Inside the hospital room.Luna bit down on her lip and stared at a white-haired Granny Lynch with a pained expression. “Granny…” she said in a hoarse voice. “Why did you…”Granny feigned nonchalance and reached out her hand to stroke Nellie’s head, then squeezed Neil’s hand reassuringly. “I’ve already told you; Celia was right. I don’t have much time left, so I’m glad that I get to do something good for my great-grandchildren.”Luna’s eyes were red-rimmed. “But Granny, Joshua and I went to so much trouble to obtain the antidote and cure you. You’re the only elder that Joshua respects, and you’re the only family member that not just him, but the children and I cherish…”She sniffed and continued in a choked voice, “Nellie is still young; she still has such a long way to go. I highly doubt that the poison within her body will never be able to get neutralized. We’ll eventually find a way to save her, but you…”Granny Lynch was more than 70 years old. When Luna first got in touch with
“Now…I can’t anymore.” She let out a bitter smile and stared at Joshua. “Having lived such a long life, I no longer have any regrets. The only person I’m worried about is you.“Your mother passed away when you were born, and your father never cared about you at all, so I was the one who raised you. I know how stubborn and how lonely you are…”With that, Granny Lynch glanced at the door. She could make out the four people through the matte glass.Neil was sitting in his wheelchair while Nigel stood behind him. On the other hand, Luna was crouching in front of Nellie, wiping the tears from her face.Granny Lynch stared at their vague silhouettes through the glass, a faint smile playing on her lips. “Luna is a good woman. I’m glad that you have her by your side, and I’m extremely touched that she’s willing to sacrifice so much for an old lady like me, but…”She lifted her head to gaze at Joshua. “I have two requests for you.”Joshua gripped her hand tightly and said, “Please tell me
When Joshua came out from the room, Luna had just finished consoling a crying Nellie.Even though she was just a child, Nellie fully understood the consequences of Granny Lynch’s action when she tricked her into drinking the antidote that would cure her disease.Nellie had stopped crying but was still sniffling. “Great-Granny… How much time does she have left? Will she get better if the doctors draw out my blood and give it to her?”Luna sighed and pulled Nellie into an embrace but said nothing in response.“Great-Granny won’t want your blood.” Joshua closed the door behind him, strode over to Nellie, and squatted in front of her. He looked straight into her eyes and continued, “Nellie, Great-Granny is willing to give the best to you because she wants you to be well. In that case, she won’t want to see you suffer, will she?”Joshua’s words made Nellie cry. The tears streamed out of her eyes and down her cheeks. “What will happen, Daddy? I don’t want Great-Granny to die…”Joshua s
Joshua, who was holding the phone, narrowed his eyes. It had already been ten minutes. He knew that it only took one minute to board the lift and arrive at Granny’s ward from the ground floor.Ten minutes had passed, yet Adrian had yet to arrive. This meant Adrian was not here to visit Granny Lynch at all.Joshua let out an exhale, walked into the lift, and asked, “Michael is here in the hospital too, right? Which level is he in?”“The twelfth floor.”…Inside the patient’s room on the 12th floor.Covered in seawater, Adrian took off his jacket and said, while wiping away the excess water on his body, “Don’t worry. Although she’s still unconscious, she’s alive. I hid her in a safe place. A doctor from a small clinic is with her. The doctor said she choked on a large amount of water, and it caused her to pass out. She could’ve died if we didn’t manage to save her so soon.”With that, he looked up and stared at Michael, who was lying on the bed. “Didn’t you say she’s pregnant wi
Joshua’s deep voice carried a twinge of arrogance. It made Adrian and Michael both shudder. Everything went silent for a moment inside the room.Adrian was the first to finally regain his composure. He forced out a smile and said, “You’re kidding, right, Joshua? No matter what, Celia is your aunt, my wife, and Michael’s mother… She didn’t do anything harmful, so why did you send her to the police station?”Joshua crossed his arms around his chest and swept his cold glance over Adrian’s wet clothes. “Where have you been?”Adrian let out an awkward smile. “I…I…I didn’t go anywhere.”Joshua did not reply and, instead, just stared at him coldly.Joshua’s aura was so strong and domineering that it seemed to suffocate the people around him.Adrian was so nervous that he started shaking. He followed Joshua’s gaze, which was locked on his clothes, and immediately replied, “Just now, I… Just now, I accidentally fell into a man-made lake.”Joshua curled his lips into a smirk and fixated h
Joshua shot Adrian a cold glare and said, “You have to come with me right now.”Adrian furrowed his brows upon hearing this. “Where to?”“Where else?” Joshua curled his lips into a sneer. “Granny has refused to take the antidote, and her condition is deteriorating. Your sister died many years ago, and you’re her only son now. Do you need me to teach you what you should be doing?”Adrian froze for a moment, then suddenly realized that Joshua wanted him to pay his respects to Granny Lynch before she passed. He narrowed his eyes and said, “Joshua, I understand what you’re trying to say, and it’s not like I’m refusing to pay my respects to Mother.”With that, he turned, plopped down on the sofa next to him, and gazed at Joshua with a triumphant look. “But you must have something to offer me in return for helping you, don’t you?”Joshua stared at him. “Are you asking something in return for paying respects to your own mother?”“Of course.” Adrian crossed his legs and said gleefully, “
Adrian never thought that Joshua would be able to uncover secrets that happened more than 20 years ago, even before he was born!Adrian immediately broke out in cold sweats. He stood up and said in a shaky voice, “Does this… Does this mean that if I visit Mother now, you won’t…track down the doctor who tried to save your mother?”Joshua glanced at him. “What do you think?”“I…” Adrian let out an exhale. “I think that as long as I visit Mother now, you’ll let all of this go!”With that, he circled past Joshua, hurried down the hallway, and disappeared from view. Joshua narrowed his eyes as he watched Adrian leave. He curled his lips into a smirk and tucked his phone away.Of course he would not let Adrian off the hook so quickly.No one—apart from Rianna herself—could forgive Adrian for what he had done. Alas, she had been dead for more than 20 years.The only reason Joshua did this was to soothe Granny’s worries about the rivalry between him and Adrian as much as possible befo
“Don’t worry about it.” Luna tucked a few stray hairs behind her ear and continued, “As long as you’re happy.”Granny Lynch closed her eyes and was about to say something when all of sudden, she coughed out a mouthful of blood and passed out. This had happened a few times prior, so Joshua immediately brought Luna and the children out of the ward and summoned some doctors for help.The five of them stood outside the glass window of the ICU and watched as the doctors desperately tried to save Granny Lynch.All of them were saddened at this sight. Nellie was sobbing while Nigel wiped away his tears in silence.Even Neil, who was usually the strong one, teared up at this sight.Luna walked over to Joshua’s side and gently grabbed hold of his hand.“Get out of the way!” All of a sudden, Dr. Janet emerged from the elevator and stormed into Granny’s room.She injected a white liquid into Granny Lynch’s veins, and after a while, Granny Lynch woke up.When the door was pushed open, Ne