Kiss My Revenge The Heiress Strikes Back

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.

wasn't with him because he was visiting relatives in Zephra. He was due back tomorrow, and traditionally, Mr. Ashcroft wouldn't have had an episode today. Elian's expression changed

"Louis!"

made Louis stand

"Where's the medication?"

and won't be back until tomorrow. Besides,

it," Mr. Ashcroft waved it off and continued. "But

needle, and I felt better. She even said I wouldn't have another episode for at least two months. So young, yet so skilled in

Ashcroft's words, Elian's

brought Miranda's face to Elian's mind, and he recalled the time she had administered acupuncture to Anna

the first to alleviate

you know her name? What

back carefully. "She's about

Big eyes, seemed a bit uninterested in conversation. As for her

who cleared his throat. "She called herself the

He already

"Quite an interesting girl. Very