Ashley and Andrew walked around outside for a while before returning to the villa.
When Bertha saw them return from their walk, she greeted them, "Mr. Andrew and Mrs. Ashley, you're back! Dinner will be served in a short while. You may clean up first."
Ashley responded, "Okay."
She looked around and noticed that Chant wasn't around. She asked, "Where's Grandfather?"
Bertha replied, "I think Mr. Lu is on the second floor. You can sit while I call him for dinner."
Ashley smiled as she offered, "Bertha, it's fine. You seem very busy. I can tell Grandfather it's time for dinner."
"Okay," Bertha said.
'Wow, Ashley's so considerate, ' she thought to herself.
When Ashley headed upstairs, she realized that she didn't know which was Chant's bedroom.
She turned to ask Andrew for help.
Andrew accompanied her to tell Chant that it was already time for dinner. Andrew and Ashley stood outside the bedroom and knocked on the door.
"Come in," Chant called.
Ashley was a bit surprised by the sound of his voice.
She still couldn't believe that just this afternoon, she had made tea with Chant. She was still so intimidated by him.
Andrew smoothly walked past Ashley as he pushed the door open to Chant's room.
Chant was standing in front of the French window and looking at the plants outside. He had thought it was either Bertha or Porter who had called him for dinner.
He seemed a bit taken aback when he saw that it was Andrew and Ashley who had come.
"What are you doing here?" Chant inquired.
"It's time for dinner," Andrew simply said.
"Okay. Let's go," said Chant.
"Grandfather, let me help you walk downstairs," Ashley offered.
When Chant glanced at Ashley, he noticed how sincerely concerned she was about him. He casually waved his hand and said, "No, I'm fine. I'm healthy as a horse."
Chant then walked past Ashley and headed for the stairs.
Andrew looked at Ashley, who seemed to be still in a daze, grabbed her hand, gently squeezed it, and said, "It's fine. Don't overthink it."
Chant really was in excellent health. He started working very young but he was still able to take good care of his body.
When Andrew took over the company, Chant was able to relax by gardening and taking care of his health. Indeed, he was as healthy as a horse.
Ashley felt relieved.
She headed downstairs with Andrew.
She then thought of how sad Chant looked as he stood in front of his French window.
She suddenly spoke up, "Why don't we start coming here more often? I think grandfather gets a bit lonely. He's quite old. You should start spending more time with him."
Andrew turned his head and found that Ashley was looking at him seriously. He was a bit startled but he just nodded.
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