Night of Destiny (Anastasia and Elliot) novel Chapter 2144

It had been some time since Peter last saw Josephine, and he missed his granddaughter very much. As such, he instructed his caretaker to prepare a feast for later tonight.

Mills’ car drove in first, and Heidi hopped off with the presents in her hands. “Dad, we have an extra guest tonight,’ she announced, breaking the news to Peter first. “Who is that?”

“He’s Joey’s boyfriend.” “Joey has a boyfriend? Is it Luke?” Peter asked. “No, he’s a young man that Joey picked for herself and comes from an excellent family background.”

“Okay, I’ll meet him later. Joey isn’t a child anymore and should consider marriage soon.” Even Peter carried the hope that he would have the chance to meet his great grandchild while he was still alive.

A couple of minutes later, Ethan and Josephine. strolled in from the garden. Their hands were so full of gift boxes that they could barely carry all of them. “Ethan, just come as you are! Why did you bring so many presents as well?’ Heidi grumbled as she took the gifts from him with a smile.

“Well, it’s my first visit to Old Mr. Jacobson’s place, after all,” Ethan replied with a smile. When he saw Peter coming out of the living room, he greeted politely, “Nice to meet you, Old Mr. Jacobson.”

Under the light, Peter observed Ethan carefully, and judging from his looks, he reckoned that Ethan was of mixed blood. Is Joey going to marry and move abroad? he wondered.

When Josephine caught Peter staring at Ethan, she jumped in and cutely tugged on Peter’s arms. “Grandpa, let me introduce you both. He’s my boyfriend, Ethan Quarles.”

“Hello,” Peter said in satisfaction after Josephine’s introduction. Ethan felt a hint of pressure from the air of authority that Peter was exuding. Only those who had been in a high position for a long time could cultivate such dominance.

“Joey, invite Ethan into the house,” Peter said. Seeing that it was not yet dinner time, she wanted to take Ethan out on a walk so that Peter couldn’t bombard him with questions. Hence, she answered, “Grandpa, I’ll take him for a walk in the park. We’ll be back later for dinner.”

“Okay, go ahead!” Peter said adoringly. Grabbing Ethan’s hand, Josephine murmured,