?<strong>Chapter 504:</strong>


    “Keep dreaming!”


    “You…”


    M’s concern for Stephen’s health outweighed her own anger.


    “Grandpa, ignore her. Let’s leave!”


    ring up, Stephen insisted, “No! We stay until Adrian shows up! I can’t ept he’d choose Joelle over my granddaughter!”


    “You won’t leave, huh?” Leah dashed to the kitchen, grabbed a basin of water, and returned.


    “What’s this all about?”


    A sudden ssh soaked M and Stephen.


    Frozen, they realized what had just urred, and their anger boiled over.


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    “Unbelievable! Sshing us like that! You’ll regret this!”


    Leah didn’t stop; she sshed more water, urging them away.


    “Out, both of you! That’s the price for meddling in another’s family matters!”


    Adrian could see what happened at home through surveince cameras. He and Joelle observed with a mixture of amusement and intrigue as Leah sshed water on M and Stephen, forcing them out. Leah had always been fiercely protective, having watched Adrian and Joelle grow up as if they were her own children. How could she stand by and let M meddle in their rtionship?


    Meanwhile, M, who had been the center of admiration and reverence since childhood, had never encountered such profound humiliation. Recently, she had repeatedly experienced the relentless trampling of her dignity because of a man. Upon returning home, Stephen asserted that he would find a more suitable match for M. He devoted three days to meticulously selecting a promising young man through photographs.


    Fred and Gracie believed Stephen was behaving impulsively, prompting them to hastily return in a bid to dissuade him from his erratic course of action.


    “Grandpa, could you stop opposing Adrian? How will we face him in the future?” Fred said.


    “If we can’t face him, we won’t! While the world bows to the Miller family, I stand my ground with steadfast determination!” Stephen retorted, holding up a photo for Fred to see.


    “What about this one, Dunn?”


    Dunn attempted to reason with Stephen.


    “Does Aunt M really want to get married, or is she doing this out of spite?”


    Even a toddler could see through this, leaving Stephen flushed with embarrassment.


    “None of you care for M! But I do! I must secure her a worthy husband before I draw myst breath!”


    Gracie tried to mediate.


    “Stephen, what are you saying? Of course, we care about M. But these days, love is about freedom and destiny; it cannot be coerced.”


    “I don’t care!” Stephen waved his hand dismissively, his irritation igniting like that of a petnt child.


    “Whoever M likes, I’ll get him for her. If I can’t, I’ll find another. I refuse to ept that Adrian is the only man in existence. Do you have any other thoughts to share? If not, go back to your own lives.”


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