Emma ran upstairs in one breath. Her heart was beating like a drum. Her breathing was rapid and her face was red.
She really did not expect Archie to forcefully kiss her in front of everyone. That kind of feeling could not be described as pleasant surprise. It simply rose to the extent of being frightened.
Fortunately, she ran fast. Otherwise, she didn’t know what kind of tricks Archie was going to play.
Sigh, this man. . .
Was the evil genes in his bones really born naturally?
There was still some warmth left on his lips and teeth. Emma subconsciously touched it and the corners of her mouth could not help but raise.
When she returned to the office, Emma saw that there were some more documents on the table, and they were all arranged properly.
Emma’s heart warmed. Archie was really too good to her. He was so good that she did not know how to thank him.
Was there really a man like him in this world?
If there really was, then she was very lucky to have met him.
The sky outside the window was dark and gloomy as if it was going to rain. Emma suddenly felt a little irritated.
Looking at the time, it was only after six o’clock and Archie had not returned yet. She heard from her assistant that he went out to inspect work.
“What’s going on?” Emma could not read the documents in her hands. She stood up and pressed her chest with her hand. It was stuffy there as if she could not breathe.
Was it because this was the upper echelons, and there was lightning and thunder outside the window? Was it because the pressure was too low?
Emma quickly ran over to close the window so that the rainstorm would not rain down and wet the carpet.
Would Archie be on his way back at this time? Under such heavy rain, it would definitely be inconvenient for him to go out.
Emma closed the curtains and returned to the office chair to sit down. She took two sips of water.
That suffocating feeling had yet to disappear and it actually made her feel somewhat uneasy.
It was as if something bad was about to happen.
Suddenly, a voice rang out.
It was her phone!
She put down the cup, rushed over to open her handbag, and took out her cell phone.
It was Minlan.
At this time, she called her. Was she going to call her for dinner again?
Emma only thought for two seconds and quickly answered.
“Emma, where are you? Can you hurry to the hospital now, your grandmother she. . . ”
“What happened to grandma?” Emma’s breathing stagnated and her voice trembled.
“Your grandma fainted in the room just now and has just been sent to the hospital. She is still in the resuscitation room.” Minlan’s voice was also unstable.
“Wait for me. Which hospital is she at? I will go over now.” Emma’s voice trembled. That kind of bad feeling became stronger.
“I am in the military’s First Hospital. Hurry up and come!” Minlan hung up the phone after saying that.
Emma held her phone and stood there like a statue for a while before she suddenly reacted. She grabbed a car key on the table and ran downstairs.
“Grandma, please don’t let anything happen to you. Wait for me. . . ” Emma muttered as her tears inexplicably fell.
In the elevator, there were some employees who were shocked when they saw Emma’s panicked expression and her tears falling like rain.
But at this moment, Emma could not care about much anymore. She only hoped that the elevator could be faster to the end of the parking lot.
Finally, in the underground parking lot, Emma took out the key and lit up a red sports car.
This was a new car that Archie had given her. It had just been bought a few days ago and had been parked in the company’s exclusive parking space. The key was also casually thrown into her drawer so that she could use it at any time.
Emma sat in the car and randomly wiped her tears. After starting the car, she quickly left the car park.
The Military District First Hospital was a very prestigious hospital. It was famous throughout the country.
Emma tried her best to concentrate on driving, but it was the peak hour after work. She was soon stuck on the road.
“Quick, let me go. . . ” Emma held the steering wheel powerlessly and muttered in a daze.
There was a sudden clap of thunder in the sky. Immediately after, the bean-sized raindrops began to withdraw and fiercely smashed into every corner of the city.
The world in front of Emma suddenly changed from grey to a confused one.
Her heart suddenly became helpless and uneasy.
It was as if she was trapped in a small world, separated from the outside world.
Finally, the car started to move. Emma looked at the raincoat that kept washing the front window. Her heart felt as if it was being cut by a knife.
Grandma was still fine at noon. Why did she suddenly faint?
What kind of illness did she have? She had asked before, but Grandmother refused to tell her.
Minlan anxiously called her to the hospital. Her illness must be very serious.
They finally arrived at the hospital in a hurry. After Emma parked the car, she crazily rushed to the emergency room.
They only found her after asking a lot of people along the way.
Minlan and Dexon stood there in the cold corridor. Both of their expressions seemed to be covered in a layer of grey. There was also an uncle and aunt that she had never seen before, as well as their child. There was a crowd of people in the corridor.
“Dad, Mom!” Emma’s voice was tight as she shouted.
Minlan quickly came over and held her hand, “Emma, you are here!”
“Where is grandma? Is she still not out?” Emma’s voice was trembling and her eyes were filled with tears. She looked up and saw the light at the door of the surgery. Tears immediately rolled down her face.
Minlan stiffly nodded her head. “Your grandmother is still performing the surgery but the situation is not optimistic. Everything will only know the result after the surgery ends.”
Emma only felt her entire body suddenly tremble. Her legs felt weak and she felt as if she was going to collapse.
Her tears became even more anxious, and she kept thinking in her mind. It was just that she was not optimistic.
Dexon turned around and went to the smoking area with his brother. He kept smoking in silence.
The painful news made the house suddenly become dead silent.
Emma pinched her fingers. Only in this way would she not tremble like that.
She stared at the tightly shut door of the operating theater and prayed in her heart.
Finally, the door of the operating theater opened and a few doctors wearing masks walked out.
“Doctor, how’s my mother?” Dexon was the first to rush over. He looked anxious.
The attending physician slowly took off his mask. The grief on his face made the atmosphere even more solemn.
“Vice President, I’m sorry. The patient did not manage to survive. He has already stopped breathing.” The attending physician’s voice was also filled with shame and guilt.
“No. . . That won’t happen!” Emma’s heart suddenly hurt. She covered her face with both hands and squatted down. She did not want to accept such a cruel reality.
Minlan also stood stiffly with a dull expression.
The rest of the people also began to silently shed tears, feeling extremely sorrowful.
Tears also seeped out of Dexon’s eyes, but as the head of the family, his way of expressing his emotions was more patient.
He was still polite and grateful. “Thank you for your hard work!”
Everyone’s emotions seemed to have been infected, and they were all in great pain.
Emma sat on the ground without any image. She cried so hard that she could not control herself.
She could not believe that her grandmother, who was still talking and laughing with her at noon, would suddenly pass away and leave in such a hurry. She did not even see her last face.
“Why is it like this? Grandma!” Emma’s voice was hoarse as she called out in a low voice, crying like a fool.
Minlan squatted down and gently hugged her. She also put her face on top of her head and gently advised, “Emma, don’t cry. Your grandmother’s condition has already reached that stage. Last year, she was advised to operate on her but she refused to.”
The phone’s ringtone suddenly rang. Emma recovered from her grief and took out her phone to take a look.
It was Archie!
Emma struggled to stand up and walked to the corner of the corridor with a heavy heart.
“It’s raining so heavily. Where did you go?” Archie’s voice sounded urgent.
“I am in the hospital!” Emma’s voice was low and hoarse, and she was sobbing.
“What are you going to the hospital for?” Archie became even more worried.
“My grandma. . . Grandma dead!” Emma used a lot of strength, but her voice was very soft.
“What? Which hospital is it? I came to look for you.” Archie was also shocked when he heard that. He immediately wanted to look for her.
“No, don’t come!” Emma shook her head, “I’m fine!”
“Is it because your father is there?”
Emma could not deny that she did not want to bear the cold words of two important people after the meeting.
“Alright then. If there is anything, remember to call me.” Archie finally did not insist, but he still calmly comforted her.
“Okay!” After hanging up the phone, Emma turned her head and saw a nurse pushing her grandmother out.
She only felt that her breathing was about to stop. She hurriedly ran over.
When she saw her grandmother lying peacefully on the cart, her tears collapsed again.
The corridor was very quiet. The nurse left some time for her relatives to say their final goodbyes to the body.
Dexon was silent the whole time, but he was in a more sorrowful mood than anyone else.
After bidding farewell to the body, Madam Sandford, who was sleeping, was pushed away by the nurse.
Dexon’s younger brother, Darrent, suddenly asked, “Big brother, when mother left, did she make a will or something?”
Dexon looked at him with a heavy gaze, “Mom doesn’t have much inheritance, but those few old houses were transferred to Emma’s name not long ago.”
Some of the younger generation of Sandford Family looked at Emma.
When Emma heard this, her whole body trembled in pain.
She could feel how much her grandmother doted on her. It was precisely because of this that her grandmother’s departure made her feel even more sad.
“Mom, how could it be. . .” Darrent was somewhat in disbelief.
Although those were a few old houses, because the location was very good, the market value was not cheap.
Dexon’s eyes became somewhat stern. “Mom just left and you still remember her things. You really have a filial heart.”
Darrent suddenly stopped talking, but some of the Sandford Family juniors beside him felt indignant.
In their point of view, Emma had always been an outsider. She hadn’t even changed her surname yet, but she had already occupied all of Grandma’s property. She was really scheming.