Chapter 118

Just then, Mr. Kelleigh’s urging tone rang out at the other end of the phone. “Why aren’t you asking Grace to rush to the police station to withdraw the case so that our children can be

released!?”

“Released? Why should they be released? They’ve committed such an evil act, they should be locked up for as long as they

deserve!”

“They’re your own children! Do you have to do this for a person who doesn’t share our family name?”

“What are you talking about? She’s my daughter’s daughter!

Her mother isn’t here so this old woman must support her!”

“Are you doing this so no one will care for you when you’re old? Or are you going to depend on your granddaughter who has been to prison to provide for you and attend your funeral?”

connected. A moment passed before her grandmother realized that the phone was still on and said, “Grace,

Grace replied.

that you’re fine. Your uncles, aunt, and cousins must have been blinded by money to commit such an immoral act. You don’t have to withdraw the case. Lock them up for as long as they deserve!”

go of the incident and not look into it. I thought she wanted me to ask the police station

never expected that Grandma would be calling

just like when I was young and Dad left me at Grandma’s and I was bullied by the other kids in town. When I was snivelling, Grandma would tug my hand and ask me to take her to look for

don’t cry. Grandma’s here. Grandma will support Grace. We shouldn’t bully others but that doesn’t mean

with others for my sake. If she couldn’t reason

like a crazy woman.

that way. In everyone else’s eyes, I was just a kid who had lost their mother and turned into a child

in Grandma’s eyes, I was always

I’ll be able to live in comfort! And yet, when I grew up, I

the news of my incarceration, she was stricken with

little last year.

she stands by my side, she will be opposing Grandpa. She’s bound to fall out with the family and might not even be

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