Chapter 109 Selfless Yet Lonely Kindness (9)
The little girl didn’t really understand, but she didn’t ask much either.
Just like always, she fed the old woman breakfast. After doing a bit of light work, noon came in no time.
Because there was a sudden request to deliver water.
“Grandma, I’m heading out.”
After saying goodbye to the old woman, the little girl hurried out again.
Since the last-minute request was only for two buckets, and the place wasn’t far, the girl finished it without spending much time.
When she came back in and, just like in the morning—
“Grandma, I’m back!”
She called out loudly.
But—
...
She didn’t get the same response she’d heard that morning.
Huh? Did Grandma fall asleep?
That was her first thought, but...
In the girl’s memory, this was the first time this had ever happened. Could Grandma be sick?
Worried, the little girl walked over.
“Grandma, are you feeling unwell somewhere?”
She crouched down and gently shook the old woman’s arm, but—
...
There was still no response.
What’s going on? Confused, the girl quickly noticed something: some kind of red liquid seeping from the old woman’s wrist.
Ah...
It was so sudden, but after a brief moment of shock, the girl realized what that red liquid really was.
“Grandma, Grandma—!”
The girl panicked at once. She lifted the old woman’s head into her arms and started shaking her with all her strength.
Maybe because the injury was still fresh, or because the girl was shaking her too hard, the old woman woke up before long, though her face looked terrible.
Facing the girl who was on the verge of tears, the old woman only gave her a gentle, kind smile.
“Clair, you’re back already?”
“Grandma, hang in there, I’ll go get someone right now.”
As she spoke, the girl set the old woman down and moved to stand up quickly.
But before she could—
“No need...”
The old woman stopped her, simply shaking her head with a faint smile.
“I... did this myself.”
“Eh... you did it yourself, Grandma?”
The answer stunned the girl. At first she thought she’d misheard, but...
“Didn’t expect Clair to come back this fast. Grandma miscalculated this time.”
That faint hope was quickly crushed.
“What’s going on? Why would Grandma do this?”
The girl murmured in disbelief.
“It’s nothing much. Grandma just feels really tired.”
“Tired? Is it because I didn’t take good care of you? I’m sorry, Grandma.”
Her voice was filled with guilt.
“No, Clair did nothing wrong. If anything, if it weren’t for you, I’d probably have died long ago. After all... in this place, useless people like Grandma have no value at all.”
“That’s not true, not at all. I never thought that.”
“Of course Grandma knows that. Also, Clair, you ran into someone this morning, didn’t you?”
“Someone?”
The girl tried to remember.
“You mean that uncle?”
“Mm, it should be that man.”
“What about him?”
The girl asked, confused.
The old woman only smiled slightly.
“Grandma already heard from others. That man asked you to be his adopted daughter, didn’t he?”
“Ah, he did say that. But what does that have to do with you getting hurt, Grandma?”
Her eyes were full of puzzlement. In response, the old woman just smiled faintly.
“It’s fine if Clair goes with that man. You don’t have to worry about Grandma anymore. If you go with him, Clair will surely be happy.”
