True Fated Marriage (Grace and Heinz)
Chapter 2156

"Young man, you're good-looking." William looked at Kendrix with a big smile, thinking Kendrix was indeed good-looking no matter how he saw it. Kendrix smiled. "Same to you, Mr. Carter."

"Hahaha." William burst out laughing. "You're a smooth talker."

Sylvia was stunned. Kendrix? A smooth talker?

She thought she might need to bring her greatgrandfather to an optician.

Kendrix was the exact opposite of a smooth talker; it was already good enough for him not to piss anyone off.

Kendrix smiled again.

William was not in a hurry to leave anymore; Kendrix piqued his interest. "Young man, since you're free, why don't you take a walk with me?" Sylvia was dumbfounded when she heard that.

What was her great-grandfather thinking by asking Kendrix on a walk?

Anyhow, Kendrix wouldn't say yes anyway; he must have his things to attend to.

Just as she was about to speak, Kendrix nodded. "Sure."

Everyone was acting beyond her imagination.

This sort of situation would never happen from her understanding.

However, Kendrix actually said yes?!

Sylvia was gobsmacked. Kendrix went beside her and whispered, "Why don't I take over?" Stumped, she looked up and saw inexpressible emotions surging in his beautiful eyes.

For a moment, Sylvia was at a loss for what to do.

But Kendrix was already reaching his hands toward her.

She could only loosen her arm around William's. With a near-seamless transition, he took over her duty of supporting William. Kendrix was tall and strong, so it was an effortless task to him.

She was forced to follow them.

William smiled calmly and said, "Mr. Trevino, how long have you been a teacher?"

"Two months," Kendrix answered honestly. "I still have a month before resigning."

"What?" William smiled. "Why just three months?"

"Duty calls," Kendrix answered.

"So you're saying you'll no longer be a teacher after these three months?" William started chatting with Kendrix.

William had no hearing problems, nor was he muddle-headed, so he had no problem conversing.

"That's right."

"Then what do you plan to do after this?" William asked again.

"I'm a policeman." Kendrix said again, "I'll go back to my original unit to continue my work research after this."

"Research, huh?" William blinked. "Sounds very advanced."

"Not exactly." Kendrix said, "It's a common job."

"So you're not exactly Sylvia's teacher then." William stopped after taking a few steps and turned to look at his exceptionally quiet great-granddaughter. The two young ones naturally stopped when he did.

They followed his pace.

"I'm just a student teacher," Kendrix answered in a deep voice.

William smiled and said, "Three months as a student teacher doesn't make you a real one.

You're so good-looking and rather young; a good match for Sylvia, I must say."

"Great-grandpa." Sylvia's face flushed in an instant.

William looked at her and said, "Why are you blushing? Your great-grandma was already married to me when she was your age."

Utterly mortified, Sylvia didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

How could her great-grandfather be so absurd at such a moment?!

Kendrix was also rendered shocked, unable to process William's words for a moment as his expression stiffened.

It seemed that even he didn't expect William to be so straightforward.

However, Kendrix being Kendrix, he reoriented in no time. The emotions surging in his eyes soon returned to calmness and silence. He didn't say anything.

William blinked and thought this was getting interesting.

Generally speaking, people would deny immediately facing such a situation.

But the young man in front of him didn't seem to be in a hurry to explain.

Anyhow, William would have a counter reply no matter what Kendrix said.

He had already seen it all, given his old age.

Seeing Kendrix was silent, he said with a smile, "Young man, looks like you have a good impression of my great-granddaughter." "You sure have a good sense of humor, Mr. Carter," Kendrix replied calmly.

He did not give a direct answer.

"My child, why don't you just tell me directly. Do you fancy Sylvia?" No way was William going to let him off that easily.

Kendrix was now truly driven to a corner; he'd had to answer no matter what.

Looking at the still blushing girl, he said, "She's an excellent student, but Mr. Carter, she's only sixteen."

"It's a good age to start dating, don't you think?" William said with a smile, "I just said, didn't I? Her great-grandmother married me at this age?" Kendrix had his fair share of interacting with elders, but it was his first time meeting someone so eager to marry off their great-granddaughter. Plus, William was so straightforward about it. He was impressed.

He raised his eyebrows and said, "Well, it was common practice back in your days."

"Young man, you never gave me a yes or no I'm assuming you mind the age gap, huh?" William said, "I'm not asking you to marry her now, am I? But why not try seeing each other if you fancy her."

Stumped, Kendrix unexpectedly didn't know what to say, at a loss for words for the first time.

William was genuinely trenchant.

Sylvia was utterly dumbfounded. How could her great-grandfather hook her up with Kendrix right in front of her? Which elderly would do this?!

She looked at William grudgingly. Embarrassed and mortified at the same time, her entire face was now entirely beet- red, looking adorably beautiful. A hint of surprise flashed across Kendrix's eyes.

"C'mon, what do you say?" William urged when he saw Kendrix keeping silent.

Resigned to his fate, Kendrix answered, "Are you that worried Sylvia won't be able to replace a partner? I mean, she's right here."

"Young man, is it that difficult for

you just to say yes or no? Or do you usually tend to dawdle?" No way was William letting Kendrix stray off-topic, bringing the conversation to his control.

Although Sylvia was feeling awkward, she thought her great-grandfather was cute.

Kendrix was probably growing embarrassed from Williams 'interrogation'. What a fantastic feeling it was to witness Kendrix rendered silent yet unable to flee the scene for the first time.

She adjusted her mood slightly as she shifted to the side.

She told herself not to feel awkward. As long as she wasn't the one feeling awkward, the awkward one would be someone else.

Anyway, the person being questioned was Kendrix, not her.

With that thought in mind, Sylvia felt much calmer, and her mood lightened.

She stood calmly, watching as her greatgrandfather put Kendrix in a tough spot, rendered at a loss for words.

Kendrix looked over at her, complaining about her lack of help with his gaze.

She pretended not to see it, however.

Finally, he said, still fixing his gaze at her, "Your great-grandpa thinks I'm a good match for you."

She froze.

Why was he directing the conversation to her?

Was he answering William's question?

Was he dragging her down by saying it in front of her great-grandfather? Or did he want William to see her determination?"

William turned to Sylvia, all smiles, looking as if waiting for her answer and her stance on the matter.

Sylvia smiled, looking at Kendrix, and retorted, "What do you think, Mr. Trevino?"

Being the smart girl she was, she threw the question back to him so effortlessly. Taken aback, Kendrix's gaze deepened further, flashing a hint of admiration beneath.

A smart girl indeed; she could have the situation under her control in an instant.

William was also pleased with her reply. He'd like to see what the young man would say.

Kendrix's gaze bore into Sylvia as he said, "I'm sure your great-grandfather has seen it all. I believe in his judgment; if he thinks we're suitable, he's probably right."

Excuse me?

Did he just throw the question back again?

Alas, all a bunch of smart a*ses knowing to replace loopholes in others' words.

But Sylvia was already quite happy with Kendrix's answer. At least he didn't refuse her outright, giving an ambiguous reply.

At least he admitted they were well suited.

"I have seen quite

lot in my years, undoubtedly William answered timely and continued to add fuel to the fire, "But my experience doesn't represent your feelings; I take that yourmonrefusal means you do fancy Sylvia."

Kendrix fell silent again.

"Look at you! Silent again. You know, your silence is giving me a headache." William sighed. "Is it that hard for you to admit your feelings for a girl outright?"

Kendrix shrugged. "I am still Sylvia's teacher, Mr. Carter."

"So what?" William retorted solemnly, "You're not her father or brother; I don't see a problem with that. Grow a pair."

William could really put up a fight. Kendrix looked at William, not knowing what to do.

Sylvia wanted to laugh so badly; it was the first time in her life she saw him so defeated.

She couldn't help wanting to laugh every time he was rendered speechless, thanks to her greatgrandfather. Her eyes were long curled into crescents, sparkling, looking a little smug.

Kendrix was slightly taken aback as he happened to catch her looking at him with a smile when he looked over inadvertently.

Sylvia raised her chin proudly, challenging him.

Kendrix paused, his eyes narrowed as he looked at her with a sharp gaze.

However, she stood taller, ignoring it.