Chapter 29 - Grandpa Is Gravely Ill

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Seeing Noah leave, Mia began to relax slowly. She first reached out her hand to touch her stomach. After confirming that the baby was not frightened, she then began to belatedly think that Noah was so angry because she had rejected his pleas for sex.

In the years they had been married, Mia had never rejected any of Noah’s requests, so this time, Noah might feel that his ego had been hurt.

Noah subconsciously felt that even if he did not like Mia, he would not allow Mia to do anything to resist him. Mia understood this point very well, but she really did not have the extra energy to coax Noah now.

Mia thought about it. Now, all she could do was hope that his grandfather would recover as soon as possible. She couldn’t hide her stomach any longer, so she really needed to get a divorce as soon as possible.

Because of the unhappy parting that night, Mia was even more afraid to go home. The wound on her arm had healed a lot, and with her thick winter clothes, his grandfather couldn’t tell that she was hurt, so Mia spent almost every day in the hospital with his grandfather.

During this period of time, the Old Master had been in a coma for longer and longer. Like a withered tree, he had almost given up his life, so his body was getting weaker and weaker.

When Grandpa occasionally woke up and saw Mia, he told her to take good care of herself. Life and death were up to fate, so he shouldn’t be too sad.

At this moment, Mia could not help but recall that day a few years ago, when his grandfather finally found her at the orphanage. He was muscular, strong, and had a bright smile on his face when he said that he wanted to bring her home. Why was it that in the blink of an eye, the old man who walked with steady footsteps could only lie on the bed and wait for his life to pass?

Mia did not mention her unhappiness with Noah and the divorce that they had discussed. She only stayed in the ward to watch over his grandfather every day.

Although Mia appeared cheerful and happy, Grandpa could tell that something was wrong.

On this day, Grandpa had just woken up, and he saw Mia standing beside his bed, so he extended his hand to gently stroke Mia’s head. Mia could feel the warmth from Grandpa’s hand. Grandpa’s hand wasn’t as strong as before, but it was still as warm as before. In the past, Grandpa would often stroke her like this.

At the thought of this, Mia’s heart ached terribly, but she didn’t dare to show it.

Grandpa’s old and weak voice sounded again. “Noah is a one-track minded person. He has never been in love for so many years, so he can’t fathom how romance works. He feels that admitting that he likes you is lowering his head to me.”

The Old Master could not say so much in one breath. Hence, he took a deep breath and said again, “Look at Noah. Every time he encounters something about you, he always acts dumb. Or is it because he likes you and he doesn’t know what to do with you?”

Mia didn’t say anything as she listened to Noah’s grandfather. She just nodded silently. His life was about to end, but Noah’s grandfather was worried about her. She thought about what Noah had just said a few days ago, “You think I wanted to marry you?” Mia really couldn’t say anything to contradict Noah’s grandfather. She couldn’t tell Noah’s grandfather that he was wrong. Noah had never liked her. It was only because of his grandfather’s arrangement.

Especially in the first two years of their marriage, Noah was like a stranger to Mia. No matter how hard Mia tried to get close to Noah, she would always be rebuffed by Noah.

Of all the people she knew, none of them had slept in separate rooms after being married for two years.

Sometimes, when Mia thought about it, she felt like she was walking through a maze of late nights, always looking for a way to Noah. And Noah was the one that controlled the maze and always looking down on Mia as she fumbled and stumbled through the maze.

Then, he casually reset the maze.

So Mia had to walk through it again.

Over and over again, Mia’s earnest feelings never got reciprocated.

Perhaps to Noah, Mia was probably an exquisite settee or a small pet. They were both personal possessions of Noah and were not to be encroached upon by others, but he wasn’t overly affectionate about them.

However, Mia was attracted by Noah when they first met. It was love at first sight, and from then on, she stepped into the abyss.

But Grandpa didn’t know any of this. Maybe he’d never get the chance to find out. The more Mia thought about it, the worse she felt.

Grandpa whispered into her ear, “Mia, if this brat does something stupid to anger you, don’t hold back your anger. If you want to scold him, scold him. Just don’t despise him for Grandpa’s sake.”

As she listened to her grandfather’s parting words, she couldn’t bear to see him worry about them, so she held back her tears and nodded obediently.

After Grandpa fell asleep again, Mia told Grandma that she was going out to get something before leaving the ward.

When she reached the corridor outside the ward, Mia couldn’t help it anymore. Why couldn’t God give this kind old man more time for her to properly show her filial piety? The more Mia thought about it, the sadder she became. Tears silently flowed down her face, but Mia didn’t dare to cry out loud. After all, this place was quite close to the ward. She was afraid that if Grandma came out and saw her, she would be even sadder. She just stood alone at the corner of the ward corridor and cried silently..