When the Wind is Sweet: The Fairy Tale of Mr. and Mrs. Lancaster-Chapter 110: About Mr. Lancaster

The servant poured good tea, delivered some snacks, and then left.

Adrian Lancaster hadn’t come in yet, leaving only grandfather and her at the table.

Faye Turner placed her chess piece down and spoke gently, "Grandpa, there’s something I want to ask you."

"Child, what is it?"

Looking at her grandfather’s kind and amiable face, Faye asked softly, "Is there some misunderstanding between Mrs. Lancaster and Adrian?"

Grandpa replied warmly, "What’s going on?"

This rhetorical question surprised Faye a bit, and she raised her eyes to meet the elderly man’s gaze, "Their relationship... doesn’t seem like a normal mother and son. I haven’t seen them communicate, it feels... very distant."

"There shouldn’t be any misunderstanding. Adrian has been independent since he was young, then he studied away from home, and later he trained at a branch office, not in Argent, so..." the old man said rather lightly, "as children grow up, the relationship becomes more distant, and Grandpa thinks it’s normal. Plus..."

"Plus what?" She caught a hint of something important and pursued it.

The old man looked at her, calmly placed another chess piece, and sighed lightly, "Plus, Adrian’s father has been ill for years. His mother is completely devoted to caring for him, physically and mentally exhausted with no extra energy to interact with others. Eliza Hayes’s personality is just like that; don’t take it to heart."

This was important information, that Mr. Lancaster had been ill for years... making the girl skilled in medical knowledge fall into deep thought.

"Grandpa, what illness does Mr. Lancaster have?"

She couldn’t quite understand, for a family like the Lancasters, so wealthy, powerful, and influential, what kind of doctor couldn’t they hire? What kind of hospital couldn’t they afford?

Just as the old man was about to answer her, Adrian Lancaster came over from a distance, and the old man looked up to see him, "Adrian."

Faye Turner turned her eyes; her grandfather no longer answered, so she didn’t ask further.

The topic shifted to Adrian Lancaster, and he sat down beside his grandfather to report on work.

The grandfather and grandson chatted about some important projects without avoiding Faye.

She listened intentionally and unintentionally, without much thought, and continued to play chess with her grandfather.

Dinner time soon arrived.

The sumptuous dishes showed how much thought the menu planner had put in, and how happy they were about Adrian and Faye’s return. Grandpa was truly delighted.

Two of the soups were specially prepared nutritious meals for pregnant women.

The old man only asked Faye to drink more, even serving her a bowl himself, without saying much.

With some knowledge of nutrition, Faye knew this was prepared for pregnant women.

Grandpa feared Faye might be pregnant without realizing it, given that Adrian is a vigorous young man, and the two of them slept together every night.

Soon, Eliza Hayes arrived.

"Mom."

"Auntie."

Grandpa looked discontentedly at Faye, "Faye, why are you still calling her Auntie? You’re already married to Adrian."

Faye felt a bit embarrassed and, looking at Eliza Hayes, sensed the aura that kept people at a distance of a thousand miles.

She didn’t dare speak anymore.

"Faye, quickly change how you address her, call her Mom," Grandpa urged.

Faye, under tremendous psychological pressure, with a smile on her face, gently called out, "Mom."

"Mm," Eliza answered, also due to the old man’s presence.

Before sitting down to eat, she personally served a bowl of soup to the old man; this careful action caught Faye’s attention.

In this family, indeed, Mrs. Lancaster ignored Adrian Lancaster, even when Adrian called to her, she seemed indifferent.

But she truly respected Grandpa; she seemed to see only the old man, respecting him from the bottom of her heart.

Such a strange relationship, what exactly happened in this family?

Was the burn on Adrian Lancaster’s arm related to his mother?

Until dinner ended, Faye Turner didn’t see even the slightest bit of interaction between Adrian Lancaster and his mother.