Chapter 93

Maja was still standing in the corridor, feeling p chill from what the doctor had said It wasn’t until her phone rang that she snapped out of it.

Her fingers were stiff, so she rubbed her hands to warm them up before answering the call

The time displayed on her phone screen showed that she had missed picking up Holden She quickly apologized “Grandpa, I’m sorry, my father was in a hospital. I’m with him right now, so I missed picking you up

Upon hearing the reason, Holden immediately comforted her

“Maja, why is your dad in the hospital? Is he doing better now? Don’t worry about it, you don’t have to come over for dinner tonight, just stay with him.”

Maja’s eyes welled up Her father had been diagnosed with late–stage liver cancer, she didn’t know who to tell. She couldn’t tell the Raymond family, even though Holden was nice to her. She didn’t want others to know, afraid they might think she’s trying to gain sympathy.

“He’s just feeling a bit unwell. He’s not awake yet. Grandpa, I’ll get you a gift as an apology next time.”

formal with me, I’ve got a gift for you too. I’ll let

up at the ceiling, “Okay, thank you

made Holden even happier. After Hanging up, he

Also, his father Neil’s in the hospital. He’s neither okay to Maja, so if you have time, bring some gifts and visit him. Since you are his son–in–law, you

the Pennyfeather family. He had looked into Maja’s life over the years. She was independent, didn’t complain when wronged, went to high school on her own, and had a bad college professor.

but was stopped by Maja. She said

recently got a

of the

the mention of the Shepard family, lan frowned. “Grandpa, what does this have to

Holden scoffed. “Isn’t Dalia one of Carlene Shepard’s kin? Look at what she’s done in school! With she behaving like that, I do not hold much expectation for the

at the files in his hand and replied, “You can’t dismiss their whole family just because of one

was upset, gripping his cane tightly.

Raymond family. His daughter–in–law could only be Maja. Anyone who dared

sounded indifferent, “Got it.” He would just have Jeff bring some stuff

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