Kyler pulled Audrey over and said angrily, “Don’t try to threaten her.
Audrey, tell me. Did you two just have a simple fight?”
Although Kyler was still mad at Cornell, the joy and expectation in his eyes were glaring.
Audrey pursed her lips, put on a smile, and whispered, “Yes, it’s true.”
“Thank God! Oh, you two almost killed me with a heart attack!” Kyler laughed out loud.
As tears welled up in Audrey’s eyes, she held Kyler’s hand and said seriously, “Kyler, please take good care of yourself.”
“Don’t cry, dearie!” Kyler smiled and said, “As I said earlier, I’m fine. Don’t worry about me. I’m pushing ninety now. If my creator says it’s time for me to come back home, then I’ll have no qualms.
My only regret is that I didn’t get to see my great-grandchildren yet.”
Audrey sniffed and held on to Kyler’s hand.
“Don’t say those words.
You’ll live a long life!”
“Haha! I hope so. I’ll wait to see my great-grandchildren then. I’m sure they will be as cute as you.”
At this time, a nurse suddenly came in and said that the patient needed rest. Audrey quickly helped Kyler to lie down.
Before lying down, Kyler issued a warning to Cornell, “Listen here, you brat. If you dare to hurt Audrey, I won’t let it slide.”
After coming out of the ward, Cornell strode forward ahead of Audrey.
And his words of no divorce kept resounding in Audrey’s mind.
Audrey wanted to ask Cornell for an explanation. Did Cornell really mean that or did he just say that to calm Kyler down and cheer him up?
Her thoughts were muddled now. She lowered her head helplessly.
Suddenly, someone grabbed her wrist. She was pulled into the corner with a good amount of force.
Audrey looked up to find that it was Cornell. She staggered behind him like a little girl. She was still wondering why he said those words just now.
“You are really something, Audrey,” Cornell sneered sarcastically.
Audrey was stunned. She had no idea what he was talking about.
Cornell gritted his teeth and questioned, “If you don’t want the divorce, just say it. Why did you have to get my grandfather involved? I already told you not to let him find out. You saw what happened. That was exactly what I was trying to avoid!”
Audrey’s eyes widened in disbelief.
In the past two years, she had been looking after Kyler carefully and took him as her own grandfather. She felt that even if Cornell was oblivious to what she did, he should know that she would never do anything to hurt Kyler.
Never in her wildest dreams did she imagine Cornell would accuse her in this manner.
It was so ridiculous that just then, she had been wondering whether Cornell really didn’t want to divorce her.
It turned out it was all in her head again. What a fool she had been!
The ball of hope in her heart was prickled by several needles now.
She smiled bitterly at him.
“Wait a damn minute! You think I told Kyler about the divorce?”
“Did you not?” Cornell retorted.
This wasn’t a question, but an accusation. He was quite sure about it.
He didn’t even want to investigate it but just assumed that she was the one who let Kyler know about their upcoming divorce.
Grievance, sadness, and disappointment overwhelmed Audrey in an instant. She bit her Lips and froze on the spot.
The look he gave her now suggested he wouldn’t believe anything she said, so she didn’t even bother.
“Fine! If you think I did it, then I did it! Now that you have realized that I’m so sly, you should divorce me right away!”
After saying that, Audrey burst into tears.
This made Cornell a little flustered. He reached out, intending to wipe her tears, but she slapped his hand away.
“What are you waiting for, Cornell? I’m such a cunning and despicable woman. Shouldn’t you get rid of me quickly? Let’s go to the court right now!”
“Come on, stop being unreasonable!” Cornell ran his fingers through his hair and took a deep breath.
“For the sake of my grandpa, we can’t get divorced now.”
“Fine! Hit me up when you calm him down. I’ll be ready to get this over and done with at any time.”
Audrey wiped the tears off her face and walked past him without a backward glance.
Her heart was numb. She could no longer feel any pain.
Just when she was a few steps away, a soft voice came to her ears.
“Audrey, Cornell…”
Cecilia took feather-like steps toward them. By the time she reached Cornell, she staggered Like she was about to faint.
Cornell reached out to hold her and asked sharply, “What are you doing here?”
“I came for the routine check-up and happened to see you when you brought Kyler in.”
Cecilia looked anxious.
“How is he doing now? Please tell me he’s okay! I’m worried about him. Can I go see him?”
Audrey spun on her heels and said curtly, “Don’t disturb Kyler at the moment. He’s not expecting you, so stay away!”
“Oh, my! Is it a crime that I want to check on Kyler? Why are you speaking to me so rudely?” Cecilia held her chest and looked pitiful.
Audrey twisted half of her face as she stared at the drama queen.
Kyler had just suffered a heart attack and was yet to recover. If Cecilia showed up in front of him, he might just convulse to death.
And she believed that Cornell should also know it.
As expected, after a moment of silence, Cornell explained, “Cecilia, you can’t show up in front of my grandfather now.”
Cecilia’s eyes widened. Huh? What the hell did he just say? She completely dropped her acting.
What happened to the Cornell who promised to do anything for her?
He used to say yes to her every request. But now, he said no without even mincing words. Was this a dream?
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