The housemaid hesitated before whispering, “I’m not exactly sure. I was tidying up the room this morning, and he was digging up seedlings in the yard. Ms. Reed suddenly showed up, and they got into a conflict. By the time I heard the noise and came out, the old man had passed out.”

Celeste’s face darkened, “Where’s Kaylee?”

“Ms. Reed didn’t come to the hospital.”

Celeste clenched her hands nervously.

Liam arrived 10 minutes later. He got the call from the housemaid and saw Celeste sitting on a bench, looking pale.

He approached her and called her name.

Celeste looked up, her eyes bloodshot.

His heart skipped a beat, and he clenched his lips nervously before whispering, “It’ll be alright.”

Celeste stared at him and blurted out, “It was Kaylee who pushed Grandpa David down.”

was stunned, his gaze growing more serious.

“How?”

calm. “If Grandpa David doesn’t make it out of the operating room today,

frowned and didn’t

force a smile, Celeste continued, “I thought so. Who are you trying to impress with

that

He has a history of epilepsy and he’s old. How could he be left alone? It’s lucky we got him here in time, or it would’ve been too risky.”

the doctor to finish

doctor waved her off, “Just wait until he’s moved to the general

Celeste didn’t talk to Liam. Instead, she took out her phone

there was no response. Frustrated, he dialed the number for his home and the housemaid answered.

to talk

use Kaylee’s full name

her not to say anything. “Uh, Ms. Kaylee is not here, she went out with

“Put her on the

“Ms. Kaylee is

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