Once a Doormat Now Untouchable (Caleb and Sydney) novel Chapter 633

Raymond had barely finished speaking when Elizabeth smacked him on the forehead. "You little brat. What nonsense are you spouting now?"

The older generation believed in smooth roads and auspicious words when it came to their granddaughter's marriage. Jokes like that sounded downright unlucky.

She did not hold back. The slap landed squarely, and Julian almost failed to suppress a smile.

Raymond winced and sucked in a breath, but he still defended himself. "Grandma, I'm just reminding him to treat Vee better."

Elizabeth took Julian's side at once. "I think Jules is far more reliable than you. Does he need your reminder?"

After praising him, she added warmly, "We'll have to trouble you and your grandmother to take good care of the girl."

"Oh my…" Agatha still felt slightly lost in the conversation, but she hurried to respond. "Sydney is the one carrying the baby to full term. She's the one working hardest. Of course we should take care of her."

She meant every word.

Elizabeth felt even more relieved when she heard that. Her granddaughter had found a sensible family.

Amid laughter and easy chatter, Diana stepped out with her handbag. Only then did the Huttons finally take their leave.

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Once the car pulled out of Delta Mansion and merged into traffic,

Diana glanced at Florence, who had grown unusually quiet. "Can't bear to leave Vee?"

Florence drew her gaze from the window and shook her head. "I just keep thinking about how hard her life has been."

"She's already sailed past the worst of it," Diana said steadily, as if stating a fact. "From now on, her days will only get better."

She would never let her sister suffer again. The debts of the past were already being settled, one by one.

Elizabeth sighed. "I just wonder what Jules is thinking. When does he plan to marry Vee?"

After seeing them off, Agatha and Julian walked inside together.

"I never expected the Huttons to care so much about Sydney," Agatha said with a sigh. "That girl has such a kind heart. Good karma always follows her."

Julian glanced toward the house and interrupted calmly. "What do you think of Sydney's maternal family?"

Agatha blinked. "Maternal family?"

"The Huttons." He paused, then explained the entire situation in a few concise sentences.

Agatha stood frozen for several seconds as she processed the revelation. Then she slapped her thigh. "I knew it. I kept thinking something felt odd about the Huttons. So that was it."

She rounded on him at once. "You rascal, why didn't you tell me sooner? Good Lord, did I overlook anything? Did I fail to host them properly?"

She replayed every moment in her mind. The thought that one misstep might cost her both granddaughter-in-law and great-granddaughter nearly made her break into a cold sweat.