Turns out she's a wealthy widow.
Before Grandma Sally's solicitation, Lin Ge smiled faintly and replied,
"Thank you for your kindness, but I have no such consideration, please understand."
"My name is Sestina, call me by my name." Sestina's gaze was like a delicate paintbrush tracing along the well-defined lines of Lin Ge's lips.
Lin Ge's lips barely moved: "Mrs. Sestina."
"Just Sestina will do." Sestina's voice carried a hint of complaint, yet it was encouraging.
Sally turned her head, looking at her grandmother in surprise—
Grandma's face was full of allure, as if she had completely forgotten about her granddaughter's existence; her eyes had room only for the man before her. Perhaps Grandma didn't care whether she was there or not.
Lin Ge hesitated a moment, feeling something was amiss, and thus shifted the topic.
"What would you ladies like to drink?"
Sally finally seized the opportunity to speak and quickly joined the conversation, "The same as yesterday."