The Devil CEO's Contract Wife novel Chapter 165

Chapter 165: Letting Go

Granny stepped out of the room, looking so tired. It broke my heart to see her this way. Her silver hair with strands of black was packed in a messy bun, and she had bags under her eyes, too.

"Granny, you should rest. I’ll watch him," I said, standing to my feet.

I knew she wasn’t gonna leave him otherwise.

"It’s okay." She took my hand and held it tightly, as we sat down.

"I shouldn’t have panicked that way and gotten you so worried." Her eyes turned glassy, and she sobbed, swallowing a breath. "When he... when he collapsed, he was out checking the cows. I called his name, called for dinner and..."

I stroked her back, and she trembled against me.

"When he didn’t answer, I was so worried. I hurried out to check and saw him on the ground."

Tears slipped beneath my lashes. I could only imagine how she felt at that moment or how scared she must have been.

"I was scared too..." I admitted. "I thought..."

She smiled. "You know how stubborn he is; he’s not going anywhere."

"Good..." I sobbed. "Because I won’t allow it, you two are the only family I have, and I don’t know what I’ll do if you..."

"Shhh..." She embraced me. "We’re not going anywhere. Not yet."

I held her tightly, and we stayed there for a few seconds before I pulled back. Granny was smiling as she fixed my glasses right, admiring my face, and I could already tell she was picturing me smaller.

I would always be her little peanut, and I don’t think that’d ever change. It took me back, and I also wish I could be a little girl again just to be in her protection and security.

Adult life sucks.

"We should really find a way to convince Walter to take it easy."

"Good luck doing that."

"But we have to. This happened because he wouldn’t listen. He’s so desperate to get the farm up and running again, but his body can’t take it."

I nodded. "We can hire."

"Oh, peanut," she stroked my arms. "We could, but we can’t keep up with that either."

"It’s alright. I’ll handle it."

"No!" she shook her head. "You’re already straining yourself by keeping up with all these payments. Imagine my shock when I heard you had been promoted. All that money and yet you..." She released an exhale. "I don’t like this."

"Granny," I drawled. "It’s okay, really... Besides, none of this would be possible if you didn’t do everything in your power to make sure I had the best education. You both halted your lives for me." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"But that doesn’t mean you should. We gave you the best because we didn’t want you to lack and have everything your heart desires. This... This is not the future I envision for you, peanut."

"But it’s the best I have ever had, despite the ups and downs. I still have you two with me, and that’s more than I could ever ask for. You have no idea how much harder it could have been without you guys."

My mom used to do it too.

"Forget about me, peanut. I was more worried about you. I didn’t wanna call you about it because I knew it’d be a hard topic. He hurt you, didn’t he?"

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