Chapter 198


    Chapter 198 We Did Our Best


    Faced with such strong reactions from the two individuals, Oscar could only choose to remain silent,


    although he truly doubted the truth behind Howard falling down the stairs.


    Amanda and Elias exchanged a nce.


    Her eyes were filled with panic as she feared that she would be misunderstood by Elias, but it was


    indeed difficult to exin clearly.


    Elias’ gaze was somewhatplicated. He seemed to have suspicions but also felt that he should


    firmly believe in her and stand by her side.


    Suddenly, the signboard light outside the operating room went out, and the door opened. A doctor


    came out while taking off his mask.


    The doctor’s expressionless face made them unable to guess the situation inside.


    Elias stepped forward and asked, “How is it?”


    The doctor nced at the three people present and shook his head helplessly, saying, “I’m sorry. We


    tried our best. When he was brought in, he was already suffering from severe intracranial hemorrhage


    and asphyxiation. It was toote.”


    Elias’ pitch-ck pupils suddenly contracted, and his tall figure froze in ce.


    Oscar was shocked on the side, while Amanda only heard a booming sound as if the whole world had


    copsed.


    Her legs went weak, and she approached the doctor. Her voice was trembling as she asked, “Doctor,


    what do you mean by that… What do you mean by ‘We tried our best’ and ‘It was toote? Can you


    exin to me what this means?”


    Her mind was nk, and her fingertips were trembling.


    The doctor knew that many family members couldn’t ept such an oue, but there was no other


    way. Sometimes, life was just so helpless.


    The person was already ustomed to such scenes, so he patiently repeated, “What I mean is that


    Old Mr. Winters is already brain-dead, which can be dered dead in medical terms.”


    Dead…


    These two events felt like a mountain pressing down on Amanda and it was hard for her to breathe.


    Her face turned as pale as a sheet.


    Her body became unsteady, and she took a step back. “How could this happen….”


    She had been prepared to confront Howard in anger, but she never expected to see his lifeless body


    instead, and she would never have the chance to talk to him again.


    Elias remained silent throughout while taking heavy steps toward the operating room. He didn’t even


    get the chance to see his grandfather onest time.


    Moreover, he had been angry at his grandfather these past few days, which caused his grandfather to


    stay


    home and not want to leave.


    He entered the operating room and saw his grandfather’s body lying on the bed and covered in a white


    sheet.


    Elias’ tears instantly welled up as he saw his grandfather at the most peaceful moment in his entire life.


    “Grandpa…”


    His voice was hoarse and deep as he called out, but his grandfather, who was beneath the white sheet,


    would never respond to him again.


    Elias slowly approached the bedside. Even though it was just a few steps away, it felt so distant.


    He lifted the white sheet and saw his grandfather’s bloodless face. The wound on his forehead had


    already congealed and his body was stiffening.


    Justst night, his grandfather was perfectly fine. How did he end up lying lifeless here…


    Elias couldn’t ept this reality for a moment. Justst night, he had angered his grandfather to the


    point of breathlessness, but now his grandfathery here with no response at all.


    Shortly after, Oscar and Amanda also entered the room.


    Oscar broke down in tears and cried out upon seeing Howard, “Old Mr. Winters, please wake up. How


    could this happen… How am I supposed to exin this to Mr. Jensly? Why did you leave us like this…”


    As for Amanda, her legs gave out, and tears streamed down her face when she saw the body.


    Although she had been prepared to have a big argument with Howard before going to see him, now


    seeing his lifeless body lying there, she felt so desperate and helpless…


    “Grandpa…” she murmured as she was filled with guilt.


    Even she didn’t know why she felt guilty. It wasn’t her fault. When she saw Howard, he was already


    lying in a pool of blood.


    Amanda walked step by step to the bedside, looking at Howard lying there peacefully. Her tears flowed


    one after another.


    The man standing beside her held Howard’s hand, his voice hoarse. “Grandpa, I’m sorry…”


    At this moment, Amanda’s phone rang. It rang in the deathly silence of the operating room and it


    sounded so discordant.


    She had no intention of answering the call and wanted to silence it, but identally pressed the


    answer button. It was a call from Simon.


    Simon’s voice came through the phone. “Amanda, I found Aiden at the police station. He came to the


    station by himself to seek helpst night. Don’t worry, the child has been found…”


    He said something else afterward, but she couldn’t hear it. She only heard the words “The child has


    been found.”


    She had misunderstood Howard. It wasn’t him who took the child away..


    Tears poured down Amanda’s face even more after she thought about it. She cried in deep sorrow


    while wondering why she hadn’t trusted him.


    In the Winters Family, Howard had always treated her well. Even if he had ulterior motives earlier and


    wanted to hide the child, it was only because he was afraid she would take the child away.


    Amanda looked at the man beside her. He stood in front of his grandfather as if he had returned to the


    role of the obedient grandson. His eyes were now upied by grief and no longer filled with hostility.


    She heard Elias repeatedly calling out to his grandfather emotionlessly as if he could hear his


    grandfather’s response in the next second,N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    “Grandpa… don’t you want to scold me? Get up and scold me.” He wished so much to hear his


    grandfather scold him again, rather than lying here motionless.


    Tears fell from his eyes onto Howard’s hand.


    Why did he have to arrange a funeral for his grandfather after arranging a funeral for his father? Why…


    Why did he have to bear all of this alone?


    He could be willful because his grandfather was there as his spiritual support in the past. However, the


    entire Winters Family relied on him alone now. His grandfather would never stand behind him again to


    give him advice and worry about him…


    “Elias, don’t do this…”


    Amanda felt her heart breaking after hearing his voice. She had never realized that Elias was also a


    man who could evoke feelings of pity.


    The usually domineering Elias appeared somewhat fragile now, like a child in need of protection.


    “Grandpa, you were supposed to supervise me in ce of my father. How could you leave first? I don’t


    want to arrange a funeral for you. I don’t want to..


    He vividly remembered when he and his grandfather arranged the funeral for his father. His grandfather


    mourned for his father and was unable to hold back his tears.


    Now, Elias had to arrange a funeral for his grandfather…


    “Elias…” Amanda sobbed while holding onto his arm.


    He persisted in calling out to his grandfather, “Grandpa, wake up. Didn’t you want to hold your great-


    grandchild? You’ve been eagerly waiting for this moment, and you’ve only seen him twice. How is that


    enough? It’s far from enough.”


    “Elias, please don’t do this…” She held onto his body and cried as her emotions crashed.