After all, living under someone’s roof was not a long-term solution. Charlotte had experienced the bitterness of that for years.
I can only rely on myself.
Meanwhile, Ashlyn was peeling an apple for her grandma in her ward.
She had been quite busy recently. When she was not busy with Fashion Week, she would be searching for Charlotte. Besides the two tasks, she was also busy with the development of the antidote.
She had not been able to take a breather at all.
“Grandma, I think I won’t be able to visit you as frequently anymore,” she said while slicing the apple into small pieces and put them on a plate. She then presented them in front of her.
Her grandma stared at her in surprise. She had been recovering a lot lately. The doctor said she would be discharged from the hospital in a few days.
“Ashlyn, what’s wrong?”
Ashlyn decided not to tell her about the Backtrack poison. “It’s nothing. It’s just that I’ll probably be busy for a while.”
If I tell her, she can’t do anything anyway. All it will do is add more burden to her.
Her grandma sighed, “I tend to forget I can’t always have my grandchild around me.” She ate a slice of the apple when suddenly, she hesitated as her expression changed. “I need your help with something.”
“What is it?”
“It’s about your dad. Ashlyn, he’s your father no matter what. I know people make mistakes, but I beg of you, Ashlyn. Please bail him out. I hear that it’s a tough life in jail. Your dad has never gone through any hardships in his life.”
When Susan thought about her son suffering in jail, her heart stung. Because of that, she could not sleep nor eat.
Ashlyn frowned. “Grandma, he committed a crime and broke the law. I don’t make the laws, so I can’t save him.”
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