Chapter 230

They’re trying to resuscitate her in the emergency room now. Let me take you there,” Michael said courteously.

“No need for that,” I said, then glanced back at Steven. “Stay put with your IV. I’ll be back

soon.”

Steven glowered at Michael at that moment. He wanted to get out of bed to keep me

company.

“The doctor said you can’t get out of bed, so behave yourself,” I stopped him from

following me.

He had quite literally shot himself in the foot with his earlier demands.

Steven clenched his fingers and glared at Michael.

This time, Michael was the one who shot Steven a challenging look.

“Whether she’s Stephanie or Stephany, I’ll take her away from you regardless,” Michael said

warningly to Steven.

Then, he walked to the door and continued, “Steven, I could snatch her away from your

once, and I can do it again.”

Not long after I left Steven’s ward, I heard a loud crash. I was worried and wanted to turn back to check on Steven. However, Michael merely urged me along and said, “Grandma

Rosie’s condition isn’t looking too good. The doctors have already labeled her as being in

critical condition.

“You’re her only living relative, so you’ll need to sign some papers.”

Grandma Rosie was still being resuscitated in the emergency room. Halfway through, the doctor came out of the room to mentally prepare us for the bad news. Then, I was asked to

sign some papers.

anxious. I folded my hands together in prayer. I prayed to the higher powers above that Grandma Rosie would be

she had raised

ward, though. Your grandmother is pretty elderly and 90 percent of her cerebral blood vessels are blocked. At her age, we wouldn’t recommend surgery or

procedures.

recent days. This time, she suffered a sudden heart attack. It was luck that

hastily and thanked the doctor. Then, I sat by Grandma

fine,” Michael said softly to console me.

nothing to do with you. She’s my grandmother. You can

in calling me

a hoarse voice. It sounded as if he wanted to explain himself.

you…” Michael

nauseous upon hearing that. My stomach

off.”

your diary. You wrote that I didn’t love you and that I’ve always despised you and never trusted you…” Michael murmured with his head lowered. It looked as if he was speaking to himself, seemingly

that I was Stephanie Carlson and felt compelled to make amends with her through me. His behavior was downright

you could love me back,” Michael said.

alliance. It was clear that you didn’t want to marry me.

attention to me.

couldn’t believe that you had really fallen in love with me. In fact, I

a sneer, “You thought that Stephanie had ulterior motives,

and continued, “Michael Ford, you’re so full of

thinking about how Stephanie might’ve really loved someone like you

her.

face, yet

wanted to explain himself and justify everything. But he

calling out for Stephany

unconscious state.

after all. Perhaps

both passed away when Stephany was in her teens. The Larsons never investigated the matter further. They had

been the one

Larsons regarded Stephany as nothing but an uncultured country bumpkin. They even feared that

biological granddaughter, after all.

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