Chapter 109: I Was Not Wronged

Chapter 109: Chapter 109: I Was Not Wronged

"Sis, Mom’s heart is acting up again today. I noticed she looked pale, but when I asked her about it, she wouldn’t say anything! I’m worried we’ll delay her treatment. Can you try talking to her? I have fewer classes tomorrow and the day after, so I can take her to the hospital."

Hearing about her mother’s health, Evelyn Grant immediately grew tense.

"I’ll head back right now! Is it serious?"

"No, don’t, Sis! If you come back, Mom will be even more reluctant to go to the hospital. She’s always worried about you missing work because of her health! Just talk to her, but make it sound casual."

Alex Grant knew his mother’s temperament well. If she found out he had called his sister without her permission, she would be angry with him too.

"I understand. I’ll talk to her."

Just as Evelyn Grant was about to hang up, she heard her brother ask, "Sis, your relationship with my brother-in-law... have you two made up now?"

That was a difficult question to answer.

She bit her lip, caught in a dilemma.

’If I say we haven’t made up, my brother will definitely get suspicious. He already sensed something was wrong between Julian and me before!’

’But if I say we have...’

’...then this lie will just keep getting bigger! When it inevitably comes out later, how will I ever explain myself?’

’Besides...’

’it would be too unfair to Ryan Sterling.’

She had to consider Ryan Sterling’s feelings now.

After nearly a minute of silence, Evelyn Grant spoke softly, "Alex, you don’t need to worry about my affairs. I can handle it."

"How could I not worry? You’re my only sister! I want you to live a happy life, not keep suffering just so Mom and I won’t worry!"

"I’m not suffering. I’m doing fine."

"I know your personality, don’t I? You never would have fallen out with him this badly and still not made up unless he’d really bullied you to a breaking point!" Alex Grant cut straight to the heart of the matter, piercing the lie she was trying to maintain. "Sis, our family might not be as rich or powerful as the Sterling Family, but you’ll always be my sister! I won’t let you be bullied!"

Warmth spread through Evelyn Grant’s heart.

"I’m really okay now. Every day... someone is taking very good care of me, and work is going smoothly too! Really, I’m not lying to you."

"Then what exactly happened between you and my brother-in-law? I just want one straight answer! The other day, he suddenly showed up at our house, being all caring and attentive toward Mom, and I knew something was off! I may be young and not understand marriage, but I know that when something is that out of character, there’s definitely something fishy going on!"

Normally, his brother-in-law, Julian Sterling, was aloof and condescending.

He had always rarely interacted with Evelyn Grant’s side of the family, not even during holidays!

For him to suddenly show up and start calling her "Mom" so casually, anyone would find it strange.

"I... We just had a few small problems in our daily lives that all piled up at once."

In the end, Evelyn Grant didn’t tell him about almost being sentenced to death.

’Even though my brother doesn’t have a heart condition, he’s still in school! And he’s young and impulsive. What would I do if he actually did something drastic?’

’I’d regret it for the rest of my life!’

"Is that really all it is?"

"Really."

"Then... are you going to divorce my brother-in-law?" Alex Grant asked tentatively.

Because in everyone’s eyes, Evelyn Grant was deeply, deeply in love with Julian Sterling.

For her to choose divorce seemed almost impossible.