Chapter 698 The Mother of Alexander and Why She Died X Elizabeth sat against the light in the darkened room. She looked tired and old, and she sighed continuously. "It was a terrible thing... A terrible thing." Grace walked up to her tentatively and 4 said in a soft voice, "Grandma, I'm very sorry to have mentioned something that upset you so much." Elizabeth sighed again and waved her hand. "She was just a maid, and it's all in the past now. Forget it." Grace squatted down and took her hand.
She asked tentatively, "Didn't she take good care of you?" The wrinkled corners of Elizabeth's eyes drooped. She looked weighed down with her thoughts. "I guess you could say that."
Even though she had been unable to glean any actual information, Grace's 1 heart truly ached for Elizabeth. The latter had always taken good care of her.
"Grandma, the rest of the Hawkins family treated me badly, and I won't forget it. However, I also remember how nice you were to me.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt"If there's anything I can help with, please tell me at any time. I will try my best to help." She looked gentle and understanding, which won Elizabeth's heart completely.
She caressed Grace's face. "What a pity that we couldn't be a family. It's just Benjamin's luck." "Who said that? We're more like family than if we actually were family. If Benjamin treats you badly in the future, I'll take care of you." This lightened Elizabeth's mood, and she finally smiled. Then, she sighed. There
,' was obviously something weighing on her mind.
) A "It's all in the past. I just regret that..." She did not say it explicitly, but Grace was quick on the uptake. "Does it have something to do with Alexander?" Elizabeth was shocked that Grace had ~~ actually mentioned Alexander. She asked in disbelief, "How did you know—" "How did I know about Alexander?" Grace calmly pulled the blanket over Elizabeth. "I found out by chance. He's Benjamin's older brother, and he's also your grandson." Elizabeth didn't understand, but she knew that since Grace already knew about it, there were some things that could no longer remain hidden. She sighed.
"He has a bitter life. It's my fault for not being firm enough to make him stay." "Where is he now?" When Grace asked
this question, her fingers flexed convulsively.
] \ "I don't know either. When he was— younger, he would come back to visit me.
When he went to college, the visits turned | to letters, and then he disappeared completely after he started work." Elizabeth stared into the distance, her eyes moistening and filled with regret.
"That black-and-white photo..." "It's him." Elizabeth admitted. "The rest of the family thinks that he's dead, but I think that he's still alive somewhere in this world. He just doesn't want to come back. We owe him a debt." Grace frowned. It really was Alexander in that photo. Was he missing? "Maybe it's because no one in the Hawkins family wants him alive." She had hit the nail on the head, and Elizabeth sighed, "It's all because of that
son of mine. If we could turn back time, I would never have let Susan step through ' ourdoor!" I That evil woman! Grace had a hunch. "Alexander's mother died in childbirth. Did that have something to do with Susan?" ! Anyone with a brain would be able to put two and two together. Elizabeth began reminiscing about the past.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm] ""My son, Michael, had an affair with Susan while his first wife, Lyra Clark, was pregnant.
"Susan didn't come and make a fuss, but she kept sending gifts. She even hired a maid to take care of things until the baby was due." Then, Susan had delivered a stack of explicit photos of herself in bed with Michael to Lyra.
It had triggered Lyra so much that she
had a breakdown at once and began bleeding. When she had been sent to the i hospital, she had been told that the baby ~~ 4 | wasn't in the right position for birth.
She had been in labor for a whole day and night.
| "She had been fed too many unsuitable | supplements during her pregnancy, and it had made her bleed heavily due to obstructed labor.
"Ultimately, she hadn't been able to make it out of the operating room.