When Her "Death" Couldn't Break Him

Chapter 1204 Grow Old

Zachary was working at the hospital at the time. Upon hearing what Stella had said, he let out a yawn.

“Oh,” he responded.

Stella thought he had already forgiven her, so she immediately asked, “Are you going to let me off the hook now?”

A scoffing laugh echoed from the other end of the phon

“Stella, are you joking with me?”

Stella’s body stiffened.

“Did you think a few bows and an apology would suffice for what you did back then?” Zachary’s slender fingers drummed on the table. “I remember how much money I gave you when you deceived me years ago. You must have had a decent income at Royale Club, right?”Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“I–I was pawned off by Yvette, that b*tch. I–I couldn’t make any money…” Stella stuttered.

“What should we do then? Debts must be paid, so you should start by repaying yours! Don’t worry. If you can’t find any clients, I’ll have someone assist you! If several clients come at once, you should be able to handle them, right?”

After Zachary finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

The thing he despised the most was deception. At this point, he wished nothing more than to see Stella dead. However, he wouldn’t let her off that easily.

That day, George’s illness had worsened, resulting in his hospitalization. Vivian and Jonathan kept him. company at the hospital.

George took Vivian’s hand and said, “Vivian, could you please fetch Zach for me?”

“All right.”

Immediately, Vivian went to find Zachary. However, at the entrance of the office, she overheard Zachary’s conversation.

Debts must be paid? Find clients? Handle a few at once? Vivian was astonished by what she heard.

Figuring Zachary was no saint, she wondered what he had been doing behind George’s back.

Considering George’s health, she knocked on the door.

“Come in,” Zachary said, his face devoid of any expression.

Vivian pushed the door open but didn’t step inside. “Grandpa wants you to go over,” she said.

“Has he woken up?” Zachary stood up.

It was no wonder George’s condition worsened suddenly. The truth was that too many unexpected and exciting events had occurred at Nicholas‘ wedding ceremony the previous day.

George was quite the social butterfly, often teased by Niel for having fewer descendants.

The previous day, upon seeing the numerous descendants of Niel arguing and fighting over inheritance, he was secretly more amused than anyone else.

“Yes. He has, but things aren’t looking too good,” replied Vivian.

After hearing those words. Zachary followed her toward the ward. With an air of nonchalance, he said, “That’s just how it is when people age. It’s troublesome.

Vivian heard Zachary saying it was troublesome, and if looks could kill, she would have slain him countless times over.

Zachary noticed her gaze and halted in his tracks.

“What’s wrong? Did I say something incorrect? Old people can be quite troublesome, after all.”

“Wouldn’t you ever age?”

“Once I’ve grown old, I’ll just meet my end on my own

The conversation between the two drew glances from passing nurses, who couldn’t help but take a few extra looks.

Vivian felt that he was absolutely insane. “You better mean what you say and not end up too scared to die when you’re old.”

Zachary chuckled and responded, “If you don’t believe me, wait until I’m old. You can give me a bit of poison and finish me off.”

The two of them bickered all the way to George’s ward

In the ward, Jonathan could hear the two adults arguing, leaving him somewhat speechless.

Thankfully, George had a good temperament. If he hadn’t, he probably would have been infuriated by then.

George even chuckled and said, “Jon, don’t you think Mr. Zachary and Ms. Kennedy make a great pair?”

Jonathan nodded emphatically. “Yes.”

George wasn’t mistaken about this. Jonathan had rarely seen such a love–hate relationship.

Vivian and Zachary entered the ward, instinctively falling silent. They were clueless as to why George was chuckling.

Zachary furrowed his brows and said, “Grandpa, have you forgotten what the doctor warned? Remember, extreme joy or sorrow is to be avoided.”

He claimed that George was a nuisance, but deep down, he cared for George more than anyone else. He was profoundly afraid of losing George.

George knew his grandson’s temperament well. Zachary wasn’t a wicked person. He in

struggled to discern between right and wrong.

sometimes.

“Hey, what extreme joy? There’s nothing joyful happening.” George was staring at the ceiling, sighing repeatedly. “How can I be happy when I haven’t even held my great–grandchild yet?”

George covered his face and feigned crying. “Had it not been for Jon coming into my life, I might have never experienced exquisite pleasure in my lifetime.”

Zachary was already accustomed to watching George’s antics.

However, Vivian was not yet accustomed to it, and she immediately offered comfort.

“Grandpa, don’t overthink it. You have us by your side now. How could you not enjoy exquisite pleasure?”

George was waiting for Vivian to speak. Once she had spoken, he said, “But there’s something that’s been weighing on my heart. If it’s not resolved, I won’t be able to rest, even in death.”

“What’s the matter? Just say it, and we’ll certainly do what we can.” Vivian had never anticipated that George would put her in a tricky situation.

Upon hearing Vivian’s words, George didn’t hold back. “Well, I saw Nicholas getting married yesterday, and it made me think of you and Zach. You two have been engaged for almost half a year, right? Yet, you’re still not married.”

Vivian was at a loss for words..

Zachary saw it coming, but he remained silent.

George continued in a pitiful tone, “It seems I won’t be able to see you two finally get together before I die. Rather than waiting endlessly, I might as well die now.

As he spoke, he started to pretend to remove the medical devices attached to his own body.

Upon seeing the situation, Vivian immediately intervened, saying, “Grandpa, please don’t do this…”

“Vivian, you’re a good child. Don’t stop me. Let me meet my end!”

Jonathan watched drama within the family unfold, feeling somewhat weary. George’s acting skills were indeed rather crude.

Despite struggling for quite some time, not a single needle was successfully removed.

Luckily for him, Vivian was a kind–hearted simpleton. Had it been someone else, George would have been seen through long ago,