Grandpa Kyle laughed, "In my opinion, the company is not the proudest work of the two of you... The little guy sitting between you two is your proudest masterpiece."
It was finally Larry's turn to speak. He quickly said, "Great- grandpa, I am indeed their proudest work."
Grandpa Kyle smiled and asked, "Larry, I hear that your relationship with your Uncle Julien has improved a little recently?"
Larry quietly took a look at Julien and then looked at Grandpa Kyle, speaking in a small voice, "Great-grandpa, it hasn't improved at all. Uncle Julien still keeps a straight face and doesn't like to talk to me."
Grandpa Kyle said with a smile, "Then come play with me. I will pamper you."
Larry nodded enthusiastically and said, "Okay."
Now that he had asked about most of the family members, Grandpa Kyle looked to Julien, who was sitting at the far end of the table. Julien's expression was cold, and he was not paying attention at all to the conversation before him. He started,
'Julien...'
Coincidentally, when Julien's grandfather called out to him, his phone suddenly rang. He picked up his phone, glanced at it, and then stood up immediately saying, "Grandpa, everyone - please go ahead and eat first. I've got to take this call."
His grandfather said, "Kid, why are you in such a hurry?"
Julien replied, "Grandpa, please eat first. There's no need to wait for me."
Kevin hated phones at the dining table. He was just about to give the topic a piece of his mind when Karen grabbed his hand. She said to him, "Kevin, this dish is made specially for you. Have a taste."
The anger that had lit up in Kevin's heart was quickly put out by Karen's gentle words. He looked at her and his expression softened.
Karen smiled, "Give me a compliment if you like it. I'll work harder next time."
Kevin said with a sullen face, "Delicious."
She smiled softly. To be honest, it was not that she had always been the one to bend over backwards for him all these years. In fact, it was the other way round. Kevin would always compromise in the end whenever they had a disagreement.
It was nearly impossible for a man like him to make such a change, but he actually did it.
Julien walked out of the dining room and immediately answered the phone, "What's the matter?"
It was Joel. "Mr. Kyle, the information from Averland that you've asked for has been sent to you," Joel informed.
Julien turned and walked towards the study upstairs.
He always thought that if you liked someone, you should respect them and not pry into their private matters. There were many instances where he wanted to check on Vanessa because he wanted to know what she had been through all these years, but he managed to refrain himself from doing so.
If it was not for Lawrie's existence, he would not have thought to investigate this matter.
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