Chapter<b>9</b>
Avelinecouldn’t<b>help</b>butchuckle.Afterrecordingthevideo<b>,</b>shecalledtheambnce.Theambncearrivedquickly.Onthewaytothehospital,shedialedthenumberfromthepaper.
Thepersonontheotherend,Lucas‘stepmother<b>,</b>YvonneBetsy,hearingthattheelderlywomanwaslostandinjured,saidimmediately,“Thankyou.We’llbetheresoon.Pleasestaywithheruntilwearrive.”
Avelineagreed.
Afterhangingup,YvonnecalledLucas.
“Hello?”Lucas’scoldvoicecamethroughthephone.
Yvonnesaid,“Lucas, yourgrandmotherislostandnowinthehospital.You’recloser,so<b>go</b>checkonher.I’llbethereshortly.”
Lucasfrowned.“Whathappened?”
“I’mnotsureofthedetails.Justgoquickly,”Yvonneurged.
“Alright,Iunderstand,”Lucasrepliedandheadedtothehospital.
Atthehospital,thedoctorsfound thatLucas’sgrandmother,BarbaraLuzen,hadaminorbonefractureinherleg,requiringahospital stayfortreatment.
SheclungtightlytoAveline’shand<b>,</b>heragedfaceshowingatraceofpain.“Granddaughter–inw,ithurtssomuch.”
Avelinesighed.“Madam,I’mnotyourgranddaughter–inw.”
“Youare!Youare!”Barbarainsistedlikeachild.“Idon’tcare,youaremygranddaughter–inw!”
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“Alright,alright,Iam.Pleasedon’tgetupset,”Avelinequicklyreassuredher,worriedthatheragitationmightworsenhercondition.
OnlythendidBarbarasmile.“Granddaughter–inw,whydon’tyouvisitme?You’rejustlikemygrandson,bothofyouneveetoseeme!”
Avelinejustsmiledandremainedsilent.
Atthatmoment,thedoortotheroomopened.Bothofthemturnedtolook,andAveline’seyeswidenedinsurprise.
Lucas!
Whatwashedoinghere?
“Whatareyoudoinghere?”Lucasasked,frowningashesawAveline.
BeforeAvelinecouldspeak,Barbarascolded,“Grandson,howcanyoutalktomygranddaughter–inwlikethat?Youmusttreatyourwifewithcare,notbeharsh!Apologizetoher!”Content ? provided by N?velDrama.Org.
Lucaswasspeechless.
Realizing thatBarbarawasLucas‘grandmother,Avelinecouldn’thelpbuugh.
ShelookedatLucas,waiting<b>to</b>seehowhewouldapologize.Sincetheirrtionshiphadsoured,hehadn’tshownheranykindness,asifsheowedhimmoney!
Clearly,hewastheonewhodeceivedherfirst!
LucaslookedatBarbara.“Grandma,Ineedtotalktoher.Pleaserestforawhile.”
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<b>He</b>thengrabbedAveline’sarmandpulledherout<b>of</b>theroom.
Barbaracontinuedtoshout,“Don’tbeharshonyourwife,doyouhearme?”
Asthedoorclosed,LucasgrippedAveline’sarmtightlyandpulledherclose,his eyescold.“Aveline,Icantolerateyourantics,butusinganelderlywomanwithdementiaiscrossingtheline.”
Aveline’swristhurtfromhisgrip,buthiswordshurtevenmore.
“Whatnonsenseareyoutalkingabout?”
Lucassneered,“Didn’tyoudeliberatelyapproachmy-grandmotherandrevealyouridentity?You’llstopatnothingto
avoidadivorce!”
Avelinughedinanger.
Howcouldhethinkofherthisway?
Hadn’thelearnedanythingabouther<b>in</b>thepastyear?
Thegrievancewelledupinsideher,butsheforceditdown.Sheraisedherchin.“Idon’twantadivorce,butIhadnoideashewasyourgrandmother!”
“Stoppretending.”Lucastightenedhisgriponherwrist.“<b>If</b>youdidn’ttellher,whywouldshekeepcallingyouher
granddaughter–inw?”
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