116: The Past That Can Never Be Erased

Bruno raised an eyebrow, "Grandfather? You call him so endearingly. Don’t forget, Lin Zhanpeng is not your real grandfather, he's Lin Hao's real one. Lin Zhanpeng treats you well and keeps you by his side, his intentions are clear. Don’t you know?”

“I didn’t mean it that way.” Lizzie denied. It wasn’t surprising to her that he saw through all this. He always had a way of seeing things clearly from an outsider's perspective.

"Lizzie, can you think before you lie? Haven't you thought about leaving me for the gentle and considerate Lin Hao?" Bruno unexpectedly felt fear, a fear that Lizzie might disregard everything to leave him.

Deep down, he knew Lizzie wouldn’t do such a thing. She wouldn’t abandon the Jiang family, Yelun, or Jacob to leave him. However, Jacob was a lingering thorn in his heart, a constant reminder of a past that could never be erased.

Was Jacob always the one in Lizzie's heart, while he was the one who could never get in? The thought startled him. Was he now yearning