Half an hour later, Gwendolyn and Cedrick returned to the Harris residence at Mount Tranquil together.

Kieran and Treyton still had not arrived, while Sienna was pacing back and forth before the door as if she’d been waiting for them.

She hurried toward them the moment they stepped out of the car. “You’re finally here, Gwen.”

Gwendolyn noticed her swollen eyes and inquired calmly, “How’s Dad?”

Sienna shook her head. “Not good. The doctor says he’ll probably last around two days at most. But we’ll have to wait for Kieran’s diagnosis when he’s back.”

“Okay.”

They strode into the mansion.

The door to Marcus’ bedroom was open, and a man was sitting before his bed.

Gwendolyn had not seen Asher for around seven to eight days.

He looked completely different from before.

He’d lost a lot of weight, and his skin was dull. Moreover, the stubble on his face gave him a weathered look, making him seem to have aged a decade, although only several days had passed.

Gwendolyn had no idea, nor was she interested in knowing what he’d gone through.

“Could you please excuse us? I wish to talk to Dad and don’t want to see you here.”

Her voice was devoid of emotion, as if she were talking to a stranger.

Asher’s eyes were lowered as he departed the room in silence.

Despite his efforts to appear normal, Gwendolyn astutely observed a slight limp in his gait as he walked by her.

Is it his knee?

“Are you sure you’ve been obediently reading scriptures at the ancestral hall for the past few days?” She directed the question at Asher.

He froze and opened his mouth to speak up for himself.

Yet no sound came out from his lips as the words were trapped in his throat. As such, he left the room defeatedly without uttering a word.

spoken for several days. He’s recently

silently and refused to comment on

Kieran and

“All right.”

gone. She rested his wrinkled hand against her face and

would like some time to

excused himself, shutting the door after

to look for Asher after exiting

the banister while

it was evident that each

knees were swelling

the day before and voiced the possibility of him being diagnosed with rheumatism in

quietly observed Asher, noting how challenging it was for him just to get down a

took a deep breath and was about to take another step down when Cedrick held

done as atonement for

turned back and met

there any point

what his sister’s temper, whom he’d cared for since childhood,

he were bedridden, she would interpret anything he said as a ploy

released Cedrick’s hand to continue

he uttered unexpectedly, “Gwenny wouldn’t believe you did all this even if she saw it with her own eyes. While Evelyn was the main culprit, you

took it all in wordlessly and resumed

at his back

fruits throbbed in pain, reminding him

housekeeper to get it disinfected

and Treyton arrived hastily, one

a beeline to Marcus’ room and conducted a full-body check-up

the side and offered assistance when

a nerve-wracking half an hour,

Treyton, Sienna, and Cedrick were all seated on

her feet. “Kieran, how is it?

a fall. It has now

hall was shrouded with

energy drain from her and

instantly dashed to her side and wrapped

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