Ex Cried as I Wed a Tycoon

Chapter 303

Lyman spoke up first, trying to lighten the mood. "I think my hands were just a little damp earlier, that's probably why Grandma didn't want a massage. But I've dried them off now. Can I give it another try?"

Grandma was about to refuse, but then she saw Lyman's eager face he looked so hopeful, as if he just wanted to do something right for her.

How could she say no to that kind of earnestness?

Effie chimed in, “Grandma, he's really good at it. Every time he helps me, I'm so relaxed I almost fall asleep!"

"Well..."

"Let me try, Grandma?" Lyman offered, his voice gentle.

"Oh, alright then."

At first, Grandma seemed a bit uncomfortable, but it didn't take long before she started to enjoy it.

You really had to admit-smart people seemed to succeed at everything they did.

"Looks like Grandma's fallen asleep," Effie whispered, grinning as she watched Grandma's head nodding with drowsiness.

Lyman paused and checked. Sure enough, she was fast asleep.

to bed," he said softly. "The couch can't be

"Okay."

Grandma and carried

for a moment as he picked her up, and smiled dreamily at him.

"Grandma, it's me. Lyman."

My grandson-in-law," she murmured, drifting

as Lyman gently tucked the blanket

behind him. Her eyes stung, and she had to blink

"Let's go," Lyman whispered.

nodded, and without thinking, reached for

take a walk, then come

at him, a touch of suspicion in her

grinned. "You want Grandma to come live

nodded. Of course she did. She'd dreamed about

could it really happen? Grandma was stubborn-she'd

just worried about being a burden, and she's set in her ways. But habits can change. She already let me give her a massage tonight, didn't she? Tomorrow, when she wakes up and finds out we stayed here, she'll be surprised, but she'll get used to it after a few days. Maybe she'll grow to like having me look after her-and

of warmth in her chest. Lyman always

"Alright," she said softly.