Rowan's pov;
" What? Are you telling me that my grandson was kidnapped and almost died? What were you doing then, how could you let him be in danger".
" They were very discreet, I didn't know about it until a few days later. I found out that he's going through some sort of trauma because of what happened".
" I knew that wench was bad luck,my son died and now my grandson almost died. I have to go there at once.
Also, you mustn't let my wife find out about this, she still hasn't gotten over the death of her son, I don't want to add to her worries".
" will do sir, I'll make sure she never finds out".
Xandra's pov;
" What a pleasant surprise that you visit us today". I smiled politely at my father-in-law as I ushered him in.
" I'm sure you don't find it pleasant at all".
" Not at all sir. What would you like me to offer you?".
" I won't take anything from you. Where's my grandson?".
My heart went boom,' could he have found out about the incident, I hope not'.
" He's in his room, taking a nap". I added in case he asks to see him.
" Oh, I see. I'll wait till he wakes then".
' he sure has a thing for going off script'.
" I'm afraid it might take some time, he just went in and he usually naps for long this days, maybe because it's the holidays".
" I don't mind, I came here to see my grandson, how could I leave without seeing him".
" Mummy". Nelson said from the stairs.
' cutie,why did you have to come now, you just busted me'.
" Oh, you are awake, that's quite a short nap you took". I smiled at him with a suggestive wink that I didn't know if he would understand".
" Yes mummy, I wasn't feeling sleepy anymore".
" Cutie, Grandpa is here, do you want to say hi?".
' please don't cringe, please don't run away, please please'. I chanted repeatedly in my mind.
But instead of running away like I expected,he came all the way to where we were.
" Of course mummy,hi Grandpa".
" Oh my grandson, how have you been doing?". He patted his head,an action that made Nelson go rigid but at least,he didn't cringe away. I was grateful.
" Fine grandpa, mummy is taking very good care of me".
" Is that true, I heard you were almost hurt".
" I wasn't hurt, before they could hurt me, mummy came in like superwoman and saved me. She was like anperman". I grinned. Sounds like something only my cutie will say.
" I see. That's good then. I'll take my leave now".
" Goodbye grandpa".
" Take care sir".
" Bring Nelson to visit the mansion sometimes,his grandma misses him". He didn't even hear me reply before he left.
It's not that I didn't want to take him to visit his grandparents but, it's been one incident after another since Max left.
From what I deduced, only Mira, Nelson and I were targeted. I was afraid that they may attack us when we are there and we would implicate the innocent in our own matters.
But since he insists, I should visit the mansion, Nelson probably misses his grandma too.
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After a few more visits from Shawn, Nelson was almost back to normal. I took him to the mansion to spend a day with his grandparents and thankfully,the day went by without incident, I was most grateful.
For a few weeks now, I've been feeling weaker, I faint very easily and feel light-headed. At first, I thought it might be some symptoms of pregnancy maybe I was just too tired.
But it persists and I started to doubt it was that. Afterall, I've never heard of a person who faints every now and then just because she's pregnant.
I visited the hospital but the diagnosis was quite strange.
The doctor was like," your brain is going through degenerative process. It looked like it's been happening for a while now but because the process is very very slow, you didn't notice anything amiss.
But now it's in the later stage,that why you are experiencing those symptoms. At the rate it's degenerating now, you might go brain dead in 3 months.
There is also risk that the process will accelerate in the late stage,so you might go brain dead earlier than that, maybe in a month and a half or two.
This is a very rare occurrence, only a 0.0000000000001 chance of it happening and 80% of victims are male. As such, there haven't been a cure for it,or any treatment whatsoever".
' isn't that funny, I mean, how did I go from a healthy pregnant woman to a woman that might soon die. I still find it unbelievable'.
But I couldn't tell Mira such thing, I don't want her to worry about me.
I made sure to act fine with Nelson too, he's very sensitive and would notice something is wrong if I slip up even a little.
When Mira asked what the doctor said about the symptoms I was having, I told her the doctor said I was thinking too much and overwhelming my brain so my brain naturally reacts by making me faint so I could rest.
Isn't that such a convincing story, I actually browsed it on the internet and it worked.
' I've decided that with the time I have left, I'll shower Nelson with all the love I can give. I'll take care of him well,that way, I can face Max when I die and probably meet him in heaven, although I don't believe in superstitions like that, I am willing to think like that for once.