Chapter 35
“Eva instinctively denied it. “No p>
Then she asked, “Who told you p>
Upon hearing this, Adrian narrowed his long eyes and said, “Isn’t it true? Why do you care who told me p>
“Oh.” Eva replied indifferently, “If you want to know who has such strong rumor-making abilities, is it Jason or John? Yes, John called me and said that you were drunk and asked me to come over. Before I could refuse him, he hung up the phone p>
Adrian frowned and looked at her calmly as she spoke.
“Originally, I wanted the butler to go pick you up. But since most of your staff are older people, like the butler himself, it wouldn’t be good for them if they were woken up in the middle of the night. I thought since both John and Jason were there with you, they would naturally take care of you even if you got drunk p>
“So p>
Her words sounded seamless as if there was no problem.
“So, after thinking about it for a while longer,” Eva continued staring at him. “I went back to sleep p>
“Then who told me that you came looking for me p>
“Thank him for me,” Eva smiled lightly despite feeling pain from his grip on her hand getting tighter by the second. “And thank him for creating such a good image for myself.” Adrian remained silent.
Eva kept talking non-stop: “By the way, do your two friends still not know about our transactional relationship? So, I didn’t go because I was afraid we’d argue p>
Before she could finish speaking though, Adrian couldn’t bear holding onto her hand any longer, so he let go abruptly before walking away with an expressionless face.
After Adrian left, Eva found herself alone in the hallway again.
She lowered her eyes and looked at the hand that had just been held tightly by Adrian. She remained silent for a while before finally deciding not to go back to the bathroom to wash her hands.
It didn’t matter anyway.
Since it was only a transaction, she needed to be mentally prepared at all times. After all, she would come over every week to visit Granny Blackwood. It wouldn’t be appropriate if she kept going back and forth just to wash her hands each time.
After adjusting her mindset, Eva turned around and left.
“Granny Blackwood’s recovery is exceptionally faster than I originally estimated. If things continue in this order, we can move up the surgery date p>
As Eva walked towards the door of the consultation room, she heard what the doctor said to Adrian.
“How much earlier can we do it?” Adrian asked.
Upon hearing this, Eva decided not to enter and instead leaned against the wall outside listening in on their conversation.
“It depends on current circumstances. If Mrs. Blackwood continues this way, then we can move the surgery up by half a month p>
“Thank you p>
“Mr. Blackwood, you don’t have to be so polite with us. It’s our honor that you trust us p>
There wasn’t anything else worth listening in on after that, so Eva went ahead and returned early, as instructed earlier that morning by Granny Blackwood’s caregiver, who was waiting for her near the entrance when she arrived there moments later.
“Mrs. Blackwood, you’re here! I got hold of those data records you wanted me to p>
Eva hadn’t forgotten about this task from earlier, she nodded at her before asking, “How did it go p>
“Follow me,” The caregiver replied leading Eva into another room where they proceeded with their discussion regarding Granny Blackwood’s health condition which included details about sleep patterns and dietary habits being recorded regularly but were deemed normal until now.
Eva leaned over to look at the data on the computer screen. Every day’s diet, sleep, and computer usage were recorded in detail because there were too many patients in the nursing home for caregivers to remember everyone’s habits. To better differentiate between them, this nursing home records everything.
Eva carefully looked at it and found that as the caregiver said, changes were very subtle – so subtle that they could almost be ignored. Generally speaking, they all have a range; if it doesn’t exceed this range, then it is considered normal. Eva pursed her lips and felt heavy-hearted. Perhaps she was just overthinking things? She could feel Granny Blackwood’s emotions had changed somewhat but not for the better.
“Mrs. Blackwood, I understand your concern about Granny’s mood but… maybe you’re worrying too much?” The caregiver spoke up.
Without arguing with her, Eva even went along with what she said: “Hmm… maybe I am worrying too much p>
She always spoke appropriately; seeing her say this made it difficult for the caregiver to explain anything further.
Eva smiled slightly at her and asked: “Could you do me a favor and print out the data that is more recent?” The caregiver hesitated for a moment before nodding: “Of course p>
“Thank you p>
“You don’t need to be so polite,” replied the caregiver.
Although she found Eva’s behavior strange, printing out data was an easy task which she quickly completed.
As Eva watched her operate beside her, she thought of something else: “I’ll come back later to pick them up before leaving p>
“Okay Miss,” replied the nurse
Afterwards, Eva left to find Granny Blackwood again. Adrian was already in Granny Blackwood’s room talking with her when she returned. He sat in front of Granny Blackwood, his lips curled into a faint smile, and warmth flickered in his eyes. Adrian has always been filial, and Eva knew this.
“Eva’s back p>
“Granny~” Eva walked over to join the conversation.
Adrian’s smile faded slightly but quickly returned to normal. From then on, the two of them seemed to have forgotten all their previous unpleasantness outside and became incredibly affectionate in front of Granny Blackwood – like a newlywed couple.
They stayed until it was dark out: “Alright, it’s getting late now. You two should head back already p>
Eva shook her head when she thought of something: “Granny, there is still time left. I’ll stay with you for a while longer p>
“It’s not early anymore! It will take some time for you both to get back after washing up,” replied Granny Blackwood
“It doesn’t matter, Granny. I took vacation time for a few days, I’m very relaxed p>
“You took vacation time?” asked Granny Blackwood.
“Yes,” nodded Eva. “So, for the next few days, I’ll come every day. Please don’t mind me too much p>
At first hearing that she would be coming every day made Granny Blackwood happy but soon enough her eyes lost their light again as she said helplessly: “Forget it; don’t come here every day. Everyone here is sick and staying here for too long Isn’t good p>
Hearing these words made Eva feel uneasy but before she could reply Adrian spoke up beside her: “What are you talking about? Grandma isn’t sick anymore; the doctor says your condition is good now and that you can have surgery half a month earlier than planned, which means you won’t need to stay at the nursing home anymore p>