166: Downgrading Her
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Mr. Alphonsus was short of words as he heard that, his mouth remaining agape with his eyes wide open.

"You mean this lady is your wife-to-be?" he managed to ask.

"You heard me right, Grandpa," Rex affirmed, smiling.

"You're welcome, my daughter," the old man said to Ava. "I hope you've offered her something, please?" he questioned.

"It's still early for that grandpa, c'mon," Rex teased.

"Please get her something. What do you mean, Rex? She just came a long way to visit you this morning, and you're refusing to offer her something," he frowned.

"No, Grandpa, she actually attended your event last night. Um, don't be offended. I didn't inform you of her sleeping over; we never planned it that way, but as you already know, the event ended late, so she couldn't go back at midnight, so she had to...

"Accompany her husband," Mr. Alphonsus completed, and they both burst into laughter, including Ava.

"You're so funny, Grandpa," Ava chimed in. She never expected to hear that from him; this reall
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