PopularNovelChapter 258 Chapter 258 Emily sorted through the pile of medicine, found the ones Charles needed, and helped him take them. Then she hooked him up to all sorts of monitors.
Watching her rushing around, Charles was sorry for her. "Emily, it'swho let you down..." Emily froze. She knew what he meant. He blamed himself for not protecting her better.
Emily turned around, gave him a smile, and crouched down next to him. "Grandpa Charles, anyone in the world might letdown, but you never would." Back then, because of Lydia, she experienced her family and friends' betrayal, leaving her in pain and disappointment. But it was Charles's love that kept her from falling into despair.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtDuring those two years at St. Gabriel Reform Academy, what kept her alive wasn't just the need to ask the Bennett family why they treated her that way. It was her attachment to Charles that gave her the strength to hold on.
She knew that during those two years, Charles must have been searching everywhere for her, worrying and hurting. That was why she had to cback. She had to see him again.
Charles's eyes grew misty as he patted her hand. "Emily, be honest with me. What's going on between you and Xavier?" He wasn't clueless. Earlier, when Emma had sworn up and down that Xavier and Emily were dating, he'd looked into it himself and did see ssigns, so he believed her.
But Charles found that during the dinner, Emily didn't exchange a single word with Xavier, and there wasn't even a trace of romance between them. He wasn't so old that he couldn't see what was right in front of him.
Emily knew Charles had seen through everything. She never meant to put on an act with Xavier just to trick Charles. But there were sthings she just couldn't explain clearly to him, no matter how hard she tried.
So, she told a little white lie. “Grandpa Charles, we already broke up. I just wasn't happy with him." She knew better than anyone that what Charles cared about most was her happiness. As long as she said that, he would never force her to do anything she didn't want.
Sure enough, Charles patted the back of her hand. "It's alright. If he doesn't make you happy, just stay away from him. The only thing I want is for you to be happy, always." After mentally crossing Xavier off his list, Charles started scanning through all the promising bachelors in Cloudridge. He just wanted to see Emily find someone she could rely on before his twas up.
Charles asked, "Emily, is there anyone who truly makes you happy when you're with them?" Without even realizing it, Emily found herself picturing Austin's face, his sweet dimples lighting up his smile. Emily asked herself, 'Happy? Honestly, I don't know. Ever since I first set foot in St. Gabriel Reform Academy, I've forgotten what happiness even feels like! But whenever she was with Austin, she felt relaxed. Sometimes, when memories of St. Gabriel Reform Academy surfaced, she almost believed it had all just been a bad dream.
Charles saw the way her expression changed and knew she had someone in mind. 'Who else is there around Emily?' he wondered to himself.
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In that instant, Charles thought of Austin, the young man who had been accompanying Emily to the hospital every tshe cto visit him. He had to admit, Austin was his type. Out of all the young men he'd ever met, Austin was the one he had the highest hopes for.
But whether it was Austin's background or the way he handled things, everything about him was just too complicated. He just wasn't a good match for someone as simple and straightforward as Emily. Charles realized that Emily was happy whenever she was with Austin, and that kid was good to her.
Austin was a sharp one, more capable than Andrew, just always keeping it under wraps of Emily ever get pushed around by the Bennett family again, maybe he could keep her safe. Charles found himself getting lost in his own thoughts, and before he knew it, he'd already talked himself into it.
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