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."

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

her daze and nodded.

didn't suspect thing. She couldn't have guessed that Anna's mind was racing, plotting how to ensure Grandina didn't survive..

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watching her fragile form

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Grandma had narrowly escaped death. Anna wouldn't give up. Sooner or later, she would find another way to silence her. Even with the omniscient perspective of a

"Grandma...

prayed fervently, over and over,

ambulance left the Sander residence, my

the human-skin Bible with her,

the altar and kneel before the blessed virgin

heaven truly existed. I would pay any

age, not this torment brought on

When I finally looked up,

off the plane. The sky over Chedor

they climbed into a modified off-road

home. Back in our country, even the

they drove from the city, the more desolate

window, I saw nothing but the ghostly outlines of distant

heard stories about Chedor's mountains-they were

economy in ruins and its people struggling to survive amidst

exploiting the

"Eat something. We'll meet

go on starving

hadn't eaten much on the

face was a mix of

was thinking Part of him desperately wanted to see

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