Even after Her Death by Rita Bond

Billionaire Is 55

Chapter 55 The Search at Chedor

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Chapter 55 The Search at Chedor

The room was in complete disarray. Outside, the wind howled violently, and the rain slanted through the open window, soaking the scriptures near it Grandma lay motionless on the ground. I didn't know if she had lost consciousness or ......

I couldn't bring myself to finish that thought.

Scattered shands of broken porcelain littered the floor.

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My mom had always been respectable toward Grandma. Though she sometimes complained about her in private, she cared for her deep down. Seeing this horrifying scene, she screamed and rushed over in a panic.

Anna clearly hadn't expected my mom to show up so suddenly. A flicker of malice flashed in her eyes but was quickly masked by another expression. "Mom, Grandma suddenly went mad and attacked me. I tried to help her, but I couldn't catch her in time. It's my fault that she fell..."

Anna's face still bore faint marks from the slap Grandma had landed earlier.

My mom didn't suspect anything.

If I hadn't witnessed everything myself, I might have been fooled by her flawless performance.

Mom, still calling for Mrs. Lambert, hurried to Grandma's side.

"Penelope' Penelope!"

Grandma didn't move or respond in any way.

Seeing her lying there so helplessly broke my heart. I tried to wake her up by yelling desperately until my voice was bourse "Grandma, wake up! Please, wake up!"

My mom placed her trembling fingers under Grandma's nose. Was she as terrified as I was that Grandma had passed away?

Finally, relief washed over her face. "She's alive. She must've just fainted."

quickly masked it. She had been convinced Grandma wouldn't survive today, only for Mom to

out of her daze and nodded.

ensure Grandina didn't survive.. Grandma was rushed to the hospital.

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watching her fragile form

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I

another way to silence her. Even with

"Grandma...

and over, for

as the ambulance left the Sander residence, my spirit was forcibly anchored back

my ashes. Grandma hadn't taken the human-skin Bible with her, so

do was return to the altar and kneel

I would pay any price

old age, not this

how long I knelt there. When I finally looked up, the surroundings had changed. I

my dad had just gotten off the plane. The sky over Chedor was

off-road vehicle that looked sturdy enough to be

outside the city was starkly different from home. Back in our country, even the darkest night were brightened by

they drove from the city, the more

window, I saw nothing but the ghostly outlines of distant mountain peaks illuminated

stories about

fractured by war for centuries, leaving the economy in ruins and its people struggling to survive amidst constant

exploiting the chaos to commit

handed Luke a box of fast food. "Eat something. We'll meet the person in

go on starving like

seemed Luke hadn't eaten much on the plane

mix

him

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