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A heavy hush filled the space.
Though Addy’s condition had stabilized, the stroke had left him dulled and unresponsive—only half-conscious, his
awareness drifting in and out.
He lay motionless beneath thin hospital sheets, an oxygen mask fixed over his face, his complexion waxy and
worn.
Elissa pulled a chair close to the bed and sat down slowly. Addy’s mouth hung slightly open in sleep, his chest
rising and falling in fragile rhythm.
“Grandpa...” The word caught in her throat, thick with emotion.
Ernest, standing quietly beside her, offered her a tissue without a word.
“Thank you.” She took it and clutched it in her hand, eyes never leaving Addy’s face. “He’s aged so much...” she
whispered.
Ernest glanced down at her, brow lifting slightly. “You two were close?”
“Very.” Elissa nodded. “When | was a kid, my parents were always working—too busy to be around. It was my
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Her childhood had been shaped by absentee parents chasing careers, and before she was old enough to
understand it, their marriage had fractured. But Elissa never felt the absence too deeply—not with Addy by her
side. Then cthe years abroad with her mother. Distance crept in. And when she returned to Srixby, it was
Addy who welcomed her home.
They lived together until her marriage. But after the scandal, after her fall from grace, she'd severed ties with
everyone—Addy included.
Now, upon staring at his frail body, that old ache twisted inside her. “I don’t even know if he still wants to see
me,” she murmured. “Maybe he thinks | brought shto the family, too...”
“I disagree.” Ernest's voice was firm, quiet but resolute.
“What?” Elissa glanced up at him, brows knit in confusion.
“I mean...” Ernest's voice softened to something barely above a whisper. “Your grandfather raised you himself.
You weren't just his granddaughter—you were his world. No matter what anyone else says... there's no way he'd
ever give up on you.”
She looked at him, eyes searching, uncertain. “You really believe that?”
He nodded without hesitation. But before he could offer more reassurance, a quiet, ragged breath cut through
the air. Addy was stirring.
“Grandpa?” Elissa bolted upright, pulse hammering.
The frail old man shifted beneath the sheets, eyelids fluttering as he fought to open them. His voice, when it
came, was dry and faint. “Who...”
Elissa stepped closer, her voice trembling. “It's me, Grandpa... It’s Elissa.”
“Elissa...” He repeated slowly, the ndragging across his tongue like a memory surfacing from fog.
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