Chapter 31
Hello grandma ” he said happily
“Uhm, Andrew this isn’t grandma ” a voice said from the phone. Andrew recognized the voice immediately. It’s Hayley , the woman grandma is staying with, who is a distant relative of hers.
“Where’s grandma?”
“Andrew, I didn’t want you to hear this from me but…….” She paused and gave out a deep breath.
“What happened to grandma?” Andrew asked nervously as he stared at Alfred who was also staring at him.
“She’s sick and has been admitted in the hospital” she said
“How’s she now?” Andrew asked
“She’s okay, probably calling out for his grandson Alfred all the time” she said and Alfred felt his heart melt immediately.
“Grandma” he muttered softly and Andrew stared at him
“Fine then. I’ll come pick her” Andrew says and ends the call.
“Prepare all the papers and everything you need to prepare. Grandma returns home” Alfred muttered and immediately he left.
“Always as usual, I’m left alone to do everything ” Andrew muttered and walked out of the study room.
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It was evening already and Lisa had woken up. She felt a slight pain on her head and then she groaned softly.
She touched her head which was hurting and realized it was stitched. “This is actually serious, I thought I was dreaming all this time” she thought as she stood up from the bed and walked towards the mirror to see her new look.
“Ouch, it hurts” she muttered as she touched her head. One minute she was hit on the head by Ria, and she was holding a paper and she fell unconscious in Alfred’s room and now she’s in her room. Weird, she thought and went to sit back on the bed.
“Oh my goodness! Ria had said something like she was working here sort of because she needed to get something and now she’s gotten what she wants. And she said she poisoned Alfred. Oh shit. That girl, she’s made me look like a bad girl all this while. I wonder if Alfred knows about all of this” Lisa muttered to herself but suddenly her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of her door opening in full force.
No soothsayer needs to tell her it was Alfred. He always barged inside her room like he owns it. Oh really, I think he owns it and I’m just a slave her. Seems like I’m forgetting my place or probably I’m going crazy sort of. She thought as she quickly stood up and bowed her head.
Alfred stared at her silently then to the injury on her head. There was no expression on his face.
“My grandma will be coming back home today, and I would like you to be on your best behavior. When she comes do Address me as Alfred and not master. And mind you she’s sick, if you do anything to endanger her health I swear I’m going to kill you without having a second thoughts” he said in his icily tone and Lisa felt cold shiver ran down my spine
Just as he was about leaving her room he heard a car ride inside the compound.
“Guess they’re much earlier than I thought. Go change from this pathetic dress and come downstairs, you gonna welcome her and you must be on your best behavior, I do not have to tell you the rest” he paused and continued
“I do not know why my grandma likes you that much but whatever you used on her in making her like you, it’s going to fade off anytime soon. Be downstairs in two minutes ” he said and with that he walked out.
Lisa who’s been standing there like a statue all this while finally gave out a deep breath and laid on the bed.
She didn’t even know what to think or say at that moment all she could say to herself was “Lisa you need to be downstairs in two minutes” she stood up from the bed and rushed towards the bathroom, took a brief shower, put on her clothes and rushed downstairs , there she met Alfred talking to her grandma who was on a wheel and Andrew who was standing beside her.
Immediately, grandma Teresa saw Lisa and felt her heart leap in joy. She felt this unexplainable happiness.
“Grandma ” Lisa muttered, smiling as she climbed down the staircase.
“Oh my little girl. I missed you ” grandma Teresa muttered happily and then she did what amazed everyone. she stood up from the wheelchair and hugged Lisa so tight.
“How much I have missed this soul. Her blue eyes and lush hairs, she so much reminds me of my mom” Lisa thought smiling. But then come to think of it she looks different from the last time she saw her, she looks so pale.
Andrew stared at Alfred, with Alfred staring back at him.
“Not quite long when I went to pick grandma from the hospital, she couldn’t walk neither could she move her body. I had to carry her and now here she is all energized and even stood up herself. What a big miracle ” Andrew said to Alfred who was just staring at the whole scene speechlessly.
“Oh my goodness Lisa, what happened to your head” grandma asked worriedly and then turned angrily to Alfred.
“Oh no, not a good one” Andrew muttered and moved away from Alfred a bit.
“Grandma, I slipped and fell on the bathroom floor so I got injured. I’m fine” she said and grandma nodded in response and Lisa helped her stay on the wheel chair.
“Grandma you just came back, you need to rest, I’ll call the doctor to come check on you ” Alfred said, already getting pissed off with the whole scene.
“Of Course I’ll with Lisa by my side” grandma said and Alfred hummed and made to push grandma to her room but she stopped him.
“No, Lisa should do it” she said and Alfred shot Lisa a deadly glare as Lisa pushed grandma Teresa to her room.
“Okay okay okay, this seems like a reunion between a mother and a child ” Andrew said and Alfred turned to him.
“Can you please just shut up already. You talk too much” Alfred said and walked out of the house.
TBC