Sorry for Your Loss, It's Me, I'm the Loss novel Chapter 817

"Where's Grandpa?" Bennett asked the housekeeper.

"In his study upstairs," the housekeeper replied.

Bennett went upstairs to the study to find his grandfather, only to discover guests inside. Anyone invited into Mr. Thompson Sr.'s study was an influential figure in Istra.

"Mr. Wilbur, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Lee," Bennett greeted each of them politely.

"Just back from the base?" Mr. Thompson Sr. asked, gesturing toward a nearby armchair.

Bennett sat down and nodded. "I took a half-day leave to celebrate with you. I have to head back tonight."

"You're so busy these days, I never see you. Seems this old man has to book an appointment just to get a glimpse of his own grandson," Mr. Thompson Sr. teased.

"This is the time for young men to be busy building their careers. Bennett's only thirty and already a Major General. Everyone in the entire military command knows how capable and promising your grandson is."

Wilbur said with a smile, laying the praise on thick.

Wilbur had once been Mr. Thompson Sr.'s subordinate before leaving the military for a career in politics. Though he now held a high office, he remained deeply respectful of his former commander.

"The Thompson family certainly has a worthy successor. It's truly enviable. Not a single one of my boys is half as impressive," Mr. Lee said, shaking his head with a sigh.

He had plenty of grandsons, but every one of them was content to coast on their family's reputation, interested only in pleasure. A few days of military discipline and they'd be wailing for their mothers, unable to bear the slightest hardship.

The rumor in their circles was that the Lee family was destined for decline once he retired. He was genuinely envious that Mr. Thompson Sr. had a grandson capable of upholding the family name.

Bennett excused himself, then stood and stepped out of the study to take the call.

"I was in the study. I'm coming down to find you now," Bennett said into the phone as he descended the grand wooden staircase.

He reached the bottom of the stairs but didn't see Yvonne. Instead, his eyes landed on Eden and Yolanda.

To keep the stress from finishing off Mrs. Thompson Sr., Frank had gone to great lengths to get Eden out on bail.

As the illegitimate son of the family, Eden knew he wasn't welcome, but he never missed a holiday or his grandfather's birthday, likely just to remind everyone he existed, terrified of being forgotten.

"Dad," Eden said, guiding Yolanda over to Frank's side.