Chapter 265

In the afternoon, Oliver returned home. Grace and James had already returned home from school. Grace quickly ran up to him when she saw him arrive. "Darling, you're back!" He noticed her cautious expression and gave her a brief hug. Then, he quickly released her and said, "Be good. I have something to do, so you go play for now." He pointed to James and called out, "Come here." James, who had been sitting on the sofa playing with his phone, threw the cushion aside and followed Oliver up the stairs to the study. "Uncle Oliver, if you're going to punish me, just get it over with. Don't keep me on edge." He almost volunteered to go to the shed for his punishment. Oliver said, "I don't know what you've been up to with Grace, but let me warn you—if anything happens to her, I will hold you responsible. You're not allowed to go to those kinds of places again." James thought about the fierce Grace and knew she did not easily follow orders. He wouldn't have been exploited for over ten