"Yes!"
Ward quickly said, "I’ll be discharged in a couple of days. When you co next ti, just go to my house. You know where it is, right?"
"Yes, I know."
Eleanor Taylor nodded, smiled sweetly, raised her hand, and waved at him, "See you next ti then."
"Sure, see you next ti." Ward nodded eagerly.
"Nora, Sir Easton, goodbye."
Eleanor Taylor bade farewell to Nora Scott and Antonio Easton before leaving with contentnt.
As soon as the hospital room door closed, Ward couldn’t help but turn his head and brag to Antonio Easton, "Who said I raised a daughter who’s heartless and useless? Didn’t she raise a wonderful daughter too?"
Ward was radiant, beaming with a rare joy.
When Antonio Easton thought of Helena Wills, his face darkened, and he snorted, "That’s her only strength."
Ward sighed, "We’re really in the sa boat."
He was referring to Evelyn Easton.
Both had lost their spouses early and had only one daughter.
They worked hard to raise their daughters, yet they couldn’t rely on them for a comfortable old age.
Previously, he envied Antonio Easton for having a granddaughter like Nora Scott to accompany him. Unexpectedly, he too had an understanding and obedient granddaughter...
It felt like a pie falling from the sky.
Nora suddenly asked, "When will Ward be discharged?"
"In a couple of days," Ward replied, "My health is much better. The doctor said to observe for two more days, and I’m just keeping old Easton company."
Turning to Antonio Easton, Nora hesitated slightly and then asked, "Old Easton, do you want to be discharged with Ward?"
Ward was taken aback.
Antonio Easton paused.
Both were looking at Nora with amazent.
They both knew that given Antonio Easton’s condition, ti was limited. Treatnt was a strenuous process. Two years ago, he was still quite robust, but now he could only lie in bed, finding it hard even to get up and walk.
In private conversations, they understood that if not for his concern about Nora, Antonio Easton wouldn’t have pursued treatnt so actively.
Instead of dragging things day by day, it would be better to go ho and wait for the inevitable.
Nora was too smart not to know what Antonio Easton was thinking, but she didn’t expose it and played along day by day.
Antonio Easton had never ntioned being discharged; it was always Nora and the doctors who arranged treatnts, and he just cooperated.
And now, her suggestion for Antonio Easton to be discharged was like being ntally prepared for it.
The two old n couldn’t help but be shocked.
Nora continued, "Once you’re back, Marcus and I will also move in, and the caretaker can co along. Mrs. Llewellyn next door moved in with her son, and her house has been empty. I made arrangents to rent it and tidy it up. It will be enough for us to live in."
She had it all figured out.
This clearly wasn’t a rash decision.
Antonio Easton and Ward exchanged a glance.
Then Antonio Easton said, "Then I’ll be discharged with old Ward."
"Alright!" Ward nodded and said casually, "Once you’re discharged, we old guys can have a bit more fun."
"Alright, I’ll arrange the discharge procedures." Nora stood up, paused, and looked at Ward, "Ward, Marcus and I might not be around often. We’ll need your help to keep an eye on things then."
"Such formalities?" Ward chuckled, "Don’t worry, old Easton doesn’t really fancy you youngsters hanging around him all the ti."
"Ah, true enough."
With one hand in her pocket, Nora raised an eyebrow and gave Antonio Easton a playful look.
Antonio Easton glared at her, then turned his head away with a cold snort.
Nora shrugged, "I’m off then."
"Hold on."
Antonio Easton called her back again.
Pausing, Nora looked over in confusion.
"Once I’m discharged, have Pedro co over. I have sothing to give him."
"Don’t you have his number?" Nora asked, puzzled.
Antonio Easton paused, then said, "Deleted it."
Nora laughed, "You two get along like family; what, did you have a tiff?"
"..."
Antonio Easton stared at her in silence.
"...Alright then."
Nora shrugged, responding helplessly.
Since things beca clear on that occasion, she hadn’t contacted Pedro Langley, and there’s been an unspoken tension.
However, considering how Antonio Easton and Pedro got along so well, if Antonio Easton wanted to see Pedro now... she’d bring Pedro to him, no matter what.
*
In the hospital parking lot.
Nora got into the car, buckled the seatbelt, but didn’t reverse to leave.
After thinking for a mont, she fished out her phone from her pocket, unlocked it with her fingerprint, and opened the contacts.
Scrolling through, she found Pedro Langley’s number and paused for a mont, then clicked on the screen to call.
The call connected quickly.
"Dum-dum——dum——"
The ringtone sounded twice and then abruptly stopped.
Next was the cold, chanical voice of a woman: "Hello, the number you have dialed is currently on another call, please try again later..."
Hung up on.
Nora squinted her eyes.
The phone flipped twice in her hand, and after a brief consideration, with a hint of anger, she redialed the number.
"Dum-dum——dum——"
The call connected again.
This ti, it wasn’t hung up on, and soone answered.
"Hello..."
It was a woman, and her voice was quite pleasant.
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