Chapter 36
Grama Blackwood was stunned for a moment before asking, “Surgery’s been moved up?” “Yes p>
After that, Granny Blackwood didn’t say anything.
Eva watched on the side and thought for a moment before speaking up, “Grandma, although surgery sounds scary, the process isn’t as terrible as it seems. You just need to sleep through it and wake up feeling better.” As she spoke, her tone was light-hearted and even a bit playful.
Adrian couldn’t help but glance at her. She hadn’t looked so radiant in a long time.
Perhaps her emotions had infected Granny Blackwood because she started laughing again. “You always know how to make me happy p>
“It’s true, Grandma. If you don’t believe me, you can ask the doctor tomorrow,” Eva said with sincerity.
“Alright, I know you’re worried about me. Grandma isn’t afraid,” Granny Blackwood replied with a smile.
When they left the sanatorium, it was already eight o’clock on Adrian’s watch.
Eva wanted to spend more time with Granny Blackwood but she needed rest so they had to leave together instead.
The two of them who were inseparable walked out of the ward holding hands until they reached some distance away where Eva expressionlessly let go of his hand. She released his hand and Adrian’s face fell too.
Then Eva said to him: “You go ahead p>
Adrian frowned upon hearing this and questioningly asked: “What else do you have planned p>
“I want to get Granny Blackwood’s recent data,” Eva answered truthfully.
“I’ll come with you,” Adrian offered immediately without hesitation or any second thoughts whatsoever.
Eva was taken aback by his offer then shook her head saying: “No need; I can handle it myself p>
“Do you want everyone at the sanatorium talking about how Adrian left you behind tomorrow morning?” he asked with a smirk.
Eva was speechless for a moment before agreeing to let him come along.
They went together to get Grandma Blackwood’s data. The nurse handed her a thick stack of papers which Eva carefully took and thanked the nurse. “Thank you p>
“Don’t mention it, Mrs. Qin. Are you leaving now p>
“Yes p>
“Take care then p>
“Okay, thank you p>
After they came out, Adrian looked at the thick stack in her hand and asked: “What’s wrong p>
Since this matter concerned Granny Blackwood, Eva directly told him what she had in mind.
When she finished speaking, Adrian pursed his lips and glanced at her saying: “You do care about Grandma after all p>
Hearing this made Eva pause for a moment before replying firmly: “I care about Grandma not because of you p>
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Adrian was speechless and said, “Did I do something wrong? Why are you always targeting me?” He said it lightly, but Eva didn’t think much of it.
“Am I targeting you? I’m just explaining.” Her tone was calm and she didn’t seem like she wanted to argue with him, which made Adrian feel powerless. “Let’s go home,” reminded Eva, and Adrian followed her.
When they got outside, the Blackwood family car was already parked at the gate. Eva looked at Adrian and asked, “Didn’t you call your own car p>
Adrian looked puzzled as he asked her what she meant by that. Could he not ride in the Blackwood family car?
Upon hearing this, Eva kindly reminded him: “Didn’t you say that you weren’t going home? I thought you would call a car p>
After talking big last night, Adrian regretted it today and wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to step down from his high horse:
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Who knew that Eva would not giving him an easy way out.
Eva smiled slightly and said: “I’ll take my leave then.” After speaking, she opened the door and got into the car before slamming it shut for the driver to go.
The atmosphere inside the car became strange; Eva thought that after saying what she did earlier on, about not wanting him in her company while driving back home, meant he wouldn’t come along. Apparently not p>
But she didn’t care either way since those were his words spoken out loud; if anyone had lost face here then it was him rather than herself.
Eva took out the printed data sheet from inside the car without speaking to Adrian who also remained silent throughout their journey back home, except for when he finally spoke up asking about his grandmother’s condition being abnormal or not.
This caught Eva off guard momentarily as Adrian seemed upset that he couldn’t even ask about his grandmother’s condition. She looked at him with a ‘are you okay?’ expression before replying, “Of course not.” Then she handed over the data sheet to Adrian and said, “You can see for yourself p>
Adrian was speechless again but took the data sheet from her anyway since it contained information about his grandmother’s health.
At first, he wasn’t paying much attention due to Eva’s attitude towards him earlier, but as he read on, he became more engrossed in the details and forgot everything else around him.
After finishing reading it, Adrian asked Eva how she had noticed such small changes in his grandmother’s diet and sleep patterns when even the staff at the nursing home hadn’t picked up on them. Eva replied that she had sensed a slight change in her mood which made her feel uneasy.
Adrian lifted his eyes to look at her then asked how she could sense something like that so easily. Eva explained that she was sensitive by nature and could pick up on things others might miss; however, this didn’t necessarily mean that what she felt was always accurate.
Adrian agreed with her reasoning saying that if there were any changes in the data they received then it meant something must have changed somewhere along the line which confirmed what Eva had sensed all along.