"No, she isn't in City M, she followed our grandson here and finally managed to blurt everything out. Ahhh that little girl, I can't wait to get a hold of her and knock some senses into her... Now our grandson is on his way coming here." The man's hand shook with anger as he stomped the cane on the floor.
"What!?" The old woman's eyes widened instantly and she splayed a hand on her chest. Then in the next second, tears slowly started forming in her eyes. "D... Do you mean my grandson is really coming? And I'll get to see his face in person? *sob* This is great... At least before I die, I will finally get to touch his hands again... *sob* I could clearly recall that the last time I held him, he was only six years old."
Watching his wife's expression, the Old man sighed exasperatedly. "Ahhh Old woman, can't you see the problem at hand, stop with your drama now... Where is the girl?"
"Oh, yes yes." The old woman nodded frantically finally remembering the problem at hand. "She is still inside the room," She replied quickly, and just as she was about to turn back to the maid to give her instructions, the sound of a speeding car was suddenly heard from outside, and in just a few seconds, the large door was instantly flung open.
And their wide eyes were met with an anxious-looking guy, their grandson who they haven't seen in person for so many years now.
The old woman teared up once more and not being able to control herself, she burst into tears and rushed forward.
Carl who was also in a trance after barging inside the room and was met with his grandparents' shocked faces broke out of his shock when the old woman suddenly rushed forward and hugged him tightly.
Taken by surprise, he stared down at her with an indescribable emotion while wondering why she was crying happily from seeing him. However, that is not the most important thing now.
"Is she really here? Where is she?" He glanced up at the old man who had also teared up and was slowly dabbing his eyes with a hankie.
The old woman sighed inside then she slowly released him from the hug. "Baby boy... Aren't you happy to see grandma?" She asked softly while looking down with a gloomy expression.
Carl's brows furrowed as he looked down at her again in confusion, then returned his attention to the old man. "Where is she?" He repeated while glancing around the large room as his heart continuously started thumping again.
"You need to calm down grandson... The little girl is..." The old man trailed off as he watched the boy's expression slowly turned dark and he sighed exasperatedly while thinking of the kind of punishment he was going to give that clumsy girl.
Also watching the boy's expression, the old woman sighed again then said," Yes, she's here... The little girl is upstairs in your mother's room... But__" she didn't get to finish her sentence when Carl suddenly dashed past her and started running up the stairs.
"Wait!!!"
"Grandson."
They both called out with wide eyes. however, the boy was already out of their sight and they sighed heavily then slowly followed behind him up the stairs.
The young maid who had been watching the scene silently also sighed heavily and slowly shook her head before she walked out of the large door to inform the other servants of this spicy news.
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** Meanwhile, upstairs **
Carl hurried through the hallway with a nervous expression, while passing by the many doors which were facing each other. If he could remember correctly, his mother's room was at the farthest end.
His heartbeat heightened and he could even feel the sweats that were already forming on his forehead as he increased his footsteps.
After he had finally reached the door, he stopped walking then breathed in a deep sigh and shut his eyes, be he slowly extended his hands toward the doorknob, as his heart thumped in anticipation.
His hand was clasped tightly on the doorknob for some seconds as he hoped that everything wasn't a dream and it was all real. He took a deep breath again before he finally turned the doorknob and slowly pushed the door open.
After entering the room, he felt his heart stopped beating as his eyes instantly landed on the bed and they widened tremendously.
He staggered back with a slight gasp then held on tightly to the door, to keep himself from falling while his gaze was fixed on the bed.
Hearing sounds coming from her back, Vivian glanced back subconsciously and her pupils dilated as she instantly jerked up from the bedside with a huge gasp. "Big brother?"
Totally taken by surprise, she quickly rubbed her eyes while hoping that she wasn't seeing wrong or imagining things. However, watching the expression on his face, she was very sure that he was for real.
"Big brother..." Tears gradually formed in her eyes and she started sobbing softly then slowly followed his gaze which was on the girl that was peacefully laying on the bed.
But how did he know? Why did they tell him now? She had thought that the old couples were going to keep it a secret from him before everything is over... Why is he suddenly here?
Carl dazedly looked between the two girls for some minutes before he finally managed to break out of his shock. Even though he had wished so much for what the girl had told him to be the truth, he had never expected to see this.
How did they survive the explosion? And What happened to them that night?
He slowly turned his attention to the girl who seemed like she was sleeping on the bed and had on a very calm expression.
He couldn't notice any bruise or burn mark on her flawless skin, which looks much paler than he could last remember. And even her figure had become more slender, as the white hospital gown that she was wearing looks very large on her.