Chapter 21

Brian seemed to be doing something on his phone. After a while, he lifted his head from the phone screen and looked at her. “Are you tired?”

“I want to go upstairs. Can you carry me up?”

“Sure.”

Brian carried her upstairs and settled her in a guest room. As he waited for Louise to fall asleep, his phone vibrated.

He answered the phone, exchanged a few words, and then went downstairs.

Outside the door was a delivery guy. Brian took the items from him, paid, and then headed toward the maid’s room on the

first floor.

Grace’s door was not locked. He quietly entered the room and found her sound asleep.

He stood quietly by the bedside, watching her for a moment. He gently placed the medicine by the bed and then left the

room.

Grace woke up again, this time due to hunger.

As she moved her leg, the top of her foot grazed against the bedsheet, causing her to inhale sharply from the pain.

She turned on the light, and her gaze fell on the medicine bottle at the bedside. She picked up the bottle and glanced at the Instructions, her eyes darkening.

Did he put it there for her?

“How could that be possible? Grace, don’t delude yourself. How could he possibly care about your well–being?” She thought.

It must have been bought by Melvin.

Grace took the medicine and left to find Melvin.

“Miss Sherman, this must be placed by Mr. Brian. I haven’t bought any medicine for you,” said Melvin.

“Not bought by you?” Grace was taken aback.

must be Mr. Brian who bought it. Is there a problem, Miss Sherman?

indifferent to

a daze and tossed the medicine

matter again. There were still more than two months left, and their relationship would be nothing. In that case, it was better to cut off the unwarranted

Chapter 21

next day, in the living room, Brian glanced at her foot.

injury on her foot showed no signs of improvement. In fact, it seemed to have

brow. “Haven’t you

the bedside? I used

Brian’s gaze darkened.

still this severe?

She gave a brief

properly. Don’t try to be

for your concern, Mr. Brian. My injury is on my foot, not

annoyed hearing

Was she

such a condition, what can you do? You’ll only cause

moment, Louise called out from the staircase upstairs, “Brian.”

softening as he

to visit the Adkins

suddenly felt relieved, and even the pain in

hands, asking her to rest. He then instructed someone to prepare

Grace looked at the table full of dishes and almost shed tears of

you are the only one in this house who is kind to

ordered by Mr. Brian. He mentioned that you’ve been frail lately, so he instructed me to prepare some nourishing dishes for you to take good care of

to believe. “Really?

care about you. He just doesn’t

in a little over two months, and after that, 1 won’t have any connection

Chapter 21

to say something but hesitated.

lot, regardless of whether Brian ordered it or prepared by Melvin himself. She accepted it as

The Adkins family.

of

“Dad, I’m fine.”

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