oh, my dearโฆ there is no need to hold everything so tightly. youโre safe here.
โ she gently held him closer, letting him have the moment he needed. โ
โ she noticed a hint of jealousy in her daughterโs voice โ you two are so dependent on each other that ... janet looked just like you when she was born.
Eloise didnโt have much of a reaction besides carefully handing her daughter over to her mother and closing the door behind her.
โAs you can see, your granddaughter is perfectly fineโ
She opened the door, holding Penelope in her arms, and smiled at how quickly her mother had arrived.
โLook who came to visit you, Penny... again... Grandmaโ she said teasingly, just to provoke the older woman