Meanwhile, Grandma sat on the sofa, gently stroking the Auspicious Jade Pendant. "They’re practically identical..." she lamented. "What a shame... It’s a shame Maeve shattered the other one. Otherwise, they would have been a matching pair."
Melody was surprised. "Grandma," she asked, puzzled, "how did you know my aunt was the one who shattered the other pendant? Didn’t Mom say she kept it from you and claimed she’d lost it?"
Grandma shook her head. "Your mother has always been so careful, ever since she was little. She wouldn’t lose a single soybean, let alone my jade pendant. It’s your younger aunt who’s always been clumsy. Anything that falls into her hands either gets lost or broken..."
Winnie Summers had been a child you never had to worry about, possessing a grounded maturity beyond her years. Not only did she never cause any trouble, but she also helped out around the house.
But Maeve Summers had always been a live wire, her head full of fanciful notions. As Grandma put it, she was more of a troublemaker than the three boys in the family combined.
At this thought, Grandma’s expression grew sorrowful.
Ever since Maeve Summers had gotten married, she had all but cut off contact with the family. Grandma had no idea if she was even able to take care of herself during the past two years of natural disasters...
Watching the snow swirl outside the window, Grandma murmured, "I just don’t know what kind of situation your aunt is in now, or if she’s doing okay..."
Melody fell silent as well. Ever since her aunt married and moved away, she had all but cut off contact with the family and hadn’t come back to visit even once.
In her past life, her entire family had died in the Mount Anworth mudslide. After the tragedy, Melody had tried to contact her aunt, asking her to come back to pay her last respects.
But her aunt had made excuses, saying she was too busy to get away. She’d even told Melody never to call her again before hurriedly hanging up.
This time around, Grandma had also tried contacting her younger daughter after the disasters began, but unfortunately, she had never been able to get through.
Grandma glanced at the phone beside her and sighed. ’If only my daughter would call, just to let me know she’s safe...’
But just then, her phone suddenly rang!
Startled, Grandma hastily picked up her phone to look.
But when she saw who was calling, her brow immediately furrowed.
Seeing her expression, Melody asked with some confusion, "What’s wrong, Grandma? Who is it?"
’Could it really be my aunt calling?’
Frowning, Grandma said, a little perplexed, "It’s your second uncle..."
Hearing this, Melody and Grace Sutton exchanged a look, both seeing the confusion in each other’s eyes.
’Why would Caleb be calling all of a sudden?’
The last time they’d spoken, during that whole matchmaking incident, both families had parted on bad terms. They’d even sworn to never speak to each other again.
Grandma hesitated for a moment before tentatively pressing the answer button. "...Hello?"
Whatever Caleb Summers said on the other end, Grandma’s expression shifted from confusion to surprise, and then from surprise to fury. She gripped the phone so tightly her hand began to tremble with rage.
Finally, Grandma snapped, "I’m living with your oldest brother, his wife, and your older sister now! I can’t deal with that! They have no obligation to help you, either. Figure it out yourself!"
With that, Grandma angrily hung up the phone.
Grace Sutton saw this and quickly asked, "Mom, what’s wrong? What did Caleb say?"
Grandma was so incensed by Caleb Summers that she was left breathless for a moment.
Panting, she replied, "He said his mother-in-law’s family rented the apartment next to ours yesterday, but it isn’t furnished, so it’s not livable! So he told us to clear out one of our apartments for them to use!"


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