Keira paused for a moment.

Finally, she made up her mind and said directly, "Actually, Grandma didn't forget you… My medicine really worked, she—"

"I know."

Lewis interrupted her, making Keira stop in surprise.

"You know?"

"Yeah." Lewis lowered his head and gave a bitter smile. "Did you forget? Grandma used to have Alzheimer's. Every time she had an episode, I was the only person she recognized. She always said she'd never forget me."

Keira froze.

Lewis instinctively reached for a cigarette in his pocket, but after a moment's hesitation, he pulled his hand back. His gaze shifted to the window, looking out at the dark clouds gathering in the distance.

His voice was low as if it came from far away. "How could Grandma forget her favorite grandson? She even remembers Oliver… So, just like you said, she must've pretended not to recognize me, knowing I couldn't handle her leaving. Maybe she thought that if I got used to the sadness now, I wouldn't be as devastated when she's really gone."

Keira's eyes welled up as she grasped Lewis's hand.

She hadn't realized how deep Grandma's love for Lewis was—and how much trust Lewis had in her love.

She looked at him. "So what do we do next?"

"We play along."

as she's leaving. Even now, she's still concerned about

hard but

Lewis held her hand.

they slept holding each

was woken up by Lewis, who was tossing and turning. Half-asleep, he kept

downstairs, check on old Mrs. Horton in her room to feel her breathing,

him,

have much

sudden collapse earlier that

still asleep. She didn't wake him but quietly got

in the night and gone to check on Grandma, he hadn't

downstairs and saw that old Mrs. Horton was already up, being helped down by Fiona. Marisa and Selena were with her, making sure she was comfortable while she

before she could say anything, Marisa smiled at her. "Miss Olsen, the old lady would love to have a

at her words,

smiling, though there was a sharp glint in her

Mrs. Horton probably didn't want Keira to feel pressured, so before she could speak, Keira nodded. "Of course. I'll have

a short time left, how could Keira not

didn't matter if Marisa was trying to

Grandma was the one

thought, Keira headed into the kitchen. As she walked in, she overheard Selena asking old Mrs. Horton, "Great-Grandma, do you

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