"Oh, you are finally here!"
Gwenda heard her before she saw her.
Looking up, she saw an old lady standing outside the door of the main building.
Needless to say, that was Melanie Petit.
"Grandma."
Olivier called out as he approached her.
Gwenda timidly looked at Melanie and greeted softly, "Madam."
"What madam? Call me granny."
Melanie laughed heartily as she came over to hold Gwenda's hand. She regarded Gwenda with a happy smile as she said, "Good, very good! You're so beautiful, my dear! I suppose my grandson's efforts in wooing you haven't been in vain."
Hearing this, Gwenda looked up at Olivier in astonishment, stunned.
"What does that mean?
Could it be that Madam Melanie knew that I was coming?
Then, what was that whole deal about the blind date banquet?"
Gwenda's head was filled with questions.
Olivier did not seem to notice her confusion as his facial expressions remained the same.
"Alright, then, let's not stand here anymore. Come on in."
Melanie happily tugged on Gwenda's hand, leaving Olivier behind as she went inside the house.
...
In the living room, Melanie gave instructions to have a pot of rose tea brewed and brought forth. Then, she let Gwenda taste it as she continued to chat with her.
The atmosphere was very relaxed, and Gwenda's nervousness gradually dissipated.
...
"My dear girl, I heard that it was you who saved my boy from that fire?"
Melanie asked in gentle tones as she smiled at Gwenda.
Gwenda nodded and replied, "Yes."
"The situation must've been quite critical, yes? Thank you, my dear child. If it weren't for you, I don't even know what would have happened to my boy."
"Actually, he saved my life as well."
If it had not been for Olivier, she would have been disfigured by that falling wooden beam.
Melanie knew about this as Otto had spoken about it before. Chuckling, she said jokingly, "Then, aren't you both a match made in heaven? You saved his life, and he saved yours too."
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