Chapter 270 - The Call

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As the school session ended, Edith stood at the entrance to send the little children to the door as their parents came to pick them up. In a short time, there were only a small number of children left in her classroom.

At this time, Hazel sat close to her desk, busying herself with her papers and crayon. One glance at the drawing lets Edith knew what was in Hazel's mind. A helpless sigh escaped her as she sat beside Hazel and caressed her hair.

"You missed Great-Grandpa?" Edith asked. She looked at the drawing where two people were practicing martial arts and smiled.

The little girl lifted her head to look at Edith and nodded weakly. Her eyes were looking pitifully at Edith.

Edith let out a chuckle. In the last few days, everyone could see how much Hazel liked being around her grandfather. Her grandfather, who always had a fierce look on his face as he faced a criminal would suddenly turn into a marshmallow. Edith did not think that her grandfather would be that soft and sweet whenever he was with Hazel.

Every time they came back from kindergarten, her grandfather would be downstairs to wait for Hazel. Then, the two would spend their time together.

At the thought that her Great-Grandpa would no longer wait for her as she returned home, Hazel felt a little sad.

"When Great-Grandpa have time, he will come again to play with you, alright?" Edith tried to coax. "Or else, let's ask your uncle to bring us back to Z Town. Maybe Great-Grandpa will take you to his fishing trip again."

Hazel looked at Edith for a long time before she finally nodded. As she thought about going on another fishing trip, the corner of her lips tilted up slightly.

Edith let out a breath of relief upon seeing the smile on her face. "Grandpa Tang is already waiting for you outside. Do you want to continue and accompany me here, or do you want to go back to your grandparents?"

The little girl thought about her grandparents who were still waiting for her at home, then started to pack up her crayons. Hazel had understood that her grandparents had come over to L City to visit her. If she stayed around and let her grandparents continue waiting for her, wouldn't they feel sad?

Once Hazel had packed up her belongings, she then followed Edith to the entrance where the driver, Grandpa Tang was waiting for her. Edith escorted Hazel to the vehicle and personally watch as the car left the area.

Only then that she headed back into her class and wait for the other parents to pick up their kids. It was only until every kid in her classroom had safely left the kindergarten, will she be allowed to leave.

After Hazel left, there were only three children left, waiting for their parents. The two girls were playing with their dolls, while the boy sat at the corner with a book in his hand.

Seeing that everyone was sitting around obediently, Edith took out her phone to check on her messages. 

The corner of her lips tilted up when she saw a message from Neil.

Since her Grandfather had already left for Z Town, Neil was inviting her to come over to his office and wait for him before they go home together. The man mentioned a trip to a cafe for a date before they head home to lure her over. Because his parents were around, the two of them did not have to worry about Hazel.

It was a rare chance for them to go on a date. Of course, Edith will have to agree. She replied to his text and couldn't stop smiling as she thought of their date.

Her eyes darted towards the clock and Edith began to notice that someone had not kept his words.

By this time, her grandfather should have arrived in Z Town. He had promised her that he will be giving her a call, or a text message when he arrived in town, but looking at her phone, Edith did not see any missed call or a message from him. 

Her expression turned sour at the thought that her grandfather had broken his promise again.

Worried that her grandfather had encountered something on his way to Z Town, Edith dialed his number to check on him. After waiting for a few seconds, Edith was unable to hear the voice she was hoping to hear.

Her grandfather did not pick up his phone and the phone call was soon directed to the operator, asking her to leave her messages.

A frown appeared on her face and an uneasy feeling rose in her heart. Taking a deep breath and forcing herself to calm down, Edith then tried to redial her grandfather's number.

Edith heaved a breath of relief when someone finally picked up the phone. "Grandpa, where are you? Did you encounter something on your way to Z City?"

There was a brief silence before the person spoke on the other line. "Hello, are you a relative of the owner of this phone?"

Edith halted when she heard an unfamiliar voice, answering her grandfather's phone. "Yes. He's my grandfather. Where is he? Can you let me talk to him?"

"I'm sorry Miss, but your grandfather won't be able to answer the phone at this moment."

"Why?"

"Your grandfather… the taxi that he was in had a little accident," the man said and explained briefly about the accident. "At this time, we are waiting for an ambulance to take him to the hospital."

Edith felt her body trembled and her face paled. Just then, she could hear the sound of an ambulance approaching on the scene. "My grandfather... H-how is he?"

"At this time, he is still unconscious."

Edith bit at her lips to control her emotion. 

"But don't worry," the man spoke again. "A passerby helped and after giving your grandfather a first-aid, he assured that your grandfather's situation is not life-threatening."

Edith let out a breath of relief, but she was still unable to calm down until she had seen her grandfather right in front of her.

"Miss, the ambulance will be taking your grandfather to L City's hospital." The man spoke again. "I suggest for you to head over to the hospital and wait for your grandfather there."

Edith nodded. After she exchanged a few information with that man, Edith went to look for her colleague to tell them about her situation.. Once she had someone to look after her class, Edith dashed out of the kindergarten and dialed Neil's number to update him of the situation. 

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