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.

was with another guard, who 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 as he

"Louis!"

made Louis

"Where's the medication?"

back until tomorrow. Besides, according to the usual pattern, Mr. Ashcroft never

It came out of nowhere; no one could have predicted it," Mr. Ashcroft waved it off and continued. "But I must say, in

better. She even said I

Mr. Ashcroft's words, Elian's

mind, and he recalled the time she had administered

the first to alleviate my symptoms using this

"Do you know her name? What does she look

interest, thought back carefully. "She's

uninterested

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

already knew

"Quite an interesting girl. Very