Female Novel
Chapter 1084
Chapter 1084
lan clutched his hand. The words he uttered came out calm, yet his eyes were filled with pain
Young hands tightly clasped with old, there was a brief moment where clarity returned to Holder’s eyes.
“Don’t be with Maja lan, promise me
Holden tried to sit up but only managed to lift himself a few inches before collapsing back onto the bed
He clung to lan’s hand, his eyes murky betraying no emotion.
“Promise me
He struggled to utter these words, his cloudy gaze landing on lan
lan remained silent for a minute before responding. Why?”
He really didn’t understand What was all this about?
“Promise me, you promise menovelbin
Holden’s expression began to contort with pain lan quickly gripped his hand tighter. I promise you,Grandpa. I promise you”
Doctors burst into the room from outside as his words hung in the air
Holdens gaze stayed locked on lan, and he muttered.
“I’m sorry
The hand in lan’s suddenly lost all strength
lan held on tighter as the doctors began to work on his grandfather. The world around him seemedsurreal, and he couldn’t hear what they were saying.
His eyes were fixated on his grandfather’s face, watching a single tear slide down his wrinkled cheek.
Only then did lan realize how much his grandfather had aged during his absence.
He shakily reached out, wanting to wipe away the tear, but he couldn’t reach despite his effort.
An hour later, he heard the doctor say. Tm sorry, Mr. Raymond, we did everything we could”
lan sat there in shock still holding his grandfather’s hand; refusing to let go
The doctors didn’t dare to say anything, quietly removing their masks and allowing those waitingoutside to enter
lan sat there, vaguely aware of people coming and going, until a white sheet was finally placed over hisgrandfather’s face
Cousin
Ryan came over and patted him on the shoulder.
Everyone in the Raymond family knew that lan had been closest to their grandfather
He was the black sheep of the Raymond family, everyone else favored Eric, but he was the one alwaysby his grandfather’s side.
Now that their grandfather was gone, the person hurting the most was surely lan
Ryan only patted him once before pulling his hand back it felt like he was touching a statue
lan was so stiff his hand still clutching his grandfathers, unwilling to let go
Other Raymond family members also arrived to discuss the older mans funeral arrangements
They talked for a long time noticing that lan sat there the entire time, not uttering a single word
He didnt cry and his face showed no grief
Compared to the others who were subbing uncontrollably at their grandfather’s bedside, he was tooquiet, too calm.
Everyone was watching him Some even whispered amongst themselves
“Holden raised fur wasn’t he? How come hes not shedding a single teat?
But the whisper was too soft lan didn’t hear it
Perhaps even if he had he wouldnt have said anything
He simply stood up glanced at the body covered in white, and after a few seconds of adence, begangrandfather’s funeral
Then he walked past everyone and left the room
Ryan watched his back, feeling as if something was stuck in his throat leaving him unable to speak
cal after call to arrange for fun
He’d known his cousin for many years and knew that the calmer he appeared, the more turbulent hisemotions were under