Chapter 169 Listen To Your Parents, Emily

• Emily’s grandmother, who had been standing by the door while the whole ordeal unfolded, watched her granddaughter with a heavy heart. She sighed deeply, her wise, aged eyes reflecting both sorrow and understanding. As soon as Mr. and Mrs. Ravenscroft left the room, she made her way inside, her footsteps soft but deliberate.
• Emily was seated on her bed, her body shaking with sobs. Her face was buried in her hands, her long hair falling around her like a curtain. She didn’t notice her grandmother approaching until she felt a gentle hand on her shoulder.
• “Emily, dear,” her grandmother said softly, her voice a soothing balm against the rawness of Emily’s emotions. “May I sit with you?”