A Life Debt Repaid novel (John and Cordy) novel Chapter 741

As Cordy rushed to the airport with Richard, he asked nervously, "Did something bad happen, Mommy?"

She never looked this grim.

"Yeah. Your great-grandfather was taken ill."

"Is it serious?"

"Yeah."

Richard stopped asking at that point, understanding his mother's concerns immediately.

Once they touched down at the capital, the car Sean arranged took her straight to an aristocratic private hospital, where the entire first floor was now completely reserved for Jesse Cranston's use.

Sean was waiting just as she got out of the elevator, and she asked, "How is he?"

"The doctors already operated on him. He's in the ICU now."

"The danger has passed?"

"No. He never regained consciousness, and the doctors said it doesn't look good," Sean said grimly.

Cordy did not ask further questions and took Richard with her to the ICU.

There were many people crowded outside, with every member of the Cranston family and even some of the Lynds present, including Jean Cranston, Nana, and Lucas.

Cordy made a beeline to the ICU, however, without greeting anyone.

She peered through the glass to see Jesse lying in bed, his whole body covered in needless and suddenly looking like he aged a century.

He looked no different from an elderly man on his deathbed, leaving Cordy with an indescribable aching.

She always thought herself distant from the Cranstons, but she felt like she could suffocate now that she was actually seeing Jesse in that state.

"How did it get so bad out of the blue?" Cordy could not help asking Sean.

He was just fine when she left the capital barely two weeks ago.

"I don't know," Sean replied. "The butler was the one who told me that he suddenly stood up from the crouch and immediately dropped to the floor. They rushed him here without delay, but it's a serious condition in the first place."