Augustine continued, "There are plenty of fish in the sea. If this guy isn't the right one, let him go. You should happily meet new people. You'll definitely find someone more suitable."
Cornelia was taken aback by his words and didn't know how to respond.
Abigail, a cheerful girl, squeezed in and laughed, "Grandpa Augustine, keep me in mind when you're setting Cornelia up. I need a boyfriend too."
Both Abigail and Zack had seen Augustine's picture in the news, and since Cornelia called him Grandpa Augustine, they knew this was the Augustine of the Duran family. He was also the grandfather Cornelia had recently met.
Augustine smiled kindly, "You're Abigail, right? And this is Zack, correct?"
"Grandpa Augustine, you know us?" Abigail was pleasantly surprised.
Augustine said, "After Cornelia returned to Riverton, I visited Rosenberg. I know you three grew up together and are very close. Your parents, hearing I was Cornelia's grandfather, invited me for a drink."
"Really?" Abigail asked.
"Absolutely. Roy and Allen are very welcoming, but they can't hold their alcohol. When they're drunk, they're real chatterboxes. I could barely keep up." Augustine chuckled.
Zack nodded in agreement, "Yeah, especially my dad Roy. Once he gets drunk, he's like a broken faucet, can't stop talking."
Augustine burst into laughter, "Exactly! I didn't want to listen anymore, but they just kept going."
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