"I don't think gramps is one who takes the initiative, so I'll go and hug him!"
Amelia said innocently after she straightened up from the ground. She then bravely wrapped her arms around Gramps Hopper's stiff shoulders.
However, she did not dare to exert any strength. She just placed her arms lightly and of course she did not dare to bury her head in his neck.
To have done this to Gramps Hopper was already her limit.
But her limit was equivalent to suicide for others who were present!
No one had ever dared to boldly hug Gramps Hopper like how Amelia did!
Even the three men of The Hopper Family, Howard, Owen, and Patrick, had only experienced hugging Gramps Hopper when they were young!
When they grew up, Gramps Hopper had never hugged them, because he said that hugs would make them weak.
Two seconds later, Amelia let go of her arms and straightened up. She said to Gramps Hopper who seemed to have blanked out, "Gramps, I think I was a little too excited when I saw you. Please don't mind, and please don't hit me with your crutch!"
After saying some sweet words, Amelia hurriedly hid beside Granny Hopper and said in a soft and inaudible voice, "Granny, save me!"
After a short while of losing attention, granny showed a loving smile to Amelia.
Granny Hopper said with a wave of praise, "You're really bold!"
Amelia said sulkily, "I have no other choice. Since this is what written on the note that I have chosen, I have to follow no matter what!"
Granny Hopper was amused.
This had brought blessing to Amelia's face.
To be exact, Amelia had successfully got a kiss from Granny Hopper.
On the other sofa, as one of the onlookers, Owen twitched his lips meaningfully after the shock.
Nora exclaimed in disbelief, "Hubby, I've never thought that a cautious person like Amelia would do such a bold thing to gramps!"
Owen said with a smile, "Amelia has her own unique tenderness. Sometimes, her tenderness is not shown, just like when Patrick didn't prepare gifts for gramps and granny, but she prepared it... It might seem bold for her to hug gramps, but it's also a kind of tenderness after all."
On the main seat, Gramps Hopper was shocked for a while, and then he returned to his terrifying self.
He glared at Eve deeply and said with a steady breath, "It's late now. Why hasn't Florence come back home yet? Eve, go make a phone call and ask about it."
Hearing that Gramps Hopper suddenly talked to her, Eve's heart could not help but skipped a beat.
After a while, she came back to her senses and said, "Okay... I'll go right away!"
Just as Eve stood up with her phone in her hand, she was stunned. What did Gramps Hopper just call her?
He called her 'Eve'!
But who knew that gramps used to call her 'Ms. Watson' all the time!
Seeing Eve stood still blankly, Mr. Hopper raised his voice and said, "What are you waiting for?"
"Nothing, dad!" Eve hurriedly hid the surprise in her eyes and walked to a quiet place to make the call.
"Thank you, gramps! I knew you're the best!" Florence said sweetly.
When everyone heard Gramps Hopper's words, they could not help but all turned to look at Amelia which made her confused.
She asked Granny Hopper subconsciously, "Granny, is there something on my face? Why is everyone staring at me?"
Granny did not point out the reason why everyone looked at Amelia. It was actually because she made Gramps Hopper so abnormal that he praised Florence who was late instead of punishing her.
"Because Amelia is good looking. Other than you, who else should we look at?"
"Granny!" Amelia was so shy that she blushed. "I'm being serious!"
"Haha." After the incident just now, Granny Hopper's love for Amelia was even more than before.
She could not help but held Amelia's fine wrist and gently patted the back of her hand, "Amelia, why didn't granny find your personality being so cute before? Now I really hope that you are my granddaughter, and I will surely take you with me since young!"
"Granny, are you acting silly?" At this moment, Florence's voice suddenly interrupted, "If Amelia is your granddaughter, what is Patrick to you?"
Granny Hopper looked back at Florence. She thought for a moment and said, "Since Patrick doesn't want to greet us as his grandparents, I'll just regard him as a subsided grandson-in-law."
Hah!
Florence did not expect that one question of hers would cause Patrick to have become a subsidy. She could not help laughing loudly, "Patrick, what to do?
Your position in grandma's heart is so low..."
Patrick only glared at her, and the coldness in his eyes made Florence shrink her neck immediately. "I was just joking. Don't be so serious, Patrick. Smile!"

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