Unwanted Fake Wife The Top Billionaire novel Chapter 389

Shan Mauette Quit Real Heiress Strikes Back

Chapter 389 A Final Farewell

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Back then, every time Eleita visited Hawthorne Manor, Charles would deliberately keep her there until late in the evening before finally letting her go home.

She knew exactly why he did it.

He wanted Victor and Victoria to understand how satisfied he was with her.

He wanted them to treat her better.

And now-

those same hands had become thin and brittle, like dead branches in winter.

Elena barely even dared to hold them too tightly, afraid they might break beneath the slightest pressure.

“I’m sorry… Elena…”

Finally, she heard the words clearly.

The instant she did, her nose stung sharply.

The tears she had been desperately holding back slipped down without warning.

Her throat tightened so badly she couldn’t speak at all.

All she could do was hold his hand a little tighter.

After a long silence, she finally forced herself to speak,

“It’s okay. Everything’s already in the past now. You just need to focus on getting better.”

She wrapped both hands around his, trying desperately to pass her warmth into his cold skin.

“You’ll be okay, Grandpa.”

Fragments of the past flashed endlessly through her mind.

Elena couldn’t bear to keep looking at how frail he had become, so she turned her head slightly, trying to hold back her tears.

But Charles struggled to lift his trembling hand.

With those dry, fragile fingers, he gently wiped the tears from her face.

“Don’t cry anymore…” he whispered weakly. “You won’t look pretty if you cry…”

Elena hurriedly wiped her eyes.

A moment later, Charles slowly looked toward Alexander.

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He didn’t say anything aloud.

But Alexander understood immediately and stepped forward.

The Kingsley family and the Hawthornes had never been particularly close.

Recently, tensions between the two families had only worsened because of Elena.

But at this moment, none of that mattered anymore.

There were no rivals here.

No conflicts.

Only an elderly man nearing the end of his life-

and a younger generation standing before him.

“What happened to Elena… I’m deeply sorry for it.”

Charles used nearly all his strength just to finish the sentence.

“Every time I think about it… I can’t sleep.”

His breathing became weaker.

“Thankfully… she has you and your grandfather protecting her now.”

He looked toward Alexander with exhausted eyes.

“Thank you. I wasn’t a qualified grandfather…”

Because every single time he remembered how sincerely Elena had treated him-

and how he ultimately chose to ignore her suffering for the sake of the Hawthorne family-

it felt like a knife twisting in his chest.

“I already told you I’ve forgotten about all that.”

Elena quickly interrupted him.

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“The most important thing right now is your health. Once you get better, I’ll come visit you again.”

She carefully adjusted his blanket around him.

Then, with tears still lingering in her eyes, she began rambling softly like she used to.

“You’re already sick, and you still talk way too much. Save your strength, okay?”

“You love fishing, don’t you? Next time I’ll go with you.”

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“I never told you before, but Alexander and I have a huge pond at our new house now. Whenever you want

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to fish, you can just come over…”

Before she could finish

the heart monitor beside the bed suddenly released a sharp, continuous tone.

Elena froze.

Her eyelashes trembled as she slowly looked toward Charles again.

His eyes had already closed.

Instinctively, she tightened her grip around his hand again, desperately trying to warm it.

But no matter how hard she tried-

she could no longer hold onto him.

“Elena.”

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Alexander gently pulled her into his arms.

His voice was low.

“He’s gone.”

The moment those words fell-

her tears finally broke completely.

This was a palliative care suite.

Which meant there would be no further attempts at resuscitation.

Elena stood there numbly while the shrill sound of the flatlining monitor echoed endlessly throughout the

room.

“Grandpa! Grandpa!”

Evan burst into tears and rushed toward the bedside, collapsing onto his knees.

Daniel cried loudly too.

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“Dad… how could you just leave like this? There were still so many things you never told me…”

Victoria no longer even cared about wiping her tears.

Instead, she hurried over and forcefully pulled Nathan down in front of the bed.

Nathan knelt silently.

Right behind Daniel and Evan.

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Soon afterward, the doctors entered the room and officially announced Charles Hawthorne’s death.

And almost immediately

Daniel’s expression changed.

Tears still remained on his face.

But there was not the slightest trace of grief left his eyes anymore.

“Why are the two of you still here?”

He looked down coldly at Nathan and Victoria.

“The old man hated seeing you two more than anyone while he was alive. Now that he’s gone, you’re still planning to disgust him here?”

“Get out.”

Evan stood up as well.

“Exactly.”

His face was full of undisguised malice and triumph.

“You still think you deserve part of the Hawthorne estate?”

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