Chapter 37

Elian could only bear it. After all, Mr. Ashcroft was his god-grandfather.

He wasn't related by blood, but it felt just the same.

Mr. Ashcroft had been a comrade of Elian's real grandfather, and after the grandfather's death, he had taken his surname in honor of him, treating Elian as his own grandson.

So, their bond was as close as any blood relation.

Elian cleared his throat and said earnestly, "Grandpa, don't believe everything you hear. You can't take every rumor seriously."

Mr. Ashcroft gave him a sharp look before explaining what had happened that day.

"Today, I don't know what came over me, but I suddenly fell ill while on the road. I didn't have my

medication with me, and it hit fast. If it weren't for that young lady, you might be looking at my corpse right now," Mr. Ashcroft stated calmly.

was due back tomorrow, and traditionally, Mr. Ashcroft wouldn't have had an episode today. Elian's

"Louis!"

commanding tone made

"Where's the medication?"

visit family and won't be back until tomorrow. Besides, according to the usual

of nowhere; no one could have predicted it," Mr. Ashcroft waved it off and continued. "But I must say, in all these years, it's the first time I've seen my condition relieved without

a single needle, and I felt better. She even said

Ashcroft's words, Elian's brow

and he recalled the time she had administered

alleviate my symptoms using

know her name? What does

carefully. "She's about five-seven, wearing

bit uninterested in conversation. As for

at Louis, who cleared his throat. "She called herself the Good

already knew who it

Ashcroft chuckled, "Quite an interesting girl.

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