Chapter 54 - Date? Marriage?

"You are late.", Oliver's grandfather said as soon as Oliver entered the living room.

"I had prior commitment.", Oliver answered briefly taking the seat across his grandfather.

Although he could tell his grandfather that he went to meet someone special to his heart, he knows his grandfather will panic as that 'someone special' is a woman.

"Hmm, I see," Oliver's grandfather said, already worried that Oliver is trying to keep things from him.

"I heard you had an accident. How are you feeling now?" he asked, trying to get information about him and Kyra.

"I am good. I went for a checkup and my wounds are just superficial.", Oliver answered.

Oliver's grandfather grunted silently. He couldn't help but feel restless.

"Good.", Grandfather Miller could only say that.

"You came earlier than planned. Anything wrong, grandfather?" Oliver asked trying to escape this topic.

"Nothing is wrong with me, Oliver. It's you!", he said, sighing at last.

"Me? What have I done now?" Oliver asked, exasperated. This old man always complains a lot that he couldn't help but feel vexed by this overprotective nature,

He couldn't help but wonder how Kyra could handle her five over protective brothers.

A smile invaded his lips thinking about how bossy she could be with her brother's if she gets angry. He saw it during her house warming ceremony.

"You are smiling now?!" Grandfather Oliver asked angrily at his grandson. That smile, that dazed expression on his grandson is already telling him that what he feared is not far from now.

"Nothing. Please continue what you were saying earlier.", Oliver said, morphing back to indifferent self.

He couldn't help but wonder why Kyra was all over his thoughts. He couldn't stop thinking of her...

"For a charity event I have arranged a blind date for you but you didn't even go to pick her up. It was so embarrassing for me!" Oliver's grandfather huffed.

He is not angry because his grandson didn't follow his arrangements but because he chose to go to that event with Kyra.

This is not the first time his grandson escaped the blind dates so, it was fine.

What troubled him is this is the first time his grandson has taken the other woman as his partner to social gatherings like these.

"I already told you that I am not interested in blind dates, let alone taking them as my partner to social gatherings,'' Oliver answered frustrated.

"So, are you not going to date anyone?Are you not going to get married?? Tell me one thing, did any girl ever succeed in making you interested in her??" grandfather Miller asked, though he knows the answer his grandson always replies with.

Oliver would say he doesn't have time to date anyone nor energy to waste by investing into marriage.

He would say that he will let him know if he gets interested in any girl. Grandfather Miller only wanted to know if Kyra's involvement in Oliver's life might bring change to these routine answers.

He could only hope that his fear's weren't going to come true!

Meanwhile, just like his grandfather hoped, Oliver was about to answer exactly the same but Kyra's face flooded into his thoughts.

'Dating?', he thought.

All of a sudden he didn't feel like it's waste of time to date her. In contrast he felt like spending time with her was worth his time.

Marriage?

He never thought of it till now. But coming to think of it, he could only imagine Kyra in that position. Till today, he didn't give it a thought because he felt like no one would be able to convince him into it.

And, Kyra succeeded in making him interested in her. She never made any attempts to do it but he was already thinking about her every time. With no effort, she succeeded in doing something impossible in his dictionary.

"Grandfather, I am hungry. Let's eat fast. I have an early day tomorrow.", Oliver said, already rising to his feet.

Meanwhile, his grandfather sat, rooted to his place, surprised and restless than ever. His grandson has actually evaded this question and this is the first time he did so.

That means, he has changed his perception towards dating and marriage. If this would have happened in a normal situation, he could have been the happiest person alive.

After all, which grandfather doesn't want to see his grandson marry and start a family of his own??

Only if it was not Kyra who made him change…

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"You like him?" Ryan asked Kyra. He was about to go to sleep but found his little sister sitting near the fire pit, deep in thought.

She had her laptop turned on and the video of the morning surgery was being played but her mind was focussed elsewhere.

"Huh?", Kyra said, taken off guard by her brother's sudden question.

Then she looked at the screen of laptop and then turned to look at her brother. "You mean the singer in the video?", she asked.

She didn't think that this VIP patient is none other than a famous singer. No wonder the information about this patient is kept hidden till the day of surgery.

Ryan laughed. His sister could be really stupid sometimes, especially when it comes to men and reationships.

"No silly. I am referring to Oliver. Do you like Oliver?" Ryan elaborated his question.

Kyra looked at his brother for a second and then answered, "I don't know, I... I think I do. But at the same time I can't rush into making conclusions because it's too soon."

After what happened to Kyra in the past, it is reasonable for her to think that way. After all, she started trusting her mother from their very first meeting and that was why she got betrayed and harmed by them.

If only she would have observed their every action and taken some time to judge, she wouldn't have had such a bad past. She might have seen into their actions however, because of her blind trust at that time she failed to do so.

Now, even though Oliver is very good to her and is taking care of her sincerely, she just couldn't bring herself to jump into conclusions.

Meanwhile, Ryan nodded his head in agreement, secretly pleased that his sister is thinking rationally.. He almost thought she would think with her heart and give Oliver all her trust and love.