Xo Novel
Chapter 187
Chapter 187
Chapter 187
“Is Grandpa sick?”
Rickard remained silent and did not deny it, which, in Hesper’s eyes, was equivalent to him admitting
it.
Hesper pulled the car over and parked in a parking space on the side of the road, then turned around
and looked at Rickard with a worried expression. “How did Grandpa fall ill all of a sudden? Didn’t his
condition stabilize after he went abroad and received treatment?”
When Renfrew heard that his great-grandfather was sick, he immediately looked at Rickard.
‘Among the Duvais, other than Daddy, Great-grandpa is the only person who treats me well!’
The reason why Rickard did not want to mention it was of course, that he did not want Hesper to get
distracted by worrying about this matter. But the main reason was that Ernest now knew what
happened before Hesper left.
He had locked the recording pen that Hesper left behind back then in his study, but when Ernest came
to find a document the other day, he accidentally found the recording pen that had been locked away in
the drawer.
After listening to the recording, Ernest was exasperated. He then sent someone to investigate all the
events that took place back then. And because of that, his heart disease, which had stabilized after the
treatments, relapsed abruptly. He had not made a complete recovery since then.
“How…?” Hesper felt extreme remorse at that moment.
‘If I hadn’t left the recorder behind, Grandpa’s illness wouldn’t have relapsed…’
“It’s not your fault. Grandfather… He’s made them kneel in the courtyard for three days. But such a
penalty
is still too lenient for them.”
‘Regardless of whether Hesper is someone that Grandpa loves, Mother and Sophia definitely didn’t
bully. Hesper just for fun. They wanted to actually kill her back then! Grandpa won’t allow someone who
doesn’t take human lives seriously to stay in the Duvals!”
Even so, Hesper still felt very guilty. NôvelDrama.Org exclusive content.
‘If it weren’t for me, Grandpa wouldn’t have fallen ill. He’s already so old. He’s taken so many
medicines and undergone so many diagnoses and treatments to finally get his condition under control.
Any stimuli might overload his body, let alone such an urgent relapse.’
“Would you like to pay Grandpa a visit?” Rickard asked suddenly. “He’s always missing you, but
because we’re… divorced… Coupled with the fact that you’ve found your family, he didn’t want to have
to disturb you.”
“Of course, he’s the person who raised me.” Hesper’s eyes were bloodshot, and she felt even more
guilty.”
I should’ve visited him as soon as I came back. It’s just that I was so selfish and only thought about
myself. What does any of this have to do with Grandpa.?” 1
“He’s obviously one of the people who love me the most in the world.”
“Then let’s visit him tomorrow.”
The next day happened to be a public holiday, so Hesper nodded immediately. “Renfrew, you should
come along too. Grandpa probably hasn’t seen you in so long.”
“Okay, I’ll go too!”
Rickard gazed at the two of them and then nodded in agreement. “Grandpa will be exhilarated to see
you.”
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Hesper could hardly sleep that night. All she could think about was how Ernest protected her in the
past.
‘If it wasn’t for him, Julian and I might have had to grow up in the orphanage. I might not have had the
opportunity to attend college, and Julian wouldn’t have been able to become a doctor.’
‘…Oh yeah!’
Hesper sat up, grabbed her phone, and hesitated for a bit.
‘Speaking of doctors, Julian’s master… Since he was even able to cure my legs, perhaps he could do
something about grandpa’s illness!”
She took a glimpse at the time; it was already midnight. She fidgeted with her phone in her hands
before hesitantly sending a text message.