Standing Before Love (Myra and Sean) novel Chapter 686

Once the butler left, the servants were left leaderless. They stared at Heather, who was lying on the couch, looking resigned as they were at a loss of what to do. Worried about Heather’s condition, they stared at each other. What’s taking the ambulance so long?

They glanced up the second floor, but the butler had already disappeared. Although Heather seldom showed herself in the Langston Residence, the servants deemed her an important person because she was the granddaughter whom Robert cared for the most after all.

Robert was already in such a terrible condition, so the servants were worried that if something happened to Heather, Robert might vent his anger on them. As such, the servants were distressed about their circumstances. Robert’s temperament was rather unstable lately. Therefore, anything that had to do with Heather would make him blow up instantly.

Meanwhile, the butler was already by Robert’s side. After the conversation with Heather, Robert couldn’t fall asleep at all right now. He looked at the butler arduously and wanted to say something, but his throat hurt so much that he couldn’t speak up.

“Old Master Langston, please take some rest,” the butler advised. The ambulance would arrive soon, and in Robert’s current state, he could be very sensitive to the sound of the siren.

Blinking, Robert just couldn’t fall asleep. His energy was already depleted in the conversation with Heather just now. With that, he could only lie down weakly, yet he wasn’t able to doze off.

“Old Master Langston, is something bothering you?” The butler could tell that Robert was in a bad mood, and he reckoned that the latter was irritated from the talk with Heather earlier.

“Where’s Heather?” Robert asked in difficulty. His lips were dry and peeling, as if the water in his body was completely drawn out.

“Miss Heather went back to her room.” The butler told the lie naturally. Robert had always trusted him, so he didn’t suspect a thing.

After that, Robert seemed to be slightly relieved. The butler knew Robert was worried about Heather and thought if he should talk to Robert about her.

“Old Master, Miss Heather is much more mature now. Please don’t worry about her.” The butler put in a good word for Heather since Robert would only be at peace if Heather was fine.

However, Robert shook his head. “I will always be worried about her.” At this time, Robert’s throat hurt intensely with every word he spoke. He wished to continue talking with the butler, but his body just wasn’t able to let him continue.

The butler didn’t want Robert to be tortured like this, so he said, “Old Master, please take a nap. Who knows, you might feel better after waking up.” The butler smiled while he said that. Oh, how I wish Robert would recover. If Robert really passed away one day, the butler wouldn’t know what he should do either. He could retire at this age, but he would feel empty in his heart.

The butler had devoted his entire life to the Langston Family. He never had the idea of leaving the family someday because he believed that he would breathe his last breath in the Langston Residence. However, that seemed to be impossible now. Thinking of Robert’s current situation and the other members of the Langston Family, the butler thought it was unlikely that anyone would ask him to stay. Perhaps Heather would, but the butler knew that once Robert was gone, Heather wouldn’t possibly continue staying in the Langston Residence either.

The butler was feeling perplexed regarding his future. He didn’t know where else he could go in the future if he couldn’t stay in the Langston Residence anymore. But right now, the only wish he had was for Robert to get well quickly and survive the illness no matter how serious it was, just like last time.

“I’m afraid I won’t wake up anymore once I sleep,” Robert croaked thirstily. He was dying to have some water, but the doctor had exhorted that he shouldn’t drink anything before his respiratory system recovered.

“Please don’t think that way, Old Master. Everything will be fine. Please don’t worry.” The butler didn’t know how to comfort Robert seeing that even Robert was about to give up on himself. If that was the case, how would Heather be able to handle that blow?