenties and was sitting up straight while grinning brightly at the camera.
He looked very much like Titus; this must be Titus' father, her grandfather.
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