My Wife is a Hacker (Nicole Riddle and Jared) novel Chapter 2746

Chapter 2746

"Oh, you're at home," Gloria was surprised when she saw Jared and Nicole walking down the flight of stairs with the kids.

She waved to the kids and said, "Come to Grandma!"

"Grandma!" Nolan and Lana responded, and sprinted toward Gloria.

Nicole and Jared soon caught up and sat down on the couch next to Gloria. "Dad? Mom? Did you guys visit Grandpa?"

"Yes, we just came back from his place. Your grandfather wanted to have dinner with us, but we've declined his invitation. We wanted to come back and have dinner with you," Daniel explained.

"Is Grandpa alright?" Nicole asked with concern.

'He's fine. But it's taking quite some time for him to let go of things," Daniel sighed.

This was inevitable. Fortunately for them, Benjamin's current condition was relatively stable, which was a relief to them.

"It will get better with time," Nicole reassured, knowing her parents were worried for Benjamin.

Fortunately, the old man had done his best to remain composed and rational. Although he was understandably sad and disappointed, all these feelings would eventually pass.

"Oh, everyone's around," Stanley called out, startled to see everyone gathered in the living room.

"We just came back too," Gloria said. "Come on over. We're starting dinner soon."

"Okay," Stanley complied, though he felt a tad anxious as he had an inkling that this might be a setup for a family meeting.

He sat down, ill at ease, at the dinner table without daring to make a noise. He was afraid of drawing attention to himself and being interrogated about the news. To his surprise, however, no one asked him about it. This perplexed him, and the silence only added to his unease.

Even during dinner, no one asked Stanley about the news, leaving him completely puzzled by the lack of curiosity from his family. He was unnerved by their treatment of him even after he had returned to his room for the night,