Chapter 197 The Ultimate Meltdown
Chapter 197 The Ultimate Meltdown
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At this point, Grace’s head wasn’t the only thing hurting–her chest, her stomach, her liver, even her lungs were aching.
Everything hurt.
Her oldest grandson had been determined to divorce Lily, so she’d even drugged him. And still, he’d rather hurt himself than touch Lily.
She’d tried to let it go, telling herself that the younger generation would find their own happiness. If Lily could find someone who truly loved her, she could ept the divorce.
But never in a million years did she expect this.
Her grandson… wanted a man?
<i>To </i>hell with letting <i>the </i><i>children </i><i>find </i><i>their </i><i>own </i><i>happiness</i><i>! </i>
She had to step in. Immediately.
If she didn’t pull her grandson back to the straight and narrow, their ancestors were going to crawl out of their graves in rage.
She’d met plenty of girls in her life, and none were more beautiful than Lily. If <i>Lily </i>couldn’t bring James back from the brink, no one could.
She couldn’t let them get divorced. No matter what it took–even if it meant Lily had to suffer a little longer.
She’d just have to treat the poor girl better from now on.
She med the whole thing on her husband. Clearly, the old man’s genes were faulty. No wonder their grandson had gone astray.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. She twisted Henry’s arm hard.
Henry clutched his chest and cried out, “Ayoo! You little brat–you’re trying to drive me to aren’t you?! So you can throw my funeral and be done with me? That’s what you want, huh?! My heart! I’m having a heart attack! Don’t even bother calling the ER, I’ll just die right here! And don’t bothering to my funeral either!”
grave,
He clutched his chest, staggered, and gasped. “I… I can’t breathe… I’m dying…”
“Dad!”
“Grandpa!”
Henry flopped over, eyes rolling back in his head, gasping dramatically as he dropped to the floor.
He even kicked nc as he fell. nc quickly grabbed Ivan to help prop him up.
James had always been close with his grandfather. Of course he didn’t want anything to happen to him.
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He rushed forward and bent down, ready to carry Henry on <i>his </i>back. “I’ll take Grandpa to the emergency ward. Ivan, go get a doctor-”
“Not you!”
The old man was faking, and if James went along, the whole thing would fall apart. Grace wasn’t about to let that happen.
She yanked James away with an annoyed huff. “If you go with him, you’ll just make it worse. Stay right here and take care of your wife! If you can’t look after Lily properly, then go ahead and start nning your grandfather’s funeral–and mine too!”
She shot a meaningful look at nc, who nodded. He and Ivan quickly carried Henry out of the room.
Nancy knew Henry was faking. The younger ones might not have realized, but she certainly had.
And since he wasn’t really in any danger, there was no reason for her to follow.
Besides, she was more than happy to leave James alone with Lily. Maybe they could finally build some kind of emotional connection.
She left the room with Grace and the others.
James lingered in the hallway for a long time before finally returning to Lily’s room.
Henry might have seemed seriously unwell, but even that hadn’t shaken James‘ resolve to meet Le on Sunday.
He understood that the older generation held very traditional views. To them, a rtionship between two men waspletely uneptable–immoral, even.
He used to feel the same way.
But that was before Le.
Because Le wasn’t just anyone. No matter what gender Le was, James wasn’t letting go.
Yes, the truth had shocked his grandfather. But James believed they’de around in time. He’d take it slow. One step at a time.
For now, to avoid triggering another fake–or possibly real–heart attack, he had to stay in Lily’s hospital room and pretend to take care of her.
Lily had followed them out earlier too, deeply worried about Henry’s condition. But Grace had insisted she return to her room, so she had no choice.
Wendy had bribed doctors from a private hospital.
After the crash, Lily had also been brought here. Her room was spacious, with a reclining bed for visitors. James could sleep there.
But even though they’d both been in the same house for a while, James had always stayed in the inner study. Now, being stuck in the same hospital room together, face–to–face, was more awkward than ever.
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“James, maybe you should go look after your grandpa,” Lily offered. “I’ll be fine here on my own.”
James had no desire to be in her hospital room.
But he knew his grandfather’s temper. If he left now and Henry found out, he’d be throwing another heart attack performance, and James wouldn’t hear the end of it.
He walked to the nearby recliner and said coolly, “Don’t worry about me. I’ll stay here tonight. Once Grandpa calms down, I’ll leave.”
“As for the divorce, I’ll exin everything to him in a few days. John’s not trustworthy. Lily<i>, </i>you should focus on building a rtionship with that ssmate of yours.”
Lily understood he was talking about that fictional old ssmate she’d made up–the one she’d imed might be her new boyfriend.
Of course, there was no such person. But since she was definitely going to divorce James, there was no need to exin.
She simply nodded and murmured, “I will.”
“Good. I’ll keep an eye on your IV. You can sleep for a while.”
James sat upright on the recliner, clearly nning to stay awake until her IV drip was finished.