Because You Are My Lady

Chapter 826

Howard's doubts grew bigger. Then, he asked, "Have you seen the driver who caused the accident just now?"

It took Elaine quite a while to answer this question. "It all happened too suddenly. After the medic brought us out of the car, we came straight to the hospital. I don't know who the driver was and didn't see him at the scene just now."

She was not even sure if the driver had already escaped.

Gradually, Howard's face darkened.

Elaine stopped talking too. Fingers entwined, she stared blankly at her feet₀

It was not until she heard Howard calling her that she snapped back to her senses. "Huh?"

"Grandpa is here."

Hurriedly, she got up.

The doctors and nurses sent Ronan to the ward. Ronan's leg was broken, and Howard went to register him for hospitalization.

Elaine accompanied Ronan in the ward. He was still awake. Sighing, he said, "The past few days were hellish. If Howard's parents are still here, we might still be able to get through this, but now I'm the only one left."

Hearing that, Elaine felt pity for him. She comforted him, "Don't say so. You still have Dr. Perkins and me."

Ronan held her hand. "Elaine, the Perkins family has always been unlucky, and I'm sorry we had to drag you into all this mess. More than 20 years ago, something really bad happened... Our family was nearly destroyed... I risked everything to protect Howard... Nothing can happen to him. Otherwise, I won't be able to face his parents..."

It seemed like Ronan was starting to lose consciousness. He began muttering to himself.

Confused, Elaine called out to him, "Grandpa?"

He kept on mumbling, "I sacrificed that child to save him... He has to stay safe..."

Ronan looked as though he was possessed. Elaine kept calling him, but he was lost in a trance. Gradually, he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Elaine was left speechless.

When Howard returned to the ward, she stood up in a hurry. "Grandpa just fell asleep."

Pausing for a moment, she continued, "Before he fell asleep, he said something weird..." "Something weird? What do you mean?" Howard pulled a chair over and motioned her to sit down. "Tell me."

"I couldn't hear very clearly, but I think he said something about how your family was always unlucky. He also said that something happened to the Perkins Family about 20 years ago, and how your family was nearly destroyed..."

Upon hearing that, Howard was taken aback.

Elaine looked at Howard. "Dr. Perkins, do you think what Grandpa said has anything to do with Vincent?"

Howard lowered his gaze to look at her. "Why do you say so?"

"Because both of you look exactly the same."

Howard went silent. All this while, he knew that something was wrong but he never asked Ronan because he did not want to face it, and he chose to keep silent instead.

Seeing him keeping quiet, Elaine stopped talking about it as well.

Pondering for a moment, she changed the topic, "How is Miss Kaur doing?"

"She's fine. She's eating and resting comfortably. She can even order people around." Howard snorted.

Elaine smiled. "It seems like the baby in her belly is very healthy."

Staring at her, Howard blurted out, "I'd rather you give birth to a baby for me..."

Once again, Elaine was left speechless.

He surely was good at ending conversations.

Fortunately, Elaine managed to change the topic. "Did you visit Maya and the driver? How are they doing?"

"They're fine. They just suffered some minor injuries."

Knowing that they were fine, Elaine breathed a sigh of relief. "That's great... I'll stay behind to take care of Grandpa tonight. You can go ahead and get busy with your own stuff."

Howard was confused. "What else can I do?"

"Don't you have to take care of Miss Kaur?"

Howard responded, "She's not that important. Don't worry about her."

Again, Elaine was at a loss of words.

In the evening, Ronan woke up all of a sudden. Elaine just came back from the toilet, and as soon as she pushed the door open, she saw Ronan sitting upright on the bed with his eyes wide open as if he just saw something scary.

Shocked, she called out to him, "Grandpa?"

Quickly, Ronan came back to his senses. "Elaine, where's Howard?"

"He went to visit Maya..."

Before she could finish her words, Ronan interrupted her. "Ask him to come here. I have something to tell him. Hurry up."

"Okay. Give me a minute. I'll go look for him right away..."

Seeing Ronan's anxious expression, she did not dare to delay any further. Quickly, she left the room to look for Howard.

Just as she stepped out of the room, she saw Howard walking towards Ronan's ward. Immediately, she exclaimed, "Dr. Perkins, Grandpa is awake. He wants to see you!"

Without hesitation, Howard rushed into the room.

Ronan looked at Elaine. "Elaine, can you give Howard and me some privacy?"

"Sure."

Elaine went out.

Before closing the door, she heard Ronan telling Howard, "Howard, I had a terrible nightmare just now. He's back..."

The door was closed, and she could no longer hear anything.

In the room, Howard noticed that Ronan looked pale. Pouring a cup of warm water for Ronan, he said, "Grandpa, have some water first."

Ronan shook his head. "I have too much on my mind. I don't feel like drinking." Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

Putting the cup aside, Howard sat down beside the bed. "If something is troubling you, you can tell me. I'll help you with whatever I can."

Ronan sighed. "I had a nightmare about the past. Back then, you were around two or three years old.

I can't believe you're all grown up now..."

Howard listened quietly.

"Throughout these years, I kept a secret from you. It's not that I didn't want to tell you, but I thought it's no point telling you."

"I wasn't planning to tell you. I hope you don't blame me..."

"Actually, I want you to do something for me tomorrow."

Only then did Howard open his mouth, "What is it?"

"I have an old friend who I haven't seen for many years. Since I'm admitted to the hospital now, ask him to visit me. I'll give you his address, and you can pick him up tomorrow."

Howard nodded. "Okay."

After saying that, Ronan sighed again. "I already found out about everything that happened to you at work. Howard, I believe in you. I'm sure you didn't do such things."

"I really didn't do it. Grandpa, someone is trying to frame me," Howard said.

Frowning, Ronan asked, "Is it your colleague?"

"No."

"Who is it then?"

"There's this man who's about my age. Some time ago, I rescued Elaine from him, and it angered him." Shrugging, Howard continued, "It seemed like he wants to take revenge on me. That's why he's doing so many things behind my back."

Ronan's eyes widened. "Who is this guy? Do you have enough evidence to prove that he is the one behind all of this?"

"No." Howard shook his head. "But everything that happened recently was too strange. First, someone tried to find fault with me at work. Then, you got caught up in an accident. I'm even suspicious whether he had a grudge against our family, and that might be why he decided to attack you as well."