Chapter 330 Family

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Chapter 330 Family

330 Family

"Well, on that topic, I would have to digress here in the sense that..." A woman with mixed-breed characteristics of a human and some sort of bird-like species spoke in a pleasing and slightly fawning tone.

Nodding her head while listening was Aileen, who wore a business smile that was pleasant but distant. She wore a black business suit for women that was slightly fitting, allowing her now rejuvenated body to display her femininity, which caught David hook, line, and sinker when they were younger.

Seated beside Aileen was a neatly dressed Antonia who was also pretending to listen with a similar fake smile but was secretly playing around on the Etranet. She wore a frilly purple and red dress with a lovely pink bow tie to round up her plentiful hair that was becoming as lush as her mother's.

She was currently watching the video of her dad fighting Lara in that tumultuous battle that shook the universe back then. When she saw Dante dominate everyone, she was full of excitement and worship.

The way he was so calm yet firm was just like the Dante Antonia was used to, never rushing her nor exerting force, but always letting her know that he cannot be disrespected through his expressions and the softness of his words.

When Lara suppressed Dante and seemed to belittle him before calmly leaving, Antonia was filled with fury and rage. She wanted to run up and scratch that mean woman in the face for talking to her dad like that!

However, when Dante suddenly dragged Lara down from her high horse and put her face first into the dirt, there was no one more excited than Antonia in the entire universe. She cheered so hard that she realized that she had jumped to her feet in joy in reality, causing the room to go silent and everyone to stare at her.

Seeing all the adults in the meeting room look at her, Antonia was not shy, but she did realize her mistake. She glanced at Aileen guiltily, knowing that she had disgraced her someone like this, but Aileen's eyes were filled with indulgence as she stroked Antonia's hair gently.

"Hehe, you were watching videos of your dad again, weren't you?" Aileen teased with a chuckle.

Antonia blushed and felt exasperated. "Geez grandma, how can you always know what I am thinking and doing?"

"You're as predictable and readable as your dad in that regard. You can continue watching the videos but use full immersion mode. You don't need to pay attention to the meeting anymore, we're almost done anyway." Aileen snickered and responded.

Antonia sat back down and did as Aileen said without making a fuss, something that startled the adults here. While they were puzzled as to why an eminent person like Aileen would bring a child to literal diplomatic meetings that affected the entire universe, it was the specific child that she brought that shut them up from even having negative thoughts.

"Aww, grandma. If you're so tired, why do you put up with this? Just mention Dad or Mom's name, and these guys won't make a peep!" Antonia comforted Aileen confidently.

Seeing her granddaughter so concerned about her, Aileen couldn't help but smile. "Don't worry about grandma, I won't continue doing this for long. Besides, you should be excited because your dad and mom should be coming to pick you up soon."

Antonia's eyes shone with excitement as she immediately jumped to her feet. Then what are we waiting for? Let's go, go, go!"

Chuckling at how energetic Antonia had suddenly become, Aileen got up and dusted herself before leading Antonia towards the main bedroom of the Alighieri family estate on Planet Etonia.

Just as they reached the door, it opened to reveal Dante and Beatrice, who were dressed as usual, their faces wearing smiles. When Antonia saw them, she squealed with delight and ran up to them.

"Mom, dad!" She cried with joy as Beatrice and Dante squatted down to pick her up and bring her into their mutual embrace.

Aileen folded her arms and smiled while watching this, remembering the days oh so many years ago when a tiny Dante would run into her and David's arms in much the same manner. Now, the son she had raised, her darling boy, had a family of his own.

Aileen could not even begin to explain the surge of emotions going through her heart right now. In the end, she could only say: "My granddaughter has been pining for you two the entire time. Make sure to spend more time with her if you can."

Dante smiled. "Don't worry mom, we plan to keep her by our side for a while to come."

"Oh? That's good. I'll return to your father then and make sure he's not up to some trouble." Aileen said as she waved goodbye and began to leave.

However, before she could go, she heard a sweet little cry. 'Wait, grandma!"

Aileen stopped and turned around with confusion, only to see that Antonia had somehow rushed over to her. The little lass gestured to Aileen to squat down, which she did.

"Thank you for taking care of me grandma. You're the best!" Antonia stated as she sweetly pecked Aileen on the cheek.

Right then and there, Aileen felt like everything she had done her entire life was worth it. There was no better moment than this.

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