What George said thrilled the old lady. She turned towards Grace, and her mouth was opening and closing repeatedly as she tried to speak. Grace, who instantly understood what she meant, quickly said, "Grandma, George is really my boyfriend. We got acquainted at work. He’s been treating me very well, so you should rest assured."

Although the old lady couldn’t say anything, her eyes were sparkling with joy. With much effort, she placed Grace’s hand on George’s.

Grace could no longer hold back. She burst into tears and buried herself in George's embrace.

There seemed to be a twinge in George's heart when he saw her tears. While patting her back softly, he looked the old lady in the eye and said, "Grandma, don't worry. I promise I'll take good care of Grace."

A trace of relief finally appeared on the old lady’s face.

She was old and not in the best of health. Now that all her worry had been swept away, exhaustion engulfed her. She still wanted to hear Grace talk, but her eyelids felt extremely heavy, and they'd fallen closed before she knew it.

Before long, a doctor came in for an inspection.

hard for her to accept her passing. With her grandmother gone, she was really alone in this world now.

"Grace, calm down." George held her shoulders and looked her in the eye. "She has left. You have to calm down and prepare for her funeral. We have to send her away beautifully. Do you understand?"

"Grandma... Grandma!" Grace cried hysterically. "Why did you leave me alone? It's me who should've died! It's me!"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" George didn't understand why she said so, so he just helped her up and tried to calm her down. "Now, change your clothes first. We have to go to the hospital."

After crying for a while, Grace suddenly seemed like she had a change of personality. She changed her clothes and followed George to the hospital without uttering even a word.

George originally thought that she would break down again when they saw her grandmother’s body. Unexpectedly, however, she was calm all along, so calm that she didn't even shed a tear.

The more she behaved like this, the more worried he became.

He hugged her tightly and said, "If you want to cry, just cry."