Edmund never felt pressure like this before. “Sir, it’s because…”

Cedric glared at him. “You better not play dumb and tell us the truth. There’ll be hell to pay if I detect a lie in your words!”

‘I can’t keep it a secret anymore. They’re going to find out sooner or later…’ thought Edmund. He sighed helplessly and said, “It’s because Miss Corinne is—”

“It’s because she’s your savior, Grandpa. We owe her that much,” Lucas chimed in just in time.

Cedric and Beatrice turned toward the door and saw Lucas limping back in with the help of his crutches.

Edmund sighed in relief. Faced with Cedric’s immense pressure, he nearly blurted Corinne’s secret!

to Cedric and passed him a bottle of medicine. “Here’s the blood pressure medicine you’ve asked

‘How did he get back

sent him away on

looked probingly at Lucas. “Tell me the truth, Lucas. Is Corinne—”Books Chapters Are Daily Updated Join & Stay Updated

what Cedric wanted to ask, so he cut in. “There’s no need to overthink this, Grandpa, Grandma. Corinne is a good kid. She saved your life before, Grandpa, so I’m just repaying her for doing that. You

see Grandpa and Grandma off to the car, and come back after that. I

Mister Lucas,” said Edmund with a

knew how stubborn her grandson could be, so she decided

we’ll head home now. But make sure you take care of your foot, Lucas. You better let it heal properly so that it won’t leave any aftereffects,” said Beatrice with

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