Chapter 236 - She's With Me

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As they arrived home, Hazel went to her room and prepared to go to bed. 

After taking a quick shower, Edith went to Hazel's bedroom to tuck her in. Once she was sure that the little girl had fallen asleep, Edith went downstairs and sat around in the living room. The television was on, but her attention was on the phone in her hand. 

Edith has been trying to hide her worry in front of Lily, at her place. But now that she was back at home, Edith could not stop worrying about her grandfather. 

Perhaps Lily was right. Perhaps she was anxious about her grandfather after he was involved in an accident a few months ago. However, Edith simply could not ignore that nagging feeling she had.

Her grandfather was someone who would stick to his words. He had promised to give her a call once he came back from his fishing trip and he had always delivered his words.

This was perhaps the first time that he had not given her a call on time.

Edith could not help but think that the only reason he could not do as he had promised was that something had happened to him.

And once that thought came to her mind, Edith was not able to sit still.

Edith jumped slightly when she felt something on her shoulder. Turning around, her gaze met with Neil's concerned gaze. 

"What are you thinking about? I called you a few times and you did not answer." Neil shifted his gaze to the phone on her hand and raised a brow. "Were you waiting for a call?"

"My grandpa went on a fishing trip last week. He said he will return today," Edith said. "Usually, Grandpa would give me a call once he reached home, but he hasn't called. I'm worried that something had happened to him."

Neil frowned when he heard her words. He sat beside her and held her hand. "Grandpa will be alright. Have you checked with the others?" Neil seemed to recall that Mike was someone who had a lot of friends and would spend most of his time with them.

"I called Uncle James." Edith heaved a sigh. She rested her head on Neil's chest and let that man pulled her into his embrace. "His wife said that my Grandpa had a little drink and was sleeping in one of the guestrooms."

"You think they were not telling you the truth?"

Edith bit at her lips. "I don't know. I had this bad feeling. Neil, I don't think that my grandpa really went fishing with his friends."

"What do you mean? If he's not going fishing with his friends, where else would he went to?"

"Grandpa has been acting secretive recently," Edith said. "My heart was telling me that he was not telling me the truth. He was up to something, but he did not tell me what he has been doing."

Neil continued to listen for a while and spoke, "If you're worried, I can ask someone to check on your grandpa."

Edith looked up at Neil with wide eyes. "You can?"

He touched the tip of her nose. "My parents are in Z Town, remember? I can ask someone to check on your Grandpa at the B&B." Neil looked at the expression on Edith's face and knew that she will not be sleeping well until she knew for sure that her grandpa was alright. He patted at her shoulder and stood up. "Wait here. I'll go and make the call."

Edith nodded and watched as Neil went back upstairs. 

After a few minutes, Neil came down with his phone in his hand. "Someone is already heading to the B&B to check."

At this time, Edith glanced at her phone and was surprised to see that it was half-past midnight. Suddenly, Edith was feeling a little guilty to have someone go out in the night to check on her grandpa.

"Relax," Neil pulled Edith into his embrace again. He pecked at her forehead and hugged her tightly. "Grandpa will be alright. It would be just like Auntie Li said. Grandpa had a little drink and fell asleep. Perhaps he was a little too tired after going out with his friends."

Edith took a deep breath and held on Neil's body tightly. 

Almost half an hour later, the phone on the coffee table buzzed. Neil stood up to pick up the phone. After a brief greeting, he did not speak for a long time.

Edith did not know what was the other person had spoken to Neil, but Edith thought that his expression did not look too good. Her heart jumped when Neil had suddenly looked away. His lips moved to say something in a low voice and Edith grew anxious as she could not guess what he was saying to the other person.

"I understand," Neil spoke as he turned to look at Edith again. He rubbed at his temple and spoke again, "Please hand over your phone to him."

"Hello. Neil?" Mike's voice was heard at the other line.

"Grandpa," Neil called. He watched his girlfriend's expression changed and knew that she was anxious to know the news about her grandpa.

"Is Edith with you?" Mike said.

"Yes. She's with me."

Mike's expression changed as he heard his answer. It was late at night, and his granddaughter was at her boyfriend's place. It was not hard for Mike to figure out what was going on between the two.

He had only known that the two were dating. He was unaware that their relationship was moving too fast that his granddaughter has been staying the night at Neil's place.

Mike grew upset when he thought that Neil had taken advantage of his granddaughter.

Unfortunately, this was not the right time for him to ask questions. His granddaughter was anxious that he had failed to call and Neil had sent someone to check on him.

Mike was planning to head over to home after going out for days. However, he received a tip-off from James about the lies he had told Edith and decided to spend a night at the B&B. 

When Mike arrived at the B&B a few minutes ago, he witnessed the exchange between James and the man that Neil had sent. 

The man was on the phone with Neil and he was reporting that Mike was not at the B&B. 

Fortunately, Mike had arrived in time to stop the news from reaching his granddaughter.

"Pass the phone to her," Mike said with a sigh. "Wait. Neil?"

"Yes?"

"Don't tell Edith that I have just arrived. I don't want her to worry."

"I know," Neil spoke briefly. Edith was in front of him and he did not want her to detect anything through his conversation with her grandfather.

"Your Grandpa had just woken up when he heard some noise." Neil stretched his hand to pass his phone and smiled.. "Grandpa wanted to speak to you."

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