Ashlyn cocked her eyebrows and stared at him with a frosty look in her eyes. “The more you try to distract me, the more I want to know who on earth you are hiding in the attic. What secret are you keeping from me?”

The violent coughing started again.

At such proximity, the coughing sounds were clear and ear-piercing!

Ashlyn widened her eyes in disbelief. This familiar voice…

Fury surged through her as she pushed open the door forcefully!

The first thing she saw within the constricted space was a small bed. A pale-faced elderly was lying on the bed, all curled up.

The attic was extremely run-down and poorly maintained with trash scattered across the floor.

The air inside smelled stale, as if the room had not been ventilated for a long time.

In fact, it would be surprising if anyone who stayed there for a long time did not get ill.

she saw the frail elderly lying

“Grandma!”

woman, whose small frame was curled up like a ball, was Susan Blackwood. She was falling in and out of consciousness

her clouded eyes gradually regained focus, she managed to recognize the beautiful face in

voice sounded weak and was barely

are you feeling?” Ashlyn knelt beside Susan’s

lovingly at her granddaughter before shutting her

ringing the hospital. “I’m Ashlyn Berry, please send

Ashlyn got off the phone, she swept her cold gaze

cold as he looked at Ashlyn nervously. The imposing aura exuded by his

“Shut up!” Ashlyn bellowed.

dad! You have really gone too

no right to interrupt!” Ashlyn swept a glance at Penelope before turning her attention back to Horace again. She fixed her icy gaze on her dad and said, “All along, I’ve thought that grandma was living comfortably. I’ve never

to satisfy her every whim. She was the one who complained that it was too noisy downstairs and insisted on moving

ill to me, but not only did you not do anything for her, you even tried to lie and keep it from me. What was that for? Ashlyn narrowed her eyes and continued, “Mary Canter, are you really taking me

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