He looked sharp, but occasionally a small gesture or look had a childish feel to it.
Although Peter did not like her very much, Natalie did not resent him.
"Grandpa, you've just woken up, and I guess you're hungry. Let's eat," Remington quietly changed the subject.
Hearing this, Peter seemed to have just come to a realization.
He scratched his stomach, "Yeah, I haven't eaten anything all night. I'm starving to death. Watson, hurry up and serve the food."
Mr. Lee was the curmudgeonly butler that Natalie had just met, Watson.
Soon, Watson and the servants served the table full of food.
Upon looking at it, Natalie perceived that it was a grand feast.
She glanced at Remington in surprise. "Isn't it too much for us to eat?" She thought.
Remington read through Natalie's mind.
"My grandfather's biggest hobby was food, so the kitchen made every meal extra special," He whispered by Natalie's ear.
Perhaps it was because they were fellow food lovers.
Hearing Remington's words, Natalie inexplicably had a good impression of Peter.
After taking her seat, she subconsciously sat next to Peter, trying to draw closer their relationship.
After all, she was here to help Remington. If Peter didn't like her, he might want to introduce another woman to Remington.
Before Natalie took her seat, Peter gave her a sidelong glance and said in a particularly haughty tone, "This place is not for you. It's for my future granddaughter-in-law with a big butt."
Natalie was speechless.
She sat beside it in silence. It seemed she still couldn't get Peter's approval...
At this point, Remington interrupted, "Grandpa, don't count on any women. I only want Natalie."
Hearing this, Peter's face sank. "If you don't want them, someone else will. I will introduce them to Tobias. Tobias' concept is as traditional as mine. He must also like women with a big butt."
Pfft!
Remington almost spat out the water in his mouth.
Natalie was rendered speechless.
A layer of suspicion suddenly surfaced in her mind.
Did Peter say he wanted to introduce women to Tobias?
Wasn't Tobias already married? Moreover, he already had a kid. What woman did he need when he already had a family?
Could it be that the Whitlock family, like the old aristocratic families, would married a concubine after the first wife?
On the other side, Peter suddenly knocked on the table." Where did Selina go? Why hasn't she come down for dinner? Watson, Watson!"
He shouted at the top of his lungs.
Watson walked over to Peter's side." What can I do for you, Mr. Whitlock?" His tone did not fluctuate in the slightest.
"Tell Selina to come down. How can she skip the meal? She's already so skinny! A woman has to be plump to look good and have a good figure. She can only get pregnant easily if she has voluptuous hips!"
Natalie felt wordless.
Again.
Peter's words were always in relation to plump hips.
Later on, Selina came.
She didn't look very well.
After sitting down, she was absent-minded all the time.
"Selina, are you mad?" Peter looked at Selina in a thoughtful way.
Selina raised her head with a blank face. "What?"
Peter put down his cutlery, "Thinking of men?"
Selina looked shocked.
She glanced at Peter with some shame and indignation." Grandpa, what are you talking about?"
Peter frowned, "Don't think I don't know how a woman without love looked like. Isn't there a popular term for young people, something called leftovers? I think you are a leftover woman with a problem in your heart. That’s why you're like this!"
Selina was breathless. "Leftover woman? I'm still young, okay? Grandpa, don't talk nonsense."
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