Vivian wondered if she should bring along some health supplements as gifts. After all, Rachel was sick and needed them to enhance her recovery.
After giving it some thought, she felt it appropriate to do so. Hence, Vivian and Larry went to the health supplement store to get some before heading to the nursing home. As Vivian was driving this time, there was nothing much to be worried about.
“Mommy, which granny are we going to visit?” In Larry’s mind, there only seemed to be Great-grandpa. Granny had never appeared to him before.
In truth, however, he had seen her in the hospital before but just didn’t bring it up.
“The granny you’re seeing today isn’t in good health, and she has just been discharged from the hospital,” Vivian explained Rachel’s condition to him, hoping that he would be more tactful when he saw her.
“Got it.” Larry nodded as he looked out the window at the passing traffic.
Larry liked going for car rides, and he especially enjoyed the quietness of being inside the car and the bumpiness of the journey.
Furthermore, since they were driving in their own car, they could travel a little faster than a taxi.
Leading Larry out of the car, Vivian entered the nursing home with the health supplements in hand.
When they came into Rachel’s room, she was lying in bed with her eyes opened, thinking about something. It was then that she saw Vivian.
“Vivian, you’re here. And who might this be?”
Rachel didn’t see Larry standing beside Vivian initially due to his height. She only asked when she saw the boy while lifting her gaze.
Despite having an inkling of who he was, Rachel felt that it was still better to ask.
“Larry, this is Granny.” Looking at Larry, Vivian indicated to him that this was the granny she wanted him to see.
“Hi Granny, I’m Larry Norton,” Larry introduced himself. He even spelled out his full name as he was worried that Rachel might not be clear.
“Oh? Is he your son with Finnick?” Rachel was shocked to see the kid already so big.
From the looks of it, the boy seems to be someone capable.
“Mmm-hmm, that’s right.” Vivian nodded and motioned Larry to sit on the sofa.
“I brought you some health supplements. Where do I put them?” Vivian couldn’t find a place to store them.
Hence, she put them on top of a pink-colored bed, knowing that it was Evelyn’s.
Since Evelyn wasn’t around, she might as well put them there. Rachel didn’t say a word as she watched what Vivian did. It wasn’t until Vivian had sat on the sofa that she started chatting.
In the midst of their conversation, they talked about the past for which Rachel expressed remorse. She regretted not taking better care of Vivian and not considering her feelings more often.
Having heard her words, Vivian replied, “Let’s just let bygones be bygones.
Vivian’s words indicated that all was water under the bridge. All that mattered was Rachel’s attitude toward her from now on.
Rachel was delighted by her response. Everything was fine as long as Vivian wasn’t angry.
From both her tone and the look in her eyes, Rachel surmised that Vivian had forgiven her. Just when she wanted to continue chatting with Vivian, an incident flashed across her mind. It was a dark night where the lights in the room were already off. She suddenly heard someone enter her room.
As Rachel didn’t believe in ghosts, she knew someone had actually come in. Her first thought was that it was Evelyn. Ever since she left that day, Evelyn never returned. Having been worried for the past few days, Rachel was relieved that Evelyn finally came back.
The moment Evelyn turned on the light, Rachel was unable to open her eyes due to the jarring glare. But she could hear Evelyn’s voice.
“Mom, Mom.”
After struggling to open her eyes and look, Evelyn was indeed standing before her.
“Evelyn, it’s really you.” Rachel’s face lit up the moment she saw Evelyn.
She had assumed that her daughter had left because she didn’t like it here. Hence, she didn’t expect her to return at all.
“Yeah, I didn’t leave. I was set up by Vivian again.” Evelyn’s fearsome gaze gave Rachel a fright. What happened between them for Evelyn to hate Vivian so much?
When Rachel asked her what happened, Evelyn related everything while twisting the facts.
