Elizabeth was napping in her bedroom. Usually, when Armand wasn’t in, Dora would take care of her. Upon hearing Armand’s question, she told him that Elizabeth had invited a fortune teller over and did a Taoism ritual in the house.
“The master said Theresa must sleep in the bedroom.”
Armand knew how eagerly Elizabeth was to have a great-grandson. Much to his surprise, his grandmother would be so superstitious.
He walked into the bedroom of him and Theresa. Pushing the door, he saw several dolls of the storks with incense on the table. The bedroom looked and smelt quite weird.
He could hardly believe his eyes - if Theresa saw this room, he was sure that she would become so depressed.
Even Armand believed that he was going nuts.
Fortunately, he didn’t take Theresa home. Now he felt so lucky. He entered the room, opened the cabinet, and found a suitcase. Then he started putting their clothes into the suitcase.
After he finished packing, Elizabeth woke up when he was about to leave. Seeing him pulling the luggage, she asked, “Where are you going? Where is Theresa? Shouldn’t she come home today?”
“I sent her to City C. She’s busy there...”
“What’s so important than having a baby? It’s not her fault although the cultivation failed this time. The master said it was because there was something wrong with the geomantic omen in our house. I’ve invited him to do a Taoism ritual for us. Next time, it’ll definitely work. Hurry. Take her home.”
“Grandma! She’s a human. You can’t treat her as a tool to give birth...”
“What are you talking about? She’s also your wife. Isn’t it natural for your wife to give birth to your babies?” Elizabeth was anxious. “Hurry! Take her back home.”
“No way. She’s left.”
Elizabeth hit him several times in anger. “Hurry up! Take her back!”
“No way.” Armand was quite determined.
Elizabeth was furious, wondering if he wanted to piss her to death. “Do you want me to die? All right. I’ll kill myself in your presence.”
Elizabeth turned her wheelchair and was about to hit the wall.
Armand stood motionlessly. He said, “Grandma, you haven’t had a great-grandson yet. If you died, how would you explain to the late family members in heaven? You’d better not die.”
After speaking, he pulled the luggage and left.
Elizabeth was so pissed off. Grabbing a teacup from the table, she tossed it on Armand’s back.
“What out...” Dora hurriedly reminded him.
Armand looked back at Elizabeth. Tilting, he dodged the teacup, which was smashed onto the wall.
He said to Dora indifferently, “Take good care of my grandmother. If you can delight her, I’ll give you a bonus.”
“Armand!”
“Grandma, I’m going to City C for a while. After Theresa gets better, we’ll come back.” After finishing his words, Armand walked out of the house without looking back.
Elizabeth patted the armrests on the wheelchair in anger. “Armand, you want me to die, don’t you?” she yelled.
No matter how hard Elizabeth yelled or wept, Armand didn’t look back.
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