Chapter 454
In the evening, Carlos gave up on treatment and insisted on going home from the hospital.
“Carlos,” Ellie said, her eyes red–rimmed as she stepped forward to offer support when the car door opened.
Alex crouched down and carried Carlos into the room.
Probably because he had been in the hospital for a long time, once Carlos got home, he seemed a bit more energetic.
Seeing everyone gathered around, Carlos grumbled irritably. “Everyone has to go through this. I’ve lived long enough to see everything clearly. Go about your own business and stop hovering around me.”
Everyone left; only Alex remained. Carlos took Alex’s hand and said weakly. “The only regret in my life is not being able to see you get married”
“Grandpa, Alex said, his eyes glistening with tears as he crouched beside Carlos’s bed. “Even though I’m not married yet, Ellie and I are together now. We’ll surely be happy, Grandpal”
“Alex, promise me that no matter what, you’ll always be good to Ellie and her family. You owe them!” After said that, Carlos was tired and closed his eyes to rest.
“Grandpa, I definitely will!” Alex squeezed Carlos’s hand tightly, crouched beside the bed, and stayed there for a long time without leaving.
In the evening, Ellie came downstairs and heard Alex and his parents discussing Carlos’s funeral arrangements in the living room. Ellie stood quietly at a distance, listening but not stepping forward to join the conversation.
That evening, the first thing Carlos said to Ellie when he came back was, “When I’m gone, take good care of those pots
orchids for me.”
Ellie couldn’t quite put into words how she felt. She was terribly sad, yet she didn’t burst into tears. In this world where farewells happen every day, none of them were really good at saying goodbye.
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o, when she lived there, although Carlos was getting thinner day by day due to the illness, he still spoke with
Some time ago,
energy.
In the blink of an eye, Carlos, who had dominated the business world all his life, was about to fade away quietly with this
summer season.
y were the closest family, but all they could do was watch helplessly.
They
The next morning, after Alex went to the company, Ellie wheeled Carlos out to the garden to soak up some sun. “Carlos, what would you like to cat? I’ll cook it for you at noon.”
In the garden of the Warren Manor, Ellie wheeled Carlos to a stop beside a few pots of orchids.
Carlos was so weak that he could only lie back against the chair, his cloudy eyes fixed on the orchids. His trembling hand lifted, and Ellie quickly took his hand and crouched beside the wheelchair.
Carlos pointed at a sunflower not far away and said, “I remember when I brought you home, you were only about this tall.”
Ellie nodded, looking at a wild sunflower in the corner, her vision starting to blur.
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Carlos said, “Do you remember what I said to you back then?”
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Ellie sniffed and choked out, “You said that your grandson was too much, and you wanted a well–behaved granddaughter.
Carlos gave a weak smile. “Girl, if that little rascal ever does anything wrong to you, for my sake, don’t hold a grudge against him. He just has that stubborn temper, and he responds better to kindness than toughness?
Ellie nodded vigorously. “Don’t worry. I love him. How could I ever hate him?”
While talking with Carlos, Ellie suddenly heard a kitten meowing, Turning around, she saw Alex was already in front of her.
“Here.” Alex held a light–silver tabby Maine Coon kitten in front of Ellie. “Do you like it?”
Ellie looked at the kitten in his arms and excitedly reached out to take it. The light–silver tabby Maine Coon hissed at her. and Ellie quickly pulled back her hand.
Alex put the kitten on the grass to let it get used to the environment. “This two–month–old Maine Coon boy will be even more magnificent when he grows up.”
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