Chapter 210 - Grandpa Knew

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After confirming that her grandfather was fine and was not in any pain, Edith volunteered to go out and shop for a few necessities for him. 

When her grandfather and Uncle James came over to the city, they were planning to stop by a fishing store, buy a few fishing supplies, and return to Z Town. As they were not planning to stay overnight, the two had not brought any necessities with them.

Seeing that his girlfriend was heading out, Neil followed after her and accompanied her to shop for a few things together.

Once they got what they needed, Neil dragged Edith over to a restaurant for lunch.

That morning, he noticed that the girl has not been eating too much because she was too worried about her grandfather. Now that her grandfather was alright, Neil decided to make her eat a little bit before they head back to the hospital. 

Neil quickly found a parking spot at the hospital and pulled over. He turned off the engine and turned to the person beside him, studying her expression. "How are you feeling?" Neil asked. 

Neil had noticed that Edith was not in her best mood after she heard that her grandfather was in an accident. Fortunately, her mood had improved after they went to visit her grandfather. Seeing that she had eaten a little more food, Neil was relieved.

"I'm good." Edith turned to Neil and forced a smile.

Seeing the smile that did not reach her eyes, Neil guessed that Edith was still unable to ease the fear of losing her grandfather.

"The doctor said that your grandpa is going to recover soon," Neil said. His hand stretched to touch her hair. "Look at his attitude this morning. You see, he was as lively as usual. Grandpa will get better soon."

Edith recalled the way her grandfather mentioned his plan to go fishing after he had recovered and smiled. 

Usually, when one had reached her grandfather's age, they would prefer to stay home and rest. But her grandfather would prefer to go out and do all sorts of things. He was someone who could not sit quietly at home.

Edith could see that even though her grandfather's body was wrapped in bandages, his spirit was still high.

"Neil, thank you."

"What are you thanking me for?"

"Well, for everything."

A chuckle escaped him. Neil leaned to kiss her forehead and help her to unbuckle her seat belt. "Alright. Let's go in. Your grandfather should be waiting for you to come back."

Edith nodded and the two of them get off the vehicle together. She grabbed the shopping bag and Neil grabbed to hold her hand as they walked over to the hospital building.

However, just as they were approaching the entrance, Edith paused and saw that her grandfather was sitting in a wheelchair at the entrance. Aaron stood still behind him and had turned his head away.

At this time, Mike's gaze shifted to the couple's entwined hands. Edith followed her grandfather's gaze and immediately knew that her grandfather had learned about her relationship with Neil. She was now in deep trouble.

"Grandpa, what are you doing here?" Edith approached him guiltily. "Why are you out here? Why didn't you stay in your room?" She glanced at Aaron and her eyes narrowed to a slit.

This traitor!

From Aaron's body language alone, Edith was able to guess that Aaron had spoken something to her grandfather.

"Why are you looking at Aaron? I was bored after sitting too long in the bed," Mike said. "I asked Aaron to bring me around for some fresh air. I didn't expect that we would run into the two of you here." His gaze returned to their entwined hands and suddenly, he was unhappy.

The granddaughter that he had raised was kidnapped by some man. And this granddaughter! She dared to keep this matter a secret from him. Of course, he was angry.

"Grandpa, let's go inside and rest," Edith coaxed. "You are a patient. It's cold out here."

Fearing that her grandfather would get angry and attracted the other's attention, Edith quickly took over the wheelchair from Aaron. Of course, she did not forget to stomp her feet on Aaron's to vent her anger.

"What are you doing?" Mike asked.

"Let's just speak inside, alright?"

Fortunately, her grandfather did not protest and let her push him back to his room. 

Sensing that the situation might turn awry, Aaron escaped with his father and told everyone that he needed to return to the station. However, before he left, Edith had pulled him aside and asked what did he tell to grandfather.

Hearing that Aaron had only told her grandfather that they were dating and had not mentioned cohabiting, Edith was relieved. She let Aaron escape for the time being and decided to deal with him later.

In the end, there were only the three of them in the spacious ward.

Mike gave Neil a look over and snorted.

Previously, the two of them had gone fishing together. Though he only interacted with Neil for a short time, Mike could see that Neil was a good man. At least, he did not put on some air around them.

However, that does not mean that he would give this man his permission to date his granddaughter.

Mike really did not expect that the two of them would be together.

For a long time, the atmosphere in the room was very quiet.

"Grandfather." Neil broke the silence.

Mike snapped his gaze to him. "Who is your grandfather? Don't easily call me Grandfather."

"Grandpa." Edith tugged at his sleeve and acted coquettishly to ease his mood. 

"You still know that I am your grandpa. You are in a relationship and you were not planning to tell me?"

"It's not that I didn't want to let you know. We were planning to tell you face to face when we visit Z Town."

Mike felt the corner of his lips twitched when he looked at his granddaughter. 

A few hours ago, he was still worrying that his granddaughter would be left alone if some accident happened to him. he did not think that she would suddenly return with a boyfriend.

"Grandpa, don't be angry, alright?" Edith continued to coax.

Mike glanced at Neil and felt his anger surged. He took a deep breath to calm down and turned to Edith. "You go out."

"No. I'm not going out until you tell me that you're not angry."

"Go out first." Mike heaved a sigh. "I have something to talk to President Mo."

Edith glanced at the two of them and had a foreboding. Her grandfather wanted to talk to Neil and she was worried that her grandfather would really chop her boyfriend into pieces and turned him into fish feed.

"You go out. Let me talk to your grandfather first, alright?" Neil flashed her an assuring smile. 

Edith hesitated for a few seconds and turned around to leave.. Seeing that her granddaughter had obediently listened to Neil's words, Mike thought that his blood pressure went up.

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