<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Chapter 1204 Grow Old</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Zachary was working at the hospital at the time. Upon hearing what Ste had said, he let out a yawn.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Oh,” he responded.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Ste thought he had already forgiven her, so she immediately asked, “Are you going to let me off the hook now?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">A scoffingugh echoed from the other end of the phon</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Ste, are you joking with me?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Ste’s body stiffened.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Did you think a few bows and an apology would suffice for what you did back then?” Zachary’s slender fingers drummed on the table. “I remember how much money I gave you when you deceived me years ago. You must have had a decent ie at Royale Club, right?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“I–I was pawned off by Yvette, that b*tch. I–I couldn’t make any money…” Ste stuttered.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“What should we do then? Debts must be paid, so you should start by repaying yours! Don’t worry. If you can’t find any clients, I’ll have someone assist you! If several clientse at once, you should be able to handle them, right?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">After Zachary finished speaking, he hung up the phone.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">The thing he despised the most was deception. At this point, he wished nothing more than to see Ste dead. However, he wouldn’t let her off that easily.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">That day, George’s illness had worsened, resulting in his hospitalization. Vivian and Jonathan kept him.pany at the hospital.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">George took Vivian’s hand and said, “Vivian, could you please fetch Zach for me?”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“All right.”</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Immediately, Vivian went to find Zachary. However, at the entrance of the office, she overheard Zachary’s conversation.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Debts must be paid? Find clients? Handle a few at once? Vivian was astonished by what she heard.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Figuring Zachary was no saint, she wondered what he had been doing behind George’s back.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Considering George’s health, she knocked on the door.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Come in,” Zachary said, his face devoid of any expression.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Vivian pushed the door open but didn’t step inside. “Grandpa wants you to go over,” she said.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Has he woken up?” Zachary stood up.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">It was no wonder George’s condition worsened suddenly. The truth was that too many unexpected and exciting events had urred at Nichs‘ wedding ceremony the previous day.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">George was quite the social butterfly, often teased by Niel for having fewer descendants.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">The previous day, upon seeing the numerous descendants of Niel arguing and fighting over inheritance, he was secretly more amused than anyone else.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“Yes. He has, but things aren’t looking too good,” replied Vivian.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">After hearing those words. Zachary followed her toward the ward. With an air of nonchnce, he said, “That’s just how it is when people age. It’s troublesome.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Vivian heard Zachary saying it was troublesome, and if looks could kill, she would have in him countless times over.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">Zachary noticed her gaze and halted in his tracks.</font></font>
<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">“What’s wrong? Did I say something incorrect? Old people can be quite troublesome, after all.”</font></font>This belongs to N?velDrama.Org - ?.
“Wouldn’t you ever age?”
“Once I’ve grown old, I’ll just meet my end on my own
The conversation between the two drew nces from passing nurses, who couldn’t help but take a few extra looks.
Vivian felt that he was absolutely insane. “You better mean what you say and not end up too scared to die when you’re old.”
Zachary chuckled and responded, “If you don’t believe me, wait until I’m old. You can give me a bit of poison and finish me off.”
The two of them bickered all the way to George’s ward
In the ward, Jonathan could hear the two adults arguing, leaving him somewhat speechless.
Thankfully, George had a good temperament. If he hadn’t, he probably would have been infuriated by then.
George even chuckled and said, “Jon, don’t you think Mr. Zachary and Ms. Kennedy make a great pair?”
Jonathan nodded emphatically. “Yes.”
George wasn’t mistaken about this. Jonathan had rarely seen such a love–hate rtionship.
Vivian and Zachary entered the ward, instinctively falling silent. They were clueless as to why George was chuckling.
Zachary furrowed his brows and said, “Grandpa, have you forgotten what the doctor warned? Remember, extreme joy or sorrow is to be avoided.”
He imed that George was a nuisance, but deep down, he cared for George more than anyone else. He was profoundly afraid of losing George.
George knew his grandson’s temperament well. Zachary wasn’t a wicked person. He in
struggled to discern between right and wrong.
sometimes.
“Hey, what extreme joy? There’s nothing joyful happening.” George was staring at the ceiling, sighing repeatedly. “How can I be happy when I haven’t even held my great–grandchild yet?”
George covered his face and feigned crying. “Had it not been for Joning into my life, I might have never experienced exquisite pleasure in my lifetime.”
Zachary was already ustomed to watching George’s antics.
However, Vivian was not yet ustomed to it, and she immediately offeredfort.
“Grandpa, don’t overthink it. You have us by your side now. How could you not enjoy exquisite pleasure?”
George was waiting for Vivian to speak. Once she had spoken, he said, “But there’s something that’s been weighing on my heart. If it’s not resolved, I won’t be able to rest, even in death.”
“What’s the matter? Just say it, and we’ll certainly do what we can.” Vivian had never anticipated that George would put her in a tricky situation.
Upon hearing Vivian’s words, George didn’t hold back. “Well, I saw Nichs getting married yesterday, and it made me think of you and Zach. You two have been engaged for almost half a year, right? Yet, you’re still not married.”
Vivian was at a loss for words..
Zachary saw iting, but he remained silent.
George continued in a pitiful tone, “It seems I won’t be able to see you two finally get together before I die. Rather than waiting endlessly, I might as well die now.
As he spoke, he started to pretend to remove the medical devices attached to his own body.
Upon seeing the situation, Vivian immediately intervened, saying, “Grandpa, please don’t do this…”
“Vivian, you’re a good child. Don’t stop me. Let me meet my end!”
Jonathan watched drama within the family unfold, feeling somewhat weary. George’s acting skills were indeed rather crude.
Despite struggling for quite some time, not a single needle was sessfully removed.
Luckily for him, Vivian was a kind–hearted simpleton. Had it been someone else, George would have been seen through long ago,