Chapter 143


    Adrian''s car pulled up within ten minutes. Jamie hopped out, helping Cordelia assist Barney into the


    car. Once inside, Cordelia dialed Ronan''s number which finally went through.


    "Missing me?" Ronan joked over the phone.


    "Grandpa''s sick. We''re on our way to the hospital you helped pick out for him before. Get over here


    now."


    Ronan''s tone immediately turned serious. "I''m on my way."


    The trio got Barney to the hospital, where the doctors needed to run some tests, pushing them out to


    the waiting area.


    Cordelia paced nervously along the corridor. Jamie headed off to pay the bills. Adrian sat and waited


    for Ronan, eager to show off his good deed.


    Ronan rushed into the hospital, Cordelia approached him and said, "Grandpa seems to have heart


    issues. The doctors are trying to revive him."


    "What happened?" Ronan''s face darkened as he spotted Jamie and Adrian in the background. No


    need to ask, it was obviously them who brought Cordelia and grandpa here. Despite his displeasure,


    he had to hold his tongue for now.


    "I''m not sure, Grandpa''s heart condition isn''t severe. I don''t understand why it suddenly…" Cordelia


    was at a loss, worried Ronan would me her for not taking better care of Barney. "It''s my fault. I didn''t


    take good care of Grandpa."


    Ronan sat down on a bench in the corridor, Jamie beside him. Ronan held Cordelia''s hand tightly


    throughout.


    The doctor finally emerged.


    "How is he?" Ronan immediately asked.


    "You can go in and see him." The doctor leaned in. "He only wants you in there."


    Ronan muttered something to Cordelia before heading into Barney''s room. Barneyy in bed, looking


    quite spirited without an IV.


    "How are you feeling, Grandpa?" Ronan asked, sitting by Barney''s bedside.


    Barney opened his palm, revealing a capsule.


    "Do you know what this pill is?" Barney asked Ronan.


    "I do. Betaloc, you take it regrly."


    "Open it, see how much medication is in therepared to the regr ones?" Barney handed Ronan


    another pill he normally took, asking him topare.


    Ronan opened it and found the dosage was three times the usual amount.


    "Betaloc is a heart failure medication, but you know overdosing could be fatal. If I died, with no other


    lethal drugs in my system, it wouldn''t be considered foul y. Do you know who gave me these pills?"


    Barney asked Ronan.


    Ronan frowned. Deanna.


    "There''s a reason why I don''t like her. If she wants to see this oue, I''ll give it to her. Whatever she''s


    trying to achieve, you should know. She might''ve made it so De''s phone couldn''t dial emergency


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    services and deliberately kept your line busy. If I died, De might''ve been held responsible. But this


    time, De managed to keep things under control, or else, it would''ve been unthinkable. Good thing I


    was suspicious. She''s truly evil."


    Ronan looked at his grandpa in confusion. Did Grandpa know all along that his marriage was just a


    contract? Was he deliberately pushing him to end this contract marriage? All Deanna wanted was for


    the contract to end once Grandpa passed away, and then Ronan’s divorce.


    "Grandpa, I''m d you''re okay."


    "Ronan, I''ve lived a long life. Don''t think you can hide things from me." With that, Barney closed his


    eyes to rest.


    When Ronan exited the room, Cordelia anxiously grabbed his arm. "Is Grandpa okay?"


    "He''s fine, don''t worry." Thinking about how Cordelia was almost used by Deanna, Ronan''s tone


    softened.


    Cordelia sighed in relief.


    "Is Barney okay?" Adrian approached Ronan to inquire.


    "He''s fine, don''t worry." Ronan nced at Jamie with aplicated look.


    "Mr. Evans, we should get going." Jamie patted Adrian on the shoulder, and the two left.