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Chapter 53
Chapter 53
Chapter 53
“Don’t worry, Grandpa, I’ll take care of it. Your job is to take good care of yourself. You shouldn’t waste your energy and ruin your health for unnecessary people,” Cynthia reassured Old Man Neal.
“Okay. I’ll listen to you.” Old Man Neal genuinely liked Cynthia. Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.
For the rest of the day, Cynthia mostly stayed in the hospital room chatting with Old Man Neal. They talked about this and that, and she managed to cheer him up.
Old Man Neal was very astute and noticed many details in Cynthia’s demeanor and behavior. When they were alone in the room, he said, “Cynthia.”
“Yes?”
“Can you be honest with me? Is your family also quite wealthy?” Old Man Neal asked straightforwardly.
Many things could be observed in how people interact with each other.
Cynthia always seemed calm and collected, as if nothing could shake her composure.
This kind of attitude was likely due to her upbringing.
Cynthia did not hide anything and answered honestly, “Yes.”
“Do you mind telling me which family you belong to?” Old Man Neal did not force Cynthia, giving her the choice to answer him.
“The Yates Group,” Cynthia answered.
Old Man Neal smiled widely and exclaimed, “Wow, that’s great!”
While cutting some fruit for him, Cynthia asked him to keep her background a secret for now. “Can you keep this between us for now?”
“Of course! I’ll keep it a secret! Now that I know you have that kind of background, I’m not worried anymore.” Old Man Neal did not doubt her, and his lingering concerns dissipated.
Cynthia was a bit puzzled. “Worried? About what?”
Old Man Neal was in a good mood. “If you didn’t have such a background, I’d be worried about Joshua bullying you.”
Cynthia’s heart warmed at Old Man Neal’s words.
“I know that kid’s personality all too well. He’s divorcing you for Jayleen now, but when you two are really divorced, he’ll realize who the right person is.” Old Man Neal sighed heavily.
“At that time, he’ll definitely want to make amends.” Old Man Neal could see through Joshua easily.
Cynthia was still cutting fruit, saying, “Grandpa…”
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“Cynthia, I can ignore certain things, but there are times when I have to interfere.”
Old Man Neal felt much better and regained his energy.
“What is it?” Cynthia paused.
“If Joshua wants to remarry you in the future, don’t agree so easily. If a man can easily get something, he won’t know how to cherish it,” Old Man Neal said angrily.
Cynthia was speechless. Then, she cleared her throat and replied, “Grandpa, you’re a man too…”
“Just remember that.” Old Man Neal coughed to hide his embarrassment. “That’s all that matters.”
Cynthia nodded and agreed, “Okay.”
Old Man Neal really wanted Cynthia to become his granddaughter–in–law. Yet, he thought if Cynthia were his biological granddaughter, he would never agree to her being with a scumbag like Joshua. After weighing everything, Old Man Neal chose to stand by Cynthia’s side.
Cynthia was such a good girl and deserved to be happy.
Joshua was standing outside the door and was just about to enter when he heard Old Man Neal say that. His brow furrowed slightly, puzzled.
Why did everyone think he would regret it?
Yoel did.
Grandpa did too.
Even Mrs. Neal Senior had said that to him earlier when he went to handle the discharge procedures.
He pushed the issue aside and entered the ward.
When his tall figure appeared in the ward, the room felt somewhat cramped.