After I Stopped Loving Him (Isabella and Ethan) novel Chapter 1222

Ethan replied smoothly, "If it's not a steep hike, I'll just take it slow. I should be fine. Is there any way the mystic could come down from the mountain?"

He had been cleared to leave the hospital, but his doctors had strictly ordered six months of recovery before he could be considered fully healed.

During that time, intense physical activity was completely off the table. Even his daily exercise was restricted to light walks—no martial arts training, no running.

He wouldn't be cleared for his normal routine for at least another two to three months.

Hiking, given his current condition, was definitely pushing it. He honestly wasn't sure if his body could handle the strain.

In the past, he and Jordan would scale massive, rugged mountains on their days off without breaking a sweat. Now, a nameless little hill might actually defeat him.

"I have no idea," Stephanie admitted. "Winifred said she has to contact one of his apprentices first to pass the message along. We can't even go unless Master Julian explicitly agrees. Otherwise, we'll just hike all the way up there only to be greeted by his students."

"From what Winifred says, his apprentices are quite skilled in their own right. If a regular person needs a problem solved, the students can usually handle it."

Master Julian only met with those he deemed destined. For an ordinary person, getting an audience was nearly impossible, and even if they managed it, he wasn't guaranteed to intervene.

Just as the two finished speaking, Stephanie's phone buzzed. It was Winifred again. Stephanie quickly answered.

"Winifred, what did he say? Is he willing to see us?"

Winifred's voice crackled with awe. "The man is unbelievable. He told me he already knows Ethan is in no condition to travel. He's coming down the mountain tomorrow to visit your estate directly. He said he's been waiting for Ethan and his wife for half a year, but neither of them ever thought to seek him out."

"A while back, we tried to pay him an obscene amount of money just to check the Feng Shui on a new property. He wouldn't even step out his front door. He just sent his senior apprentice."

"But with Ethan's situation, the apprentice barely walked into the room before Master Julian stopped him. He already knew exactly what it was about and announced he was coming down tomorrow."

"Talk about fate," Winifred murmured, genuinely staggered.

Stephanie mentally took notes.

After hanging up, Stephanie stared at her grandson for a long time before sighing. "I don't know if this is a blessing or a curse."

"Whatever it is, we have to face it. I've survived the worst of it already. Things can only go up from here. Don't worry, Grandma. I fully plan on living to be a hundred."

Stephanie rolled her eyes. "Without a wife or kids, living to a hundred just means you'll be a lonely old bachelor. What's so great about that?"

Ethan was speechless.

Was his grandmother suggesting he'd be better off dead?

Whatever conversation unfolded between Ethan and Stephanie, Isabella was completely unaware. After arriving home, she barely spoke to her mother and headed straight to her bedroom.