Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 2016

Seeing the old man's smile vanish, Coralie blinked.

Did she say something wrong?

She just felt that calling him 'Grandpa' right off the bat might be a little impolite.

"What, you want her to call you Grandpa before you've even given her a greeting gift? You're lucky she didn't just call you 'old man'."

Channing stepped up next to Coralie, wrapping an arm around her waist, and deliberately teased, "Sweetheart, it looks like we shouldn't even give him this fried chicken. Let's just eat it ourselves."

"Hey, hey, hey."

Alaric hurried forward, snatching the fried chicken away with a beaming smile. "Coralie, right? Hello there, I'm Channing's grandpa."

As he spoke, the old man pushed open the door and walked inside. "I was getting bored waiting, so I went for a little stroll outside. Come in, come in."

"Okay."

Coralie pursed her red lips and followed Channing into the private room.

There were plenty of snacks and fruits laid out on the table, all of which happened to be her favorites.

Alaric walked over to the sofa, rummaged around for a moment, and pulled out a red velvet box. He handed it to Coralie. "The brat is right. For our first meeting, I must give you a greeting gift."

"I..."

Coralie had no idea what was inside, but judging by the box, it wasn't anything simple.

"You bought me a gift, so it's only right I give you one in return, isn't it?"

Alaric offered a warm smile, gently urging her. "If you don't take it, I won't be able to eat this fried chicken with a clear conscience."

Coralie looked at Channing.

The man smirked and added playfully, "Just take it. Grandpa is practically drooling over there."

"You little punk, you just love taking jabs at me, don't you?"

Alaric puffed out his cheeks, raising his cane as if to smack Channing with it.

"Grandpa, please don't be mad at him." Coralie's expression shifted, and she quickly reached out to stop him. "He didn't mean it that way."

"He—" Alaric cut himself off mid-sentence, suddenly realizing what she had said. He looked at Coralie in delighted surprise. "What did you just call me?"

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