Chapter 2319

Both Nigel and Justin fell silent, an unspoken understanding passing between them. Neither had any desire to open the door for Grant.

Yet, this uninvited guest took matters into his own hands. Matt, who was stationed outside, reluctantly let him in.

"Grandpa, I heard about your sudden health scare. How are you feeling now?" Grant asked.

As if only now noticing Justin's presence, his eyes glinted briefly as he offered a gentle smile. "Ah, Justin is here too."

Justin's expression remained cool as he gave a slight nod. "Grant."

"If I had known you were here, I'd have waited until tomorrow to visit. I wouldn't want to disrupt Grandpa's rest." Grant maneuvered his wheelchair to the bedside.

"Nonsense." Nigel forced a faint smile, speaking quickly. "It's late, and you're not well yourself. You shouldn't have gone out of your way to visit me."

Leaning forward slightly, a flicker of something unspoken flashed across Grant's dark eyes. "Since I was a child, Grandpa, you've always been the one who spoiled me most. If I can't fulfill my duty to you when you're unwell, what kind of man would that make me?"

subtle tremor rippled through Nigel, hidden

caught the shift in Nigel's demeanor. Though it aroused his

remaining outwardly calm

and even melancholy. Lately, in the solitude of night, these

something I'd like to

Justin. "Is it that important? Justin isn't an outsider. You may speak

leave," Justin replied. He had no intention of remaining where he was not welcome, so he

voice drifted to his ears, spoken in a tone with

said, "Grandpa, I've met someone

stiffened, his

Grant, have you met someone special? Is it a girl from Meridan, or did

Justin knows her as well," Grant answered, his calm and charming

Bella?" Nigel's pupils

sentence hit him like an invisible needle, fine yet sharp, driving slowly and silently into his chest, leaving no visible wound but

confirmed with a smile, admitting it again without

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