Chapter 824


    Anxiety struck Ronan. "Is that so? Did he really say that?"


    "Yes! If you don''t believe me, you can call him and ask him yourself." With that, she took out her


    phone.


    "Okay, let me ask him." Ronan took ine''s phone and dialed Howard''s number. Right when he


    was about to call him, a thought shed across his mind. He looked at ine sharply. "Girl, you''re


    not teaming up with Howard to deceive me, right?"


    Feeling guilty, she answered, "Grandpa, why would I lie to you? If you don''t believe me, you can call


    Dr. Perkins."


    "Hmph, what''s the point of calling him? If he wants to lie to me, then he won''t tell me the truth."


    Coming back to his senses, Ronan smartly said, "I should ask his leader instead."


    Ronan must never find out about what happened. Otherwise, he would be worried sick.


    ine tried to persuade him. "Take a seat first. Don''t worry. Your health is the most important..."


    However, Ronan pushed her hand away. "I was wondering why did so many strange things happen


    this morning. The fact that he decided to take such a long break was already weird enough, so I


    was suspecting that he must have been suspended. Also, he must be the one who broke the


    television. He''s probably the one behind the newspaper dy as well. He was afraid that I would be


    worried after I see the news, so he came up with all these ns..."


    The more Ronan thought about it, the more he thought it made sense. Anxiously, he asked once


    again, "Maya, where is the phone?"


    "Coming!" Maya came over with the phone and a business card. "Mr. Perkins, this is Mr. Holmes''


    business card. Are you going to call him now?"


    "Yes!"


    "Alright."


    Seeing that things were getting out of control, ine wanted to sneak out and call Howard.


    "Stop right there!" However, Ronan spotted her with his eagle eyes and stopped her. "Youe


    here and stand beside me. Don''t you dare leave my sight!"


    ine tried toe up with an excuese. "Grandpa, I''m having a stomachache."


    "Hold it in!"


    ine was speechless.


    No matter how hard she tried to exin, Ronan refused to believe her.


    Then, Ronan took the phone from Maya and called his friend. Standing aside nervously, ine felt


    as though she was sitting on pins and needles.


    After the call was connected, Ronan did not even bother to greet Otis. Right away, he questioned


    him, "Otis, did something happened to Howard?"


    Otis blurted out, "You only found out now?"


    Otis''s answer struck Ronan so hard that his leg went weak. He almost fell to the ground.


    Immediately, ine noticed it, so she grabbed Ronan.


    Ronan choked, "I saw the news and read the newspaper. Is it true?"


    "Someone made a scene at the hospital, and they directly pointed out that Howard was the culprit.


    They even brought reporters from the TV station and used Howard indiscriminately. The police


    had been investigating this issue for the past few days..."


    Pausing for a moment, Otis continued, "Howard didn''t tell you because he was afraid that you might


    get worried, right?"


    Ignoring Otis''s question, Ronan kept on asking, "Is the result out already?"


    "No, they''re still collecting evidence for investigation. To not stress him out, I asked him to take one


    week off. We''ll decide what to do after the resultse out."


    "Sorry to put you through all the trouble." Ronan said, "I believe you know Howard''s character very


    well. He''s not a person who would do such things."


    "Yes. I trust him."


    After saying a few more words, Ronan hung up. Still holding on to the phone, he stared nkly into


    space. No one knew what was going through his mind.


    "Grandpa..."


    ine called out to him.


    Snapping back to his senses, Ronan looked at her. "Where''s Howard?"


    Stunned for a moment, she answered, "He''s in the hospital."


    "He''s already been suspended. Why is he still in the hospital?"


    ine was contemting whether she should tell Ronan about Norrisa, but Ronan urged her.


    "Come on! Tell me!"


    Left with no choice, she had to spill the truth."When Dr. Perkins and I were shopping in the mall


    earlier, his ex-girlfriend suddenly appeared and said that she was pregnant with his child..."


    "What?"


    Upon hearing that, Ronan was shocked. "Where is she now?"


    "In the hospital."


    "Why is she in the hospital? What happened?"


    "She tripped, so Dr. Perkins and I took her to the hospital. Dr. Perkins was afraid that you would be


    worried, so he asked me toe back first. He''s with Miss Kaur in the hospital now."


    "Hurry up!" Immediately, Ronan jolted from the sofa. "Pack my stuff. Maya, ask the driver to send


    me to the hospital!"


    Ronan could not wait any longer. He directly walked towards the door while shouting, "Chester!


    Where is Chester? Drive me to the hospital..."


    Right away, Chester came out of the house. "Sir, are we leaving now?"


    "Yes, now! Hurry up!"


    "Alright!"


    The driver immediately drove the car out from the garage and picked Ronan up. ine wanted to


    call Howard, but Maya pushed her into the car. "Miss Jacob, we should follow Mr. Perkins. You take


    the


    back seat, and I''ll sit in front."


    Having no choice, she had to apany Ronan in the back seat.


    Along the way, Ronan kept asking ine about Norrisa. "Is it a boy or a girl? How many months


    pregnant is she? Why did she trip? Is she okay?"


    ine felt somewhat awkward. "She''s fine. Don''t worry. Judging by her belly size, it seems like


    she''s about five to six months pregnant..."


    Ronan breathed a sigh of relief. "That''s great."


    Upon finishing his sentence, he suddenly thought of something. ncing at ine, he asked


    embarrassedly, "By the way, ine, I was too panicked earlier that I forgot to ask you. Are you


    okay?"


    Shaking her head, ine said, "I''m fine, Grandpa. Why are you asking that?"


    "Howard broke up with her a long time ago. Never did I expect she would suddenly get pregnant.


    Aren''t you angry at him?"


    ine smiled. "Why should I be angry? Of course, I am not angry."


    Patting ine''s hand, Ronanplimented her, "You''re so generous. What a kind girl."


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    ine quietly took out her phone. Seeing that Ronan was talking to Maya, she secretly sent a


    message to Howard, "Dr. Perkins, Grandpa saw the news, and he also found out about Miss Kaur''s


    pregnancy. We are now on the way to the hospital. We will be arriving in about 20 minutes."


    The message was sent, but Howard did not reply.


    It seemed like he was busy taking care of Norissa.


    Hence, she put her phone aside.


    Ronan was talking to Maya, "Never did I expect that I could have a great-grandson at my age."


    "My health is getting worse year by year. Since Howard is going to have a child now, I can finally


    rest in peace!"


    "At least when I meet Howard''s parents in heaven, I can proudly tell them that Howard grew up well.


    He has his own family, career, and everything...."


    Maya sighed as well, "I know, right. Mr. Howard suffered a lot when he was a child. He had a weak


    body since young and nearly died a few times. If you didn''t make that decision back then, he might


    be... Oh, look at me. Why am I bringing up something that happened so many years ago?!"


    Upon hearing that, ine felt suspicion arise in her heart. She could not believe that Howard had a


    weak body when he was a child because he seemed healthy now.


    Also, what did Maya mean by what she said just now? What decision exactly did Ronan make?


    Since it was inconvenient for her to ask them, she could only mutter quietly.


    Right when they were about to arrive at the hospital, ine''s phone rang. It was Howard.


    Immediately, she answered the phone. "Hello, Dr.


    Perkins..."


    "Ah..."


    Before ine could finish her words, Maya, who was sitting in the passenger seat, suddenly let out


    a scream.


    The next second, the car was knocked over with a loud bang.