Chapter 126 Episode 126

Elizabeth lingered at the doorway, steadying herself for several moments before masking her concerns with a bright smile and stepping inside.

“Grandma, are you feeling poorly again?”

“Elizabeth, my dear!” Gracie greeted her with a strained smile.

“I’m just feeling the weight of my years, that’s all.

It’s nothing serious.”

Beside Gracie’s bed, Elizabeth clasped her grandmother’s hand, tears brimming in her eyes.

The hand she held was frail, more skeletal than flesh, the skin papery thin.

A network of raised veins crisscrossed the back of her hand, punctuated by the telltale marks of numerous needles—a testament to her enduring battles.

Gracie’s eyes, clouded and wistful, met Elizabeth’s with deep fondness.

“Oh, Elizabeth, don’t weep.

You’re grown now.

life’s fleeting

in my absence,

trust in your strength

the

promise we’ll go on that trip you’ve always wanted,” Elizabeth declared, her smile wavering as she spoke,

offered a weak nod, a glimmer of

“Alright, my dear.

hold you to that

who stepped

needs to conserve her strength:

could we discuss a few things in my office,

by concerns for Gracie’s well-being, Elizabeth stood up from

try to get some

need to

I promise to

expression softening,

is

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