Chapter 197: Chapter 209: Seeing it with eyes, feeling refreshed deep in the heart (2) Chapter 197: Chapter 209: Seeing it with eyes, feeling refreshed deep in the heart (2) She knew Grandma’s character, always strict and disciplined, and had a hard time accepting her unmarried pregnancy back then.

But deep down, she still loved her.

Upon further thought, Isabel couldn’t help but feel that Percy’s actions had brought her some benefits, at least improving her impression on Grandma instantly.

Isabel couldn’t help but turn her head to glance at Percy. Percy was sitting stably on the dining chair. Feeling her gaze, he turned his head, and their eyes met gently. A layer of laughter appeared in his eyes, as if he was comforting her.

Suddenly, Isabel’s heart felt a little warmer.

Carla Osbert and Evelyn Osbert’s original intention was to make Mrs. Smith doubt Isabel. However, unexpectedly, it backfired and instead promoted the relationship between Mrs. Smith and Isabel.

Evelyn’s face turned cold immediately, while Carla raised her head with a smile, looked at Percy and Isabel, and laughed: “Mr. Stanton, Isabel, actually, it was just a joke. Perhaps I spoke a bit hastily, please don’t take it to heart.”

Percy tugged at the corner of his lips slightly, his tone somewhat mocking: “A joke? I really didn’t expect that Madam Smith had such a hobby, liking to make fun of other people’s reputation and integrity.”

It would have been better if Carla didn’t explain. Now that she did, Percy’s counterattack made her sound even more ridiculous.

Sebastian Smith glared fiercely at Carla, who was still trying to speak, then turned his head and smiled at Isabel, saying: “Isabel, your Auntie isn’t very good with words. She didn’t mean it that way. It was really just a misunderstanding, so don’t take it to heart.”

Then he looked towards Percy and said: “Mr. Stanton, it was a misunderstanding.”

Isabel pursed her lips, not showing whether she minded or not, just gently nodding her head.

As for Percy, he just tugged at the corner of his lips, displaying a speechless expression.

Perhaps due to her old age, Mrs. Smith, who was once decisive and iron-fisted, had become sentimental. After shedding tears for her beloved Isabel, she stopped crying and, with the help of the servants, shakily stood up, walking between Isabel and Elijah Smith. She had a dining chair added and sat next to Isabel, serving her food and holding her hand while asking about Isabel’s life in the United States those six years.

The scene at the dining table suddenly took a dramatic turn, from the original happy family portrait to a sentimental scene between grandmother and granddaughter saying their goodbyes.

Mrs. Smith occasionally served dishes she knew Isabel liked, putting them into Isabel’s bowl, and chattered: “Isabel, these are all your favorite dishes. Look, throughout the years, as soon as the servants heard you were coming home, they immediately prepared the food you loved.”

Evelyn sat at the dining table watching such a scene, a misty layer appeared at the bottom of her eyes. With so many schemes and ideas, she had finally managed to send Isabel to the United States, but how could Isabel be so capable? On the very first day Isabel returned to the Smith Family to have dinner, everyone in the Smith Family, whether servants or Grandma, started revolving around her. It seemed like the position of the Young Miss of the Smith Family might be handed over to her without resistance!

Sebastian, after all, was a man and didn’t have the petty mindset of Carla and Evelyn. He didn’t show much reaction to Mrs. Smith’s affection for Isabel. Instead, he continued to discuss work-related issues of the Smith Corporation with Percy, saying: “Mr. Stanton, you’ve seen the look just now, but Mr. Stanton has always been in the business department, so this time when he came to the Smith Corporation, he would definitely be assigned to the business department!”