Chapter 188


    Chapter 188


    The next day, Hesper and Rickard got ready very early in the morning and went to the Duvals’


    ancestral mansion to visit Ernest together.


    Originally, with his current health condition, Ernest should have been hospitalized for close observation,


    but he imed that he had been staying in the hospital for too long, and he was about to forget what


    the outside world looked like, so he insisted on staying away from the hospital.


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    Apart from that, Ernest’s doctor was not someone from the hospital, and the treatments that he had


    received when he was abroad were levels apart from the current medical standards in the country. It


    was just that it was more convenient to run full body checkups and tests while he lived in the hospital.


    Rickard could not argue with his grandfather, not to mention that he did not dare to anger him at this


    time. After all, Ernest had already rejected his request to visit him several times because he had been


    deceived into wronging Hesper back then.


    “Has Grandpa woken up?”


    Ernest usually upheld a very regr schedule, but Hesper took a glimpse at her phone and saw that it


    was only five o’clock in the morning. Even Ernest would never get up so early in the past.


    …Grandpa is waking up earlier and earlier as the days go by,” Rickard exined while picking up the


    drowsy boy who was sitting in the child stroller and could not open his eyes.


    At this time of the morning, the air around the mansion was extraordinarily fresh. It was already


    autumn; and the wind was a little chilly.


    Hesper also knew that it was not a good sign for the elderly to wake up so early. It only went to show


    that the quality of Ernest’s sleep was getting worse and worse.


    “Did you not sleep wellst night?”


    As soon as Hesper appeared in front of him that morning, the first thing that caught Rickard’s attention,


    was the dark circles under Hesper’s eyes. Although it had been covered with ayer of light makeup,


    Rickard still felt Hesper’s fatigue sensitively.


    Hesper did not sleep well, but she did not want to talk about it. She then thought of something and


    skimmed through the notification bar on her phone.


    ‘Julian hasn’t replied to my messages yet.”


    She had forgotten about the time difference when she was sending the messagest night.


    ‘Logically speaking, it should be daytime abroad at that time. So why hasn’t Julian replied to me?’


    Hesper took a deep breath, shook her head, and looked at Rickard. “Let’s not talk about that and visit


    grandpa first.”


    The Duvals’ ancestral mansion was nned and built by Ernest himself. Every detail had to be


    reviewed by Ernest before it could be implemented back then. Hence, once he passed down his


    position as the Duvals’ patriarch, as long as he was in Genecity, he would return there and enjoy his


    stay in his personal paradise.


    “Mr. Duval, Mrs. Duval, and Young Master Duval.”


    After ringing the doorbell, Aunt Curie came out through the well-wrought iron gate. Wendy Curie was


    Ernest’s housekeeper, and she was the only person who had been working by his side for decades, so


    the Duvals long regarded her as one of the family members.


    Hesper had not seen Aunt Curie for a long time, but time had hardly left any traces on her. Perhaps she


    was undefeated even when she was going against time; in short, Aunt Curie still looked very elegant


    and


    pretty.


    “I’m no longer the youngdy of the Duvals, so there’s no need for you to address me so politely. Just


    call me Hesper, just like how you did it when I was a girl.”


    Wendy nodded, graciously agreeing instead of arguing about Hesper’s title. “Mr. Duval Sr. has been


    waiting for you in the yard. He woke up even earlier than usual after he heard that you wereing.”


    The three of them followed Wendy into the courtyard. Wendy said, “I’ve prepared some snacks. You


    must not have eaten yet.”


    Hesper had not had time to eat, and before leaving, she only gave Renfrew some biscuits and milk.


    The main reason was that the appointment was fixed at a time that was indeed too early. If Renfrew ate


    too much, it would be bad for his stomach.


    “Thank you, Aunt Curie.”


    Wendy gave her a look of reproach. “There’s no need to thank me. It’s been quite some time since we


    <pst met. You’ve definitely be a lot more aloof, huh?”