Inside the small restaurant, Sarah Lacy paced anxiously, her emotions tangled into a tight knot.
“Matthew, give me back the phone— we’re running out of time!”
“There’s no way Grandpa would come in person. Just let me call them back!”
“I know you were trying to stand up for me, but this deal is really important for the Lacy family—”
Matthew glanced at the time.
Only then did he quietly hand her the phone.
Sarah rushed to power it on.
It barely lit up when Paul Lacy’s number flashed on the screen.
She answered immediately.
“What? Grandpa… really came?!”
Sarah froze— utterly stunned.
She quickly reported their location. Even after hanging up, she couldn’t believe it.
How…?
Her grandfather— the most prideful, domineering man in the entire Lacy clan— was personally coming?
He hadn
