novelraw Chapter 6: Grandpa’s death
Chapter 6: Grandpa’s death
Chapter 6: Grandpa’s deathOld Man Lee didn’t want to alert the enemies, so he began to investigate things from the dark. His granddaughter’s wedding was fast approaching and she was extremely happy about it, so he didn’t want to ruin her happiness by revealing these worry-inducing things to her, and by doing so, she had to find out in the most heartbreaking way possible.
"S–sorry, ch–child, I’m s–orry–" the old man’s dimmed eyes slowly closed and the hand on her cheeks was about to fall off when she grabbed it.
"N–no, no, grandpa, please don’t do this to me, grandfather, I beg you please... g–grandfather..." She slowly put his hand down and gently patted his body in an attempt to wake him up.
"Grandpa!" She called again while shaking him gently.
"Old man Lee!" She cried out as she patted his cheeks.
When he’s sleeping and she sneaks into his room, she would pat his face like this and call him, ’old man Lee’. He would smile before slowly opening his eyes to ask her what she wanted.
She only called him by his name whenever she needed something, so she was expecting him to smile at her and ask her what she wanted, but her expectation was dashed!
"Old Man Lee...grandfather!!!" She started to shake him vehemently, but still, he showed no signs of waking up.
"Christine!!"
"Guards!!!"
"Maya!!!"
"Aunt Martha!!"
"Uncle Wong!!!!"
She called every name she could possibly think of at that dire moment but nobody came. Realization dawned on her that she was alone, all alone with her grandfather in the whole sitting room with no one to help or assist her.
She
"I’m sorry Young Master, it wasn’t my fault, a crazy woman ran into the road." The driver apologized deeply.
"Run her over." Came the groom’s languid and unfeeling voice.